Janata Parivar
Janata Parivar Alliance is an alliance in Indian politics to describe the various political parties that emerged from Janata Dal or others. The Janata Parivar includes, amongst others, Janata Dal (United) and Janata Dal (Secular).[1][2][3]
Janata Parivar Alliance | |
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Abbreviation | JPA |
Chairperson | Lalu Prasad Yadav |
Founder | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
Founded | 2015 |
Ideology | Big tent Secularism Factions Socialism Populism Social liberalism Regionalism Social democracy Democratic socialism |
Political position | Centre to centre-left |
No. of members | 2 Parties |
Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 |
Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 245 Present Members 244 |
On 14 April 2015, the Janata Dal (United), Janata Dal (Secular), 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 Bharatiya Janata Party.[4][5] The Janata Parivar formation took place ahead of the crucial 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. Before the elections, Samajwadi Party broke from the alliance on seat sharing dispute.[6] On 26 July 2017, Janata Dal (United) broke from the alliance and joined with NDA. Janata Dal (Secular) and Rashtriya Janata Dal parties are now a part of UPA.
Fractions of Janata Dal
Merged parties
- Samata Party merged into Janata Dal (United).
References
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- "The Hindu : `Janata Parivar' to pressure Govt. to end hostage crisis". hinduonnet.com.
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- "Six parties unite to form Janata Parivar; Mulayam is the new party chief".