From CM Office To Tihar Jail: Om Prakash Chautala's Political Journey

Five-time Haryana Chief Minister and veteran Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) leader Om Prakash Chautala died at the age of 89 at his Gurgaon residence following a cardiac arrest. Born in Sirsa on January 1, 1935, Mr Chautala first became the Haryana chief minister in 1989 and remained at the post for six months. Two months later, he again took oath as chief minister, but had to resign with five days. His third term came in 1991, but was cut short when President's rule was imposed in the state within two weeks. He went on to serve two consecutive terms between 1999 and 2005. In 2013, Chautala and his son Ajay Singh Chautala were sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty of corruption in a teacher recruitment scam. They were held guilty of illegally recruiting 3,206 teachers in the state in 2000.