It was started as a breakaway faction of the Indian National Congress by former Haryana Chief Minister Bhajan Lal in 2007.
[3][4] The HJC party was founded by former Chief Minister of Haryana Bhajan Lal in 2007 after breaking away from Indian National Congress.
But five of its MLA's defected to Indian National Congress to support the Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led government.
In September 2013, Kuldeep Bishnoi declared his support for the BJP by backing the party's Prime Ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi.
[7] However, in the 2014 general election, HJC chief Bishnoi lost to Dushyant Chautala in the same parliamentary constituency.