Janata Dal (United)
Janata Dal is a centre-left Indian political party with political presence mainly in eastern and north-eastern India. The party operates on the ideologies of socialism, secularism and integral humanism. It is recognised as a state party in the states of Bihar and Arunachal Pradesh and is a part of government in Bihar.
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Janata Dal is a centre-left Indian political party with political presence mainly in eastern and north-eastern India. The party operates on the ideologies of socialism, secularism and integral humanism. It is recognised as a state party in the states of Bihar and Arunachal Pradesh and is a part of government in Bihar. JD won 16 seats in the 2019 Indian general election, making it the seventh largest party in Lok Sabha. The Janata Dal’s party mentor and patron is the veteran socialist leader George Fernandes. JD has been part of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance since its formation except from June 2013 to August 2017.
JD broke its 17 years old alliance with the BJP in Bihar in protest against the elevation of Narendra Modi as ahead of the election campaign committee of BJP for 2014 Indian General election. On 29 December 2014, Kerala-based Socialist Janata merged with the JD with its leader M. P. Veerendra Kumar accepting the party flag from JD leader Nitish Kumar. In the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election JD contested the election with the RJD and won 101 seats out of 243 seats. It won 71 out of 178 seats in Bihar and became the Chief Minister of Bihar again.
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