Garib Janta Dal (Secular)

The Garib Janta Dal (Secular) (Hindi: गरीब जनता दाल (सेक्युलर), abbreviated GJD(S)) is a political party in Bihar, India. The party was founded by former Lok Sabha MP Anirudh Prasad Yadav ('Sadhu Yadav') ahead of the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.[1][2] Yadav named former Rajya Sabha MP Brahmadeo Anand Paswan as party president.[2]

According to preliminary vote count, GJD(S) gathered 92,279 votes in the 2015 election (0.2% of the statewide vote).[3]

References

  1. ↑ The Telegraph. New parties in election fray - Trend to disturb vote bank
  2. 1 2 The Bihar. Sadhu Yadav floats party for clean governance
  3. ↑ Election Commission of India. Partywise Trends and Results

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