What is Devi Lal?
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Devi Lal |native_name = |image = Chaudhary Devi Lal 2001 stamp of India.jpg | image_size = 240px |caption = Chaudhary Devi Lal on a 2001 stamp of India |office = 6th [[Deputy Prime Minister of India]] |primeminister = [[V. P. Singh]]<br />[[Chandra Shekhar]] |term_start = 2 December 1989 |term_end = 21 June 1991 |predecessor = [[Yashwantrao Chavan]] |successor = [[L. K. Advani]] |office2 = [[List of Chief Ministers of Haryana|5th Chief Minister of Haryana]] |governor2 = Muzaffar Husain Burney <br />Hara Anand Barari |term_start2 = 17 July 1987 |term_end2 = 2 December 1989 |predecessor2 = [[Bansi Lal]] |successor2 = [[Om Prakash Chautala]] |governor3 = [[Jaisukh Lal Hathi]]<br />[[Harcharan Singh Brar]] |term_start3 = 21 June 1977 |term_end3 = 28 June 1979 |predecessor3 = [[Banarsi Das Gupta]] |successor3 = [[Bhajan Lal]] |birth_name = Devi Dayal Sihag |birth_date = {{birth date|1914|9|25|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Sirsa district|Teja Khera]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British India]] <br />(now in [[Haryana]], [[India]]) |death_date = {{death date and age|2001|4|6|1914|9|25|df=y}} |death_place = [[New Delhi]], [[India]] |party = [[Indian National Lok Dal]] (1996–2001) |otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] (before 1971)<br/>[[Independent (politician)|Independent]] (1971–1977)<br/>[[Janata Party]] (1977–1987)<br/>[[Janata Dal]] (1988–1990)<br/>[[Samajwadi Janata Party]] (1990–1996) |}} '''Chaudhary Devi Lal''' (born '''Devi Dayal'''; 25 September 1914 — 6 April 2001) was an Indian [[politician]]. He served as 6th [[Deputy Prime Minister of India]] from 1989 to 1991 under [[V. P. Singh]] and [[Chandra Shekhar]].<ref name=nytdevilal>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/16/world/devi-lal-86-expert-in-weaving-his-way-through-indian-politics.html |title=Devi Lal, 86, Expe