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Rao Birender Singh was born on 20 February, 1921 at Nangal Pathani, district Rewari. He was popularly known  as Rao Saheb. After graduating from St. Stephen’s College (1942), he joined the Indian Army as an officer and served there for five years (1942-1947). The year 1945 was a crucial turning point in the life of Capt. Rao. Rani Nihal Kaur, widow of Rao Balbir Singh, the scion of the erstwhile ruling house of the Raos of Rewari adopted him. He was now master of enviable inheritance: pelf of his great grandfather Rao Tula Ram’s martyrdom, prestige of his grandfather Rao Yudhishter Singh’s social service, and power of his father Rao Balbir Singh’s politics. Soon after leaving the Army, Rao Sahib took to politics. He formed his own political outfit, Kisan-Mazdoor Party in 1951 to pursue his new ‘calling’. His’ first bid to enter the Punjab Legislature (1952) was not successful. But a sapient and quick learner, he succeeded to reach it (Punjab Legislative Council) quite easily in 1954. Two years later, he dismantled his party and joined Congress to become a deputy minister in the Pratap Singh Kairon ministry (April 1956). After a couple of months, he became a full-fledged cabinet minister. The during China war Chief Minister Kairon made him defence advisor to the Punjab Government. Punjab was bifurcated and Haryana was born on November 1, 1966. There was election to the Haryana Assembly in 1967. Rao Sahib successfully contested the election and reached the Assembly. However, on differences with Pt. Bhagwat Dayal Sharma, the then Chief Minister, he left the Congress and downed his ministry. He formed the Samyukta Vidhayak Dal (SVD) with other senior Haryana leaders and became first speaker (13 March, 1967) and then Chief Minister of the State (24 March to November 2, 1967). On the dissolution of the SVD, he formed his own organization, Vishal Haryana Party (in 1967) and carried out his political activities under it’s banner. He and some of his partymen won the 1968 election to the Haryana Assembly and occupied good space in the House. In  1970’s, he moved to the central politics after successfully contesting the Lok Sahba Elections in 1971 (VHP). But on Mrs. Indira Gandhi’s initiative, he merged his Vishal Haryana Party with the Congress (1978). Soon after, he fought two successful elections to the Lok Sabha, in 1980 and 1984, as a Congressman. He occupied an important position in Mrs. Gandhi’s cabinet, (1980-1984) twice, but for a brief period. While in the government, Rao Sahib served the poor to the best of his ability. He helped his State (Haryana) secure adequate Central funds  for it’s development. As the Union irrigation minister, he got the historic Ravi-Beas Link Canal agreement signed on 31 December, 1981 by the chief ministers of the concerned States—Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan— for the good of the water deficit regions. A sense of uneasiness, somehow, came to have its grip over Rao Sahib during the second term in the Rajiv ministry. To get over the ‘feeling’, he left the ministry as well as Congress to try a new outfit – Janata Dal. He successfully contested the 1989 election to the Lok Sabha and became minister in the shortlived Chandra Shekhar Government (1990-91). Rao Birender Singh had inherited love and affection for the All India Yadav Mahasabha from his ancestors. His father, Rao Balbir Singh, was one of the founder of the Mahasabha. Rao Sahib also spared, understandably, no pains to strengthen and popularise the Mahasabha in its earlier days. In recognition to his services to the Mahasabha and the Yadav community, Rao Sahib got the highest honour of becoming the president of the Mahasabha five times in the year 1957, 1959, 1965, 1966 & 1967. In 1967 Rao Sahib wanted to be the permanent President of AIYM, but the AIYM leaders refused his proposal. Then he tried to form a parallel National Yadav Organisation, which was ultimately formed in 1973. The name of the organisation was "Barat Yadav Mahasabha" & he was the permanent president of it. The organisation was not at all populerised amongest the Yadavs. After the expiry of the term of the Ninth Lok Sahba (13 March 1991), Rao Sahib took practically sanyas from active politics. He looked after his educational institutions and other social outfits. At the age of eightyeight he died on 30 September, 2009.