Brij Lal (politician)

Brij Lal is a 1977-batch IPS officer and an Indian politician. He is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the Director General of Police of Uttar Pradesh during the Mayawati Government.

Brij Lal
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
25 November 2020
Preceded byJaved Ali Khan
ConstituencyUttar Pradesh
Director General of Police,
Uttar Pradesh Police
In office
30 September 2011  8 January 2012
Preceded byKaramveer Singh
Succeeded byAtul Kumar
Chairman of
Uttar Pradesh SC/ST Commission
In office
April 2018  November 2019
Chief MinisterYogi Adityanath
Personal details
Nationality Indian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Alma materUniversity of Allahabad (BSc)
University of Allahabad (MSc Mathematics)
OccupationIPS officer, politician
ProfessionIndian Police Service

In 2018, the Government of Uttar Pradesh appointed him as the head of scheduled caste and scheduled tribes commission in the state. he belong to the Koli community of Uttar Pradesh.

After his retirement he has been active in Dalit politics. He has emerged as one of the strong Dalit leaders of the party.

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