Ajit Singh is the founder and chief of the Rashtriya Lok Dal, a political party recognised in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. A former software engineer based in the United States, he returned to India in the late 1980 to revive the Lok Dal party founded by his father Charan Singh. After a series of splits and mergers in the 1990s, he floated his own party in 1998. He is in his late 60s. Rashtriya Lok Dal (National Peoples Party), a political party in India. ... Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش), also popularly known by its acronym UP, is the fifth largest and the most populous state in India. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Bharatiya Lok Dal (Indian Peoples Party) was a political party in India. ... Choudhary Charan Singh (23 December 1902 – 29 May 1987) was the fifth Prime Minister of the Republic of India, serving from 28 July 1979 until 14 January 1980. ... // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... 1998(MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ...