The Janata Dal (Secular) is an Indian political party led by former

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H. D. Deve Gowda Haradanahalli Doddegowda Deve Gowda (; born 18 May 1933 in) is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka. He served as the 11th prime minister of India from 1 June 1996 to 21 April 1997. He was previously the 14th Chief Minister of Karn ...

. The party is recognized as a State Party in the states of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South ...

and

Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh (, ) is a state in Northeastern India. It was formed from the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA) region, and became a state on 20 February 1987. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south. It shares int ...

. It was formed in July 1999 by the split of

Janata Dal Janata Dal (“People’s Party”) was an List of political parties in India, Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), and the Jan Morcha united on 11 ...

party. It has a political presence mainly in Karnataka. In Kerala, the party is a part of the Left Democratic Front (LDF).

History

The Janata Dal (Secular), formed in 1999, had its origins in the

Janata Party The Janata Party ( JP, lit. ''People's Party'') was a political party that was founded as an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the Emergency that was imposed between 1975 and 1977 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of the Indian Nati ...

, founded in 1977 as a coalition of several smaller parties that combined forces to oppose the

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. In 1988 the Janata Party and other smaller parties merged to form the

. In 1996, Janata Dal reached its pinnacle when

became Prime Minister of India, heading the

United Front A united front is an alliance of groups against their common enemies, figuratively evoking unification of previously separate geographic fronts and/or unification of previously separate armies into a front. The name often refers to a political a ...

(UF) coalition government.History « Welcome to Janata Dal (Secular) Official Website
Jds.ind.in. Retrieved on 2014-05-21. The Janata Dal split in 1999, when a faction led by Chief Minister J. H. Patel lent support to the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi ...

-led

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leading to the formation of Janata Dal (Secular) under

and Siddaramaiah. The Sharad Yadav faction of the Janata Dal, the Lok Shakti and the Samata Party merged as the

Janata Dal (United) Janata Dal (United) ("People’s Party (United)”) abbreviated as JD(U) is an Indian political party with political presence mainly in eastern and north-eastern India. JD(U) is recognised as a state party in the states of Bihar , Arunachal Pra ...

. Even though the premise for the split was its opposition to allying with the

, H. D. Deve Gowda stayed equally away from the

from the outset. 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 Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: ''National People's Party'') is an Indian political party, based in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support base has tradit ...

, the

Indian National Lok Dal Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) is a political party in India, in the state of Haryana. INLD was founded in October 1996 as Haryana Lok Dal (Rashtriya) by Choudhary Devi Lal, who served as Deputy Prime Minister of India in the V.P. Singh's Cabin ...

Samajwadi Party The Samajwadi Party ( SP; translation: ''Socialist Party'', founded 4 October 1992) is a Socialism, socialist political party in India, headquartered in New Delhi but mainly based in Uttar Pradesh, with significant presence in other states as w ...

, and

Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) (SJP(R)), also called as Janata Dal (Socialist) is an Indian political party founded by Chandra Shekhar, 8th Prime Minister of India in 1990–91, and led by him until his death on 8 July 2007. Chandra Shekhar w ...

announced that they would merge into a new national

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). On 14 Apr ...

alliance in order to oppose the BJP, thus leaving the UPA.

Prominent members

, President of Janata Dal (Secular), former prime minister of India and former chief minister of Karnataka *

H. D. Kumaraswamy Haradanahalli Deve Gowda Kumaraswamy, (born 16 December 1959) known among followers as Kumaranna (''Kumar, the elder brother''), is an Indian politician and businessman who served as the 18th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 23 May 2018 to 23 J ...

, former chief minister of Karnataka, son of former prime minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda, and former Karnataka State president of Janata Dal (Secular) *

C. M. Ibrahim Changaai Mangalote Ibrahim is an Indian politician and currently the president of Janata Dal (Secular) Karnataka. He was formally a Indian National Congress (INC) politician. He was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council. He joined Janata ...

,current Karnataka State president of Janata Dal (Secular) *

H. D. Revanna Hardanahalli Devegowda Revanna (born 17 December 1957) is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka, and a member of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Karnataka, representing the Holenarasipur constituency in Hassan district. Hi ...

, former cabinet minister, present MLA, Karnataka (son of H. D. Deve Gowda). * Nikhil Gowda, state president, Yuva Janata Dal (Secular) * Prajwal Revanna, MP of Hassan; Lok Sabha leader of Janata Dal (Secular). *

Y. S. V. Datta Yagati Suryanarayana Venkatesha Datta (born 24 June 1954) is an Indian politician and former member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the Kadur seat in 2013 on the Janata Dal (Secular) ticket. Later on 14 January 2023, Datta who had earlier ...

, former MLA of Karnataka *

B. M. Farooq B. M. Farooq is an Indian politician and Mangalore-based businessman. His brother is former Indian National Congress MLA from Mangalore City North constituency, Mohiuddin Bava. On 4 June 2018, Farooq was elected unopposed to the Karnataka Legis ...

, current MLC of Karnataka Legislative Council, current national general secretary Of Janata Dal (Secular) *

C. S. Puttaraju C. S. Puttaraju is an Indian politician belonging to the Janata Dal (Secular) party. He was the last MLA from Pandavapura constituency in Karnataka, from 2004 to 2008 and also the first MLA of Melukote constituency from 2008-2013.In the 2014 I ...

, former minister for small irrigation resources, and former member of parliament, Lok Sabha from Mandya *

GT Devegowda Gungralchatra Tammegowda Devegowda is an Indian politician who was the Minister of Higher Education of Karnataka in the JDS and Indian National Congress Coalition government in the Second H. D. Kumaraswamy ministry from 23 May 2018 to 23 Jul ...

, former minister for higher education, and member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Chamundeshwari (Vidhana Sabha constituency * Oommen Thalavady, former MLA Kuttanad, Kerala Legislative Assembly *

Sarekoppa Bangarappa Sarekoppa Bangarappa (26 October 1933 – 26 December 2011) was an Indian politician who was the 12th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1990 to 1992. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Karnataka between 1967 and 1996, bef ...

, former chief minister of Karnataka * N. M. Joseph, vice president of Janata Dal (Secular) *

D. Kupendra Reddy D. Kupendra Reddy (born 27 May 1960 Bangalore) an Indian politician, entrepreneur and a social worker. He is a former Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India from 2014 to 2020. He is representing Kar ...

, Former MP of Rajya Sabha *

Mathew T. Thomas Mathew T. Thomas (born 27 September 1961) is an Indian politician and a member of legislative assembly, who was the former minister for water resources in Government of Kerala, State President and Legislature Party Leader of the Janata Dal (Se ...

, former Kerala State president of Janata Dal (Secular) and former Kerala State minister *

Jose Thettayil Jose Thettayil (born 17 August 1950) is an Indian politician, trade unionist, advocate, and a member of Janata Dal (Secular). He was the ex- minister for Transport in the Government of Kerala. He represents the Angamaly constituency in Ernakulam ...

, vice president of Janata Dal (Secular), former minister Govt. of Kerala. *

C. K. Nanu C. Kunchappu Nanu was a member of Kerala Legislative Assembly from Vatakara constituency. He represented Janata Dal Janata Dal (“People’s Party”) was an List of political parties in India, Indian political party which was formed throu ...

, state president of JD(S) Kerala, former minister Govt. of Kerala and MLA *

Neelalohithadasan Nadar A. Neelalohithadasan Nadar is a politician from Kerala state of India and has been minister of various departments throughout his career. Career Nadar was a member of Lok Sabha in 1980 7th Lok Sabha, Kerala state's Sports and Youth Minister f ...

, former Kerala State president of Janata Dal (Secular) (former minister Govt. of Kerala; former member of Parliament, Govt. of India) * K. Krishnankutty, current Kerala State minister for water resources * Gegong Apang, former chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh

List of chief ministers

Chief ministers of Karnataka

Deputy chief ministers of Karnataka

Electoral performance

Assembly election history in Karnataka

Assembly election history in Kerala

Lok Sabha election history in Karnataka

References

* {{Authority control State political parties in Kerala Political parties in Karnataka Political parties established in 1999 1999 establishments in India Janata Parivar Janata Dal