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Bharatiya Lok Dal (Hindi: भारतीय लोक दल Indian Peoples’ Party) was a political party in India. The BLD was formed at the end of 1974 through the fusion of seven parties opposed to the autocratic rule of Indira Gandhi including the Swatantra Party the Utkal Congress the Bharatiya Kranti Dal and the Socialist Party. The leader of the BLD was Charan Singh. In 1977 the BLD combined with the Jan Sangh and the Indian National Congress (Organization) to form the Janata Party.