Janata Dal (Secular)

The Janata Dal (Secular) is an Indian political party[3] led by former prime minister of India, H. D. Deve Gowda. The party is recognized as a State Party in the states of Karnataka, Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh. It was formed in July 1999 by the split of Janata Dal party.[4][5] It has a political presence mainly in Karnataka. In Kerala, the party is a part of the Left Democratic Front.

Janata Dal (Secular)
AbbreviationJD(S)
PresidentH. D. Deve Gowda
Lok Sabha leaderPrajwal Revanna
Rajya Sabha leaderH. D. Deve Gowda
FounderH. D. Deve Gowda
FoundedJuly 1999
Preceded byJanata Dal
HeadquartersJP Bhavan, 19/1, Platform Road, Seshadripuram, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560020
Student wingStudent Janata Dal
Youth wingYuva Janata Dal
Women's wingMahila Janata Dal
Labour wingKarmikara Janata Dal
IdeologySecularism[1]
ColoursGreen  
ECI StatusState Party[2]
AllianceUPA(Karnataka)

(2018 - 2019)

LDF(Kerala)
Seats in Lok Sabha
1 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
1 / 245
Seats in Karnataka Legislative Assembly
34 / 224
Seats in Kerala Legislative Assembly
3 / 140
Number of states and union territories in government
1 / 31
Election symbol
Website
jds.ind.in

History
JD(S) promotion art-work 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.[6] In 1988 the Janata Party and other smaller parties merged to form the Janata Dal.[7][8][9] In 1996, Janata Dal reached its pinnacle when H. D. Deve Gowda became Prime Minister of India, heading the United Front (UF) coalition government.[10][11]

The Janata Dal split in 1999, when a faction led by Chief Minister J. H. Patel lent support to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance leading to the formation of Janata Dal(Secular) under H. D. Deve Gowda and Siddaramaiah. The Sharad Yadav faction of the Janata Dal, the Lok Shakti and the Samata Party merged as the Janata Dal (United).[12][13] 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.[14]

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 Karnataka Assembly election witnessed the revival of the party's fortunes with JD(S) becoming part of the ruling coalition in the state.

On 14 April 2015, the JD(S), Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janata Dal, the Indian National Lok Dal, Samajwadi Party, and Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) announced that they would merge into a new national Janata Parivar alliance in order to oppose the BJP, thus leaving the UPA.[15]

Prominent members

List of chief ministers

Chief ministers of Karnataka
No Name Constituency Term of office Tenure length Assembly
1 H. D. Kumaraswamy Ramanagaram 3 February 2006 8 October 2007 1 year, 247 days 12th
H. D. Kumaraswamy Channapatna 23 May 2018 23 July 2019 1 year, 92 days 15th

Deputy chief ministers of Karnataka
No Name Constituency Term of office Tenure length Assembly
1 Siddaramaiah Chamundeshwari 28 May 2004 5 Aug 2005 1 year, 69 days 12th
2 M. P. Prakash Hadagali 5 Aug 2005 28 January 2006 176 days 12th

Assembly election history in Karnataka
YearAssembly electionSeats contestedSeats wonVotes securedPercentage of votes
199911th Assembly2031023,16,88510.42%[19]
200412th Assembly2205952,20,12120.77%[20]
200813th Assembly2192849,59,25218.96%[21]
201314th Assembly2224063,29,86420.09%
201815th Assembly2023766,66,30718.30%

Lok Sabha election history in Karnataka
YearLok Sabha electionSeats contestedSeats wonVotes securedPercentage of votes
200414th Lok Sabha28251,35,20520.45%[22]
200915th Lok Sabha21333,35,53013.58%
201416th Lok Sabha25234,06,46511.00%[23]
201917th Lok Sabha8133,97,2299.67%

See also

References
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