Virenda Lal is a Fijian politician and member of the

Parliament of Fiji The Parliament of the Republic of Fiji is the unicameral legislature of the Fiji, Republic of Fiji. It consists of 55 members elected every 4 years using open list proportional representation in one multi-member nationwide constituency. Hist ...

. Elected as a member of the

FijiFirst FijiFirst (FF, ; ) was a liberal political party in Fiji. The party was formed in March 2014 by then Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama. It was deregistered on 1 July 2024. Formation and history The party was launched on 31 March 2014 with Bai ...

party, he became an independent following the party's collapse. Before entering politics he was secretary of Hindu organisation Shree Sanatan Dharam Pratinidhi Sabha. Lal entered parliament for the first time in December 2020, following the resignation of

Vijendra Prakash Vijendra Prakash was a Fijian politician and Member of the Parliament of Fiji for the FijiFirst FijiFirst (FF, ; ) was a liberal political party in Fiji. The party was formed in March 2014 by then Prime Minister, Frank Bainimarama. It was d ...

. He contested the

2022 Fijian general election General elections were held in Fiji on 14 December 2022 to elect the 55 members of Parliament. The elections took place following the passage of controversial electoral amendments. In addition to a struggling economy, significant campaign issu ...

as a FijiFirst candidate, but did not win a seat. He returned to parliament in February 2023 following the resignation of Rosy Akbar. On 31 May 2024 he was one of 17 FijiFirst MPs purportedly sacked by the party for voting to increase their salaries against a party directive. The sacking was deemed invalid by the speaker, and following the collapse and deregistration of the party he remained in parliament as an independent.

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