Kirpal Singh was an Indian politician and elected official. Formerly a member of the

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, he was the founder and president of Punjab Janata Morcha. He was elected to the

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as an

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after failing to get the nomination of Janata Dal. Punjab Janata Morcha (PJM), in English the Punjab Popular Front, was a

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in the

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n state of

Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

. The party formed in 1989 as a splinter group of the

. The party failed to win any election seats in its lifetime. Party president Kirpal Singh announced that the PJM was disbanded in 1997. Most members joined the

Jan Morcha The Jan Morcha (translation: ''People's Front'') was an Indian political party founded by V. P. Singh after he left the Indian National Congress party in 1987 upon being dismissed as Defence Minister by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi. Together ...

by 2003.

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