Janata Dal (Secular)

Janata Dal (Secular)
जनता दल (सेक्युलर)
ಜನತಾ ದಳ (ಸೆಕ್ಯುಲರ್)
(جنتا دل (سیکولر
Leader H.D. Deve Gowda
Founder H.D. Deve Gowda
Founded July, 1999
Preceded by Janata Dal
Headquarters 5, Safdarjung Lane, New Delhi 110003
Student wing student Janata Dal
Youth wing Yuva Janata Dal
Women's wing Mahila Janata Dal
Ideology Social democracy
Secularism
Political position Centre-left
Colours Green  
ECI Status State Party[1]
Alliance Third Front (2009-2015)
Janata Parivar (2015-present)
Left Democratic Front (Kerala)
Seats in Lok Sabha
2 / 545
Seats in Rajya Sabha
1 / 245
Seats in Karnataka Legislative Assembly
40 / 224
Seats in Kerala Legislative Assembly
4 / 140
Election symbol
Website

www.jds.ind.in[2]

Source:[3]

The Janata Dal (Secular) (JD(S)): (Kannada: ಜನತಾ ದಳ (ಜಾತ್ಯಾತೀತ)) is a Centre-left Indian political party[4] led by former Prime Minister of India, H.D. Deve Gowda. The party is recognized as a state party in the states of Karnataka and Kerala. It was formed in July 1999 by the split of Janata Dal party.[5][6] It has a political presence mainly in Karnataka. In Kerala, the party is part of the Left Democratic Front.

History

JD(S) propaganda in Bangalore.

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.[7]In 1988 the Janata Party and other smaller parties merged to form the Janata Dal (JD).[8][9][10] In 1996, Janata Dal party reached its pinnacle when H.D. Deve Gowda became Prime Minister of India, heading the United Front (UF) coalition government.[11][12]

The Janata Dal split in 1999, when a faction led by Chief Minister J. H. Patel lent support to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance leading to the formation of Janata Dal (Secular) under H. D. Deve Gowda. The Sharad Yadav faction of the Janata Dal, the Lok Shakti and the Samata Party merged as the Janata Dal (United).[13][14] Even though the premise for the split was its opposition to allying with the National Democratic Alliance, H.D. Deve Gowda stayed equally away from the Indian National Congress from the outset.[15]

JD(S) in Karnataka state for a time governed in a coalition with the Indian National Congress (INC) party, the first coalition government in Karnataka. There was much controversy over the JD(S) allying with the INC in Bangalore as the INC formerly had an outright majority and was diminished to second place with the BJP having a plurality. However, the JD(S) considered INC to be the lesser of the two evils on account of its erstwhile secular and center left credentials.

The 2004 elections in Karnataka witnessed the revival of the party’s fortunes with JD(S) becoming part of the ruling coalition in the state. Subsequently, party leader H. D. Kumaraswamy headed a popular coalition government in the state for 20 months with support from the BJP.[16][17]

In the 2014 general election, the JD-S gave support to the Social Democratic Party of India in Dakshin Kannada.[18]

On 14 April 2015, the JD(S), Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janata Dal, the Indian National Lok Dal, Samajwadi Party, and Samajwadi Janata Party announced that they would merge into a new national Janata Parivar alliance in order to oppose the BJP, thus leaving the UPA.[19]

Prominent members

Chief Ministers

Assembly election history in Karnataka

Year Assembly Election Seats Contested Seats Won Votes SecuredPercentage Of Votes
1999 11th Assembly 203 10 23,16,885 10.42[25]
2004 12th Assembly 220 58 52,20,121 20.77%[26]
2008 13th Assembly 219 28 49,59,252 18.96%[27]
2013 14th Assembly 222 40 63,29,864 20.09%

Lok Sabha election history in Karnataka

Year Lok Sabha Election Seats Contested Seats Won Votes SecuredPercentage Of Votes
2004 14th Lok Sabha 28 02 51,35,205 20.45%[28]
2009 15th Lok Sabha 21 03 33,35,530 13.58%
2014 16th Lok Sabha 25 02 34,06,465 11.00%[29]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Karnataka polls: JDS finally takes net to catch voters - News Oneindia. News.oneindia.in (2013-02-13). Retrieved on 2014-05-21.
  3. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/mis-Political_Parties/Constitution_of_Political_Parties%5CConstitution_of_The%20Janata%20Dal%20Secular.pdf
  4. ↑ "History of Janata Dal (Secular) according to its website". Retrieved 2007-09-30.
  5. ↑ "EC to hear Janata Dal symbol dispute". Retrieved 2007-09-30.
  6. ↑ "The Nation:Janata Dal:Divided Gains (India Today article)". Retrieved 2007-09-30.
  7. ↑ "britannica.com : Janata Dal (Secular)".
  8. ↑ "article on Chandrashekar". Retrieved 2007-09-30.
  9. ↑ "Bouquet of ideologies - article in the Hindu". Retrieved 2007-09-30.
  10. ↑ "Janata Dal". Retrieved 2007-09-30.
  11. ↑ "Profile of Deve Gowda on PMO website". Retrieved 2007-09-30.
  12. ↑ History « Welcome to Janata Dal (Secular) Official Website. Jds.ind.in. Retrieved on 2014-05-21.
  13. ↑ http://www.janata.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53&Itemid=60
  14. ↑ Archived January 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
  15. ↑ ""Gowda rules out tieup with Congress " - Tribune India article". Retrieved 2007-09-30.
  16. ↑ http://www.janatadalsecular.org.in/
  17. ↑ History « Welcome to Janata Dal (Secular) Official Website. Jds.ind.in. Retrieved on 2014-05-21.
  18. ↑ Mangalore: JD(S) backing SDPI, fighting elections on principles - M B Sadashiva. Daijiworld.com. Retrieved on 2014-05-21.
  19. ↑ http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/janata-parivar-formalised-mulayam-singh-named-chief-of-new-party_1578871.html
  20. ↑ http://jds.net.in/organization/
  21. ↑ http://jds.net.in/organization/
  22. ↑ If Voted To Power J D (S) Will Order Judicial Probe Into Batla House Encounter. Hindtoday.com (2009-04-23). Retrieved on 2014-05-21.
  23. ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/kumaraswamy-takes-reins-of-jds-in-karnataka/article6594386.ece
  24. ↑ D A I J I W O R L D. D A I J I W O R L D (2011-08-10). Retrieved on 2014-05-21.
  25. ↑ %http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/SE_1999/StatisticalReport-KT99.pdf
  26. ↑ List Of Political Parties. (PDF) . Retrieved on 2014-05-21.
  27. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/AE2008/stats_report_KT2008.pdf
  28. ↑ http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_2004/Vol_I_LS_2004.pdf
  29. ↑ http://eciresults.nic.in/PartyWiseResultS10.htm?st=S10

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