Janata Dal (lit. 'People's Party') was an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), and the Jan Morcha on 11 October 1988—the birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan under the leadership of V. P. Singh. [3][4]

Janata Dal (United) ("People's Party (United)"), abbreviated as JD(U), is a social-democratic [2] [3] [4] and secularist [5] [6] Indian political party, rooted mainly in eastern and north-eastern India, [7] whose stated goals are promoting social justice and lifting up marginalised people. [8]

Jan 7, 2025 · Janata Dal (Secular), regional political party primarily in Karnataka state, southern India. It also has a presence in adjoining Kerala state and in national politics.

The Janata Dal (Secular) (transl. People's Party (Secular) ; abbr. JD(S) ) is an Indian political party recognised as a state party in the Indian states of Karnataka , Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh .

The Janata Dal (Secular) has its mass base in the states of Karnataka and Kerala. Also, in Kerala, it is a prominent part of the Left Democratic Front. The Election Symbol of the Janata Dal (Secular), as approved by the Election Commission of …

Jan 23, 2025 · Janata Dal (United) is a regional political party in Bihar and Jharkhand states, eastern India. It has also had a presence in national politics and in the central government in New Delhi.

Apr 9, 2024 · The Janata Dal (Secular) emerged as a regional party in Karnataka in 1999, as a breakaway faction of Janata Dal - a merger of several political parties all with the common goal of opposing...

The Janata Dal (Secular), formed in 1999, had its origins in the Janata Party, founded in 1977 as a coalition of several smaller parties that combined forces to oppose the Indian National Congress. [9]

…founder in 1988 of the Janata Dal (JD), a merger of three small centrist opposition parties. Using the JD as the cornerstone, he soon began assembling a larger nationwide opposition coalition called the National Front (NF), which contested the general parliamentary elections of November 1989.

In the Ninth General Election in India in November 1989, the Janata Dal (JD, or Dal) emerged as the main opposition party to the Congress (I) Party. The JD that was formed in October 1988 com-prised three distinct political factions. One wing of the party, led by Chan-dra Shekhar, reached back to the now defunct socialist parties of India and.