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{{Infobox Indian political party | {{Infobox Indian political party | ||
|party_name | |party_name = Janata Party (Secular) | ||
|colorcode | |colorcode = {{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}} | ||
|foundation | |abbreviation = JP(S) | ||
|founder | |foundation = July 1979 | ||
|split=[[Janata Party]]|merged=[[Janata Dal]]| | |founder = [[Raj Narain]] | ||
|split = [[Janata Party]] | |||
|merged = [[Lokdal]] (1980)<br>[[Janata Dal]] (1988) | |||
|ideology = [[Social democracy]] | |||
|position = [[Centre-left politics|Centre-left]] | |||
}} | |||
The '''Janata Party (Secular)''' was an [[List of political parties in India|Indian political party]] founded by [[Raj Narain]] in July 1979. | |||
On 16 July 1979, [[Charan Singh|Chaudhary Charan Singh]] assumed its leadership and became the [[Prime Minister of India]] on 28 July 1979 with the support of the [[Indian National Congress (I)]] but resigned on 20 August 1979 after their withdrawal of support. The Janata Party led by Charan Singh was later renamed as [[Lok Dal]] before the [[1980 Indian general election]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Jaffrelot|first=Christophe|title=India's Silent Revolution: The Rise of The Low Castes in North Indian Politics |publisher=Orient Longman|location=Delhi|year=2003|pages=327|isbn=81-7824-080-7|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HWms_1WzF1sC&q=Lok+Dal+%2B+1980&pg=PA327}}</ref> but officially contested the elections under its previous name. In the elections for the [[7th Lok Sabha]] in 1980, the party won 41 seats and received 9.39% of the total votes polled.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf |title=Statistical Report on General elections, 1980 to the 7th Lok Sabha, Volume I |publisher=Election Commission of India website |page=83 |access-date=12 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140718175926/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf |archive-date=18 July 2014 }}</ref> | |||
In 1980 the party was merged into the Lok Dal, that would form, along with other parties, the [[Janata Dal]] in 1988.{{fact|date=January 2025}} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Janata Party]] | * [[Janata Party]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Lokdal]] | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:06, 18 August 2025
Janata Party (Secular) | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | JP(S) |
| Founder | Raj Narain |
| Founded | July 1979 |
| Split from | Janata Party |
| Merged into | Lokdal (1980) Janata Dal (1988) |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
The Janata Party (Secular) was an Indian political party founded by Raj Narain in July 1979.
On 16 July 1979, Chaudhary Charan Singh assumed its leadership and became the Prime Minister of India on 28 July 1979 with the support of the Indian National Congress (I) but resigned on 20 August 1979 after their withdrawal of support. The Janata Party led by Charan Singh was later renamed as Lok Dal before the 1980 Indian general election[1] but officially contested the elections under its previous name. In the elections for the 7th Lok Sabha in 1980, the party won 41 seats and received 9.39% of the total votes polled.[2]
In 1980 the party was merged into the Lok Dal, that would form, along with other parties, the Janata Dal in 1988.[citation needed]
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- ↑ Jaffrelot, Christophe (2003). India's Silent Revolution: The Rise of The Low Castes in North Indian Politics. Delhi: Orient Longman. p. 327. ISBN 81-7824-080-7.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General elections, 1980 to the 7th Lok Sabha, Volume I" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 83. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2010.