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The Janata Party (JP, lit. ' People's Party ') is an unrecognised political party in India. [4] It 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 National Congress.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP, [bʱaːɾətiːjə dʒənətaː paːɾʈiː] ⓘ; lit. ' Indian People's Party ') is a political party in India and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. [36] Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under the incumbent Prime Minister Narendra ...
Governing Party / Governing Alliance Opposition Party / Opposition Alliance Other Parties 1 Andhra Pradesh: TDP+JSP+BJP: YSRCP: 2 Bihar: BJP+JD(U)+HAM(S)+RLJP: RJD ...
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is an Indian national Parliamentary group in the country of India.It is the Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance founded by the former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee and the former Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of India L. K. Advani in 1998.
India has a multi-party system.The Election Commission of India (ECI) accord to national-level and state-level political parties based upon objective criteria. A recognised political party enjoys privileges like a reserved party symbol, [a] free broadcast time on state-run television and radio, consultation in the setting of election dates, and giving input in setting electoral rules and ...
Later, in January 1983, Lok Dal led by Karpoori Thakur merged into Janata Party. [9] On 21 October 1984, Lok Dal, Democratic Socialist Party of Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, Rashtriya Congress of Ratubhai Adani, and some leaders of Janata Party including Devi Lal merged together and formed Dalit Mazdoor Kisan Party.
In 1977, it merged with several other left, centre and right parties opposed to the Indian National Congress and formed the Janata Party. [12] In 1980, the members of erstwhile Jan Sangh quit the Janata party after the defeat in the 1980 general elections and formed the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is the direct political successor to the Jan ...
The Janata Party (Secular) was an Indian political party founded by Raj Narain in July, 1979. On 16 July 1979, Charan Singh assumed its leadership and became the Prime Minister of India on 28 July 1979 with the support of the Indian National Congress (I) but resigned on 20 August 1979 after their withdrawal of support.