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'''Lok Shakti''' ([[Literal translation|lit.]] People's Power) | '''Lok Shakti''' ([[Literal translation|lit.]] People's Power) is a political party in India. Lok Shakti was one of several parties that were formed when the [[Janata Dal]] crumbled in the mid-1990s. LS was formed in February 1997 after [[Ramakrishna Hegde]] was expelled from [[Janata Dal]]. Lok Shakti emerged as a major party in Karnataka. It was a founding member of the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20041026005253/http://frontlineonnet.com/fl1520/15200380.htm Frontline: A divided party]</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ramakrishna Hegde launches Lok Shakti to keep Deve Gowda on tenterhooks|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/19970315-ramakrishna-hegde-launches-lok-shakti-to-keep-deve-gowda-on-tenterhooks-831192-1997-03-15|access-date=2021-07-29|website= India Today}}</ref> | ||
== Merger == | == Merger == | ||
Before the [[1999 Indian general election|1999 | Before the [[1999 Indian general election|1999 general election]], faction led by then [[List of Chief Ministers of Karnataka|Chief Minister of Karnataka]] [[J. H. Patel]] lent support to the [[National Democratic Alliance]], leading to the split in the [[Janata Dal]]. This caused the formation of [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] under [[H. D. Deve Gowda]], who wanted to remain equidistant from both national parties; and [[Janata Dal (United)]] under [[Sharad Yadav]].<ref>[https://www.rediff.com/news/2000/jan/06jdu.htm Samata Party breaks away from JD (U)]</ref> | ||
[[Janata Dal (United)]] was formed with the merger of the [[Sharad Yadav]] faction of the [[Janata Dal]], the Lok Shakti and the [[Samata Party]].<ref>[http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2108/stories/20040423006701900.htm Janata Parivar's home base]</ref> On 30 October 2003, the [[Samata Party]] led by [[George Fernandes]] and [[Nitish Kumar]] merged with the [[Janata Dal]]. The merged entity was called Janata Dal (United) with the arrow symbol of [[Janata Dal (United)]] and the green and white flag of the [[Samata Party]]. The uniting force is believed to be common opposition to [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] in Bihar especially after the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] welcomed [[Samata Party]] rebels like [[Raghunath Jha]] into the party. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Lok Shakti (lit. People's Power) is a political party in India. Lok Shakti was one of several parties that were formed when the Janata Dal crumbled in the mid-1990s. LS was formed in February 1997 after Ramakrishna Hegde was expelled from Janata Dal. Lok Shakti emerged as a major party in Karnataka. It was a founding member of the National Democratic Alliance.[1][2]
Merger
Before the 1999 general election, faction led by then Chief Minister of Karnataka J. H. Patel lent support to the National Democratic Alliance, leading to the split in the Janata Dal. This caused the formation of Janata Dal (Secular) under H. D. Deve Gowda, who wanted to remain equidistant from both national parties; and Janata Dal (United) under Sharad Yadav.[3]
Janata Dal (United) was formed with the merger of the Sharad Yadav faction of the Janata Dal, the Lok Shakti and the Samata Party.[4] On 30 October 2003, the Samata Party led by George Fernandes and Nitish Kumar merged with the Janata Dal. The merged entity was called Janata Dal (United) with the arrow symbol of Janata Dal (United) and the green and white flag of the Samata Party. The uniting force is believed to be common opposition to Rashtriya Janata Dal in Bihar especially after the Rashtriya Janata Dal welcomed Samata Party rebels like Raghunath Jha into the party.
References
- ↑ Frontline: A divided party
- ↑ "Ramakrishna Hegde launches Lok Shakti to keep Deve Gowda on tenterhooks". India Today. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ↑ Samata Party breaks away from JD (U)
- ↑ Janata Parivar's home base
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