Chaudhary Ajit Singh, who passed away in 2021, was the founder of which of the following parties?
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Rashtriya Lok Dal
Chaudhary Ajit Singh was the founder and chief of the Rashtriya Lok Dal, a political party recognized in the western part of the state of Uttar Pradesh, and son of former Prime Minister of India late Chaudhary Charan Singh.
- He died due to Covid-19, confirmed his son Jayant Chaudhary. He was 82.
- His death is likely to create a major vacuum in national politics, especially the politics of Uttar Pradesh.
- He began his career as a software engineer in the United States.
- After his B.Tech in computer science from IIT Kharagpur and Master from Illinois Institute of Technology, he became one of the first Indians to work for IBM in the 1960s.