Janata Dal (Secular)
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The Janata Dal is a Centre-left
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಜನತಾ ದಳ(ಜಾತ್ಯಾತೀತ)India
n political party
led by former Prime Minister of India
H.D. Deve Gowda.The party recognized as state party in the states of Karnataka
and Kerala
. It was formed in July 1999 by the split of Janata Dal
party. It has political presence mainly in Karnataka
. In Kerala
, the party is part of the Left Democratic Front government.
Apart from H.D. Deve Gowda, the Party President other well known members of the party are H.D. Kumaraswamy (former Karnataka Chief Minister and President of the Karnataka
State Unit of the JD(S), M. P. Veerendra Kumar
(MP and Kerala Unit President) and H.D. Revanna (former Union Minister).
organized by Jayprakash Narayan that united all anti-Indira Gandhi
parties under one banner for the 1977 national elections.The Janata Party split twice, first in 1979 and then in 1980 leading to the birth of the Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP) which comprised members of the erstwhile Jan Sangh which was close to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
.
Janata Dal was formed in Bangalore
by the merger of the Janata Party with smaller opposition parties in 1988. In May 1996, H.D. Deve Gowda, now leader of Janata Dal (Secular), became Prime Minister of India as part of a coailition (called United Front
) government.
Janata Dal split in 1999 when some leaders left to ally with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance
and form the Janata Dal (United)
party. That party was led by George Fernandes
while H.D. Deve Gowda emerged as the leader of the Janata Dal (Secular). Even though the premise for the split was its opposition to allying with the National Democratic Alliance
, Deve Gowda stayed equally away from the Indian National Congress
from the outset. Gowda wanted the party to remain equidistant from both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress. In spite of its difference with the Janata Dal (United) on the issue of support to National Democratic Alliance, the two parties were united in their anti-Congress stance. Gowda wanted the parties to merge in future but the Janata Dal (United) was not keen to ally with Gowda.The 2004 elections in Karnataka witnessed the revival of the party’s fortunes with Janata Dal (Secular) becoming part of the ruling coalition in the state. Subsequently, party leader Shri H. D. Kumaraswamy
headed a popular coalition government in the state for 20 months with supports from BJP.
H.D. Deve Gowda is still the leader of the party and is a member of Lok Sabha
for the Hassan district
in Karnataka
. His party is the third-largest in the Karnataka state legislature and for a time governed in a coalition with the Indian National Congress
party (INC), 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. The BJP saw the rise in seats for both BJP and JD(S) as being a sign that the voters did not want an INC state government and were very upset when the kingmaker JD(S) party decided to ally with the INC to gain a majority. However, the JD(S) considered INC to be the lesser of the two evils on account of its erstwhile secular and centre left credentials.
group (AIPJD) and JD(S) (Deve Gowda) group. Siddaramaiah
and his supporters such as former union minister CM Ibrahim
quit the party and joined the INC. Siddaramaiah contested the Chamundeswari assembly by-poll as a Congress candidate and trounced the joint candidate of Deve Gowda group and BJP.
The ideologically dedicated section of the JD(S) led by veteran socialist leaders such as Surendra Mohan, M.P. Veerendra Kumar, Mrinal Gore and P.G.R. Sindhia has expelled Deve Gowda and his supporters in 2006 for aligning with the 'communal' BJP and betraying the JD(S)'s commitment towards secular ideology. But Gowda suspended these rebels from the party and these rebels formed the breakaway Janata Dal (Left). Later, P.G.R. Sindhia quit the party joined the Bahujan Samaj Party
and became its national general secretary, and again he rejoined Janata Dal(S).
JD(S) national general secretary and son of former Karnataka CM J.H. Patel
, Mahima Patel, quit the party in October 2007 following the JD (S) refusal to transfer power to BJP and formed his own party, Suvarna Yuga, in December 2007. MLC
B.R. Gurudev joined BJP he left the party during the election time.
Exasperated with the party leadership for having put them in a fix by denying power to the BJP, veteran socialist leader M.P. Prakash
, quit the JD(S) in December 2007 along with 12 former MLAs such as former ministers Amaregowda Byyapura, Suryanarayana Reddy, H.S. Mahadeva Prasad etc. They joined the Congress in March 2008.
Recently, Samajwadi Janata Dal
, a splinter group of JD(S) led by Surendra Mohan and C.K. Nanu merged with JD(Secular).
The breakaway fraction of JD(S) in Kerala leading by M.P. Veerendrakumar again merged with JD(S) after the confidence motion in the parliament in 2008. But at the time of lok sabha
elections, CPI(M) did not give the Kozhikode Parliamentary constituency
which was a sitting seat of JD(S). So the state unit of the party decided to resign from the coalition ministry and gave blow to LDF in the election. Then the party faced another split. Veteran leaders like M. P. Veerendra Kumar
, K. Krishnankutty, Dr. Vargheese George and with three MLAs entered into UDF
after the big loss of LDF in the elections. Two MLAs remained with the LDF
. Jose Thettayil
, one of the MLA was made the Transport minister in LDF government. Then Gowda nominated N.M. Joseph, former minister, as the state president of the party. Now M. P. Veerendra Kumar
faction makes new party named Socialist Janata (Democratic) Party
. The Kerala state unit of JD(S) led by Lok Sabha Member M P Veerendra Kumar, which had parted ways with party national president H D Deve Gowda, formally returned to the parent party on November,2010 in New Delhi
.
Former Chief Minister and veteran Congress leader Sarekoppa Bangarappa
, quit the Congress party and has joined the H D Deve Gowda-led JD(S) in Bangalore on 15th dec,2010.
Centre-left
Centre-left is a political term that describes individuals, political parties or organisations such as think tanks whose ideology lies between the centre and the left on the left-right spectrum...
ಕನ್ನಡ: ಜನತಾ ದಳ(ಜಾತ್ಯಾತೀತ)India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n political party
Political party
A political party is a political organization that typically seeks to influence government policy, usually by nominating their own candidates and trying to seat them in political office. Parties participate in electoral campaigns, educational outreach or protest actions...
led by former Prime Minister of India
Prime Minister of India
The Prime Minister of India , as addressed to in the Constitution of India — Prime Minister for the Union, is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament...
H.D. Deve Gowda.The party recognized as state party in the states of Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
and Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
. It was formed in July 1999 by the split of Janata Dal
Janata Dal
Janata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...
party. It has political presence mainly in Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
. In Kerala
Kerala
or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
, the party is part of the Left Democratic Front government.
Apart from H.D. Deve Gowda, the Party President other well known members of the party are H.D. Kumaraswamy (former Karnataka Chief Minister and President of the Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
State Unit of the JD(S), M. P. Veerendra Kumar
M. P. Veerendra Kumar
M. P. Veerendra Kumar was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He is a member of the Socialist Janata political party and the president of Kerala state unit of the party. He is also the chairman and Managing editor of the Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi...
(MP and Kerala Unit President) and H.D. Revanna (former Union Minister).
History
The JD(S) traces its roots back to the Janata PartyJanata Party
The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...
organized by Jayprakash Narayan that united all anti-Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...
parties under one banner for the 1977 national elections.The Janata Party split twice, first in 1979 and then in 1980 leading to the birth of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
(BJP) which comprised members of the erstwhile Jan Sangh which was close to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or National Patriotic Organization), also known the Sangh, is a right-wing Hindu nationalist, paramilitary, volunteer, and allegedly militant organization for Hindu males in India...
.
Janata Dal was formed in Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
by the merger of the Janata Party with smaller opposition parties in 1988. In May 1996, H.D. Deve Gowda, now leader of Janata Dal (Secular), became Prime Minister of India as part of a coailition (called United Front
United front
The united front is a form of struggle that may be pursued by revolutionaries. The basic theory of the united front tactic was first developed by the Comintern, an international communist organisation created by revolutionaries in the wake of the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution.According to the theses of...
) government.
Janata Dal split in 1999 when some leaders left to ally with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance
National Democratic Alliance (India)
The National Democratic Alliance is a centre-right coalition of political parties in India. At the time of its formation in 1998, it was led by the Bharatiya Janata Party and had thirteen constituent parties. Its convenor is Sharad Yadav, and its honorary chairman is former prime minister Atal...
and form the Janata Dal (United)
Janata Dal (United)
Janata Dal is a political party in India with political presence mainly in Bihar and Jharkhand. Janta Dal party mentor and patron is "Veteran Socialist leader" George Fernandes; George Fernandes broke away from the erstwhile Janata Dal and formed the Samata Party in 1994. Presently it is led...
party. That party was led by George Fernandes
George Fernandes
George Mathew Fernandes is an Indian trade unionist, politician, journalist, agriculturist, and member of Rajya Sabha from Bihar. He is a key member of the Janata Dal , and was the founder of the Samata Party...
while H.D. Deve Gowda emerged as the leader of the Janata Dal (Secular). Even though the premise for the split was its opposition to allying with the National Democratic Alliance
National Democratic Alliance
The National Democratic Alliance is a name used by political parties of several countries:* National Democratic Alliance for Egypt* National Democratic Alliance * National Democratic Alliance * National Democratic Alliance...
, Deve Gowda stayed equally away from the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
from the outset. Gowda wanted the party to remain equidistant from both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress. In spite of its difference with the Janata Dal (United) on the issue of support to National Democratic Alliance, the two parties were united in their anti-Congress stance. Gowda wanted the parties to merge in future but the Janata Dal (United) was not keen to ally with Gowda.The 2004 elections in Karnataka witnessed the revival of the party’s fortunes with Janata Dal (Secular) becoming part of the ruling coalition in the state. Subsequently, party leader Shri H. D. Kumaraswamy
H. D. Kumaraswamy
Hardanahalli Deve Gowda Kumaraswamy was Chief Minister of the state of Karnataka, India from February 4, 2006 to October 9, 2007. He is one of the sons of former Prime Minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda...
headed a popular coalition government in the state for 20 months with supports from BJP.
H.D. Deve Gowda is still the leader of the party and is a member of Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
for the Hassan district
Hassan district
Hassan is a district in Karnataka state, India. The district headquarters are Hassan.Hassan district was the seat of the Hoysala Empire which at its peak ruled large parts of south India from Belur as its early capital and Halebidu as its later capital during the period 1000 - 1334 CE...
in Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
. His party is the third-largest in the Karnataka state legislature and for a time governed in a coalition with the Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
party (INC), the first coalition government in Karnataka. There was much controversy over the JD(S) allying with the INC in Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
as the INC formerly had an outright majority and was diminished to second place with the BJP having a plurality. The BJP saw the rise in seats for both BJP and JD(S) as being a sign that the voters did not want an INC state government and were very upset when the kingmaker JD(S) party decided to ally with the INC to gain a majority. However, the JD(S) considered INC to be the lesser of the two evils on account of its erstwhile secular and centre left credentials.
Prominent Personalities
- H.D. Deve Gowda,Former Prime Minister Of India and Former Chief Minister Of Karnataka.
- H. D. KumaraswamyH. D. KumaraswamyHardanahalli Deve Gowda Kumaraswamy was Chief Minister of the state of Karnataka, India from February 4, 2006 to October 9, 2007. He is one of the sons of former Prime Minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda...
,Former Chief Minister Of Karnataka. - S.Bangarappa,Former Chief Minister Of Karnataka.
- Basangouda PatilBasangouda PatilBasangouda Ramangouda Patil is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Bijapur constituency of Karnataka and is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party political party....
,Former Union Minister of State,India.
Assembly Election History In Karnataka
| Year | Assembly Election | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Votes Secured | Percentage Of Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11th Assembly | 203 | 10 | 23,16,885 | 10.42 |
| 2004 | 12th Assembly | 220 | 58 | 52,20,121 | 20.77% |
| 2008 | 13th Assembly | 224 | 28 | 19.1% | |
lok Sabha Election History In Karnataka
| Year | Assembly Election | Seats Contested | Seats Won | Votes Secured | Percentage Of Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 14th Lok Sabha | 28 | 2 | 51,35,205 | 20.45% |
| 2009 | 15th Lok Sabha | 21 | 3 | 33,35,530 | 13.58% |
Splits in the party
Janata Dal had split once again between its two leaders in 2005 as SiddaramaiahSiddaramaiah
Siddaramana Hundi was born 12 August 1948 in a remote village in Varuna Hobli of Mysore District, he comes from a poor farming community. He is the current leader of the opposition of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly...
group (AIPJD) and JD(S) (Deve Gowda) group. Siddaramaiah
Siddaramaiah
Siddaramana Hundi was born 12 August 1948 in a remote village in Varuna Hobli of Mysore District, he comes from a poor farming community. He is the current leader of the opposition of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly...
and his supporters such as former union minister CM Ibrahim
CM Ibrahim
Chand Mahal Ibrahim is a prominent Muslim politician in India and has served as the country's Civil Aviation Minister and Information & Broadcasting Minister during the 1990s. He has been embroiled in a number of controversies and scandals...
quit the party and joined the INC. Siddaramaiah contested the Chamundeswari assembly by-poll as a Congress candidate and trounced the joint candidate of Deve Gowda group and BJP.
The ideologically dedicated section of the JD(S) led by veteran socialist leaders such as Surendra Mohan, M.P. Veerendra Kumar, Mrinal Gore and P.G.R. Sindhia has expelled Deve Gowda and his supporters in 2006 for aligning with the 'communal' BJP and betraying the JD(S)'s commitment towards secular ideology. But Gowda suspended these rebels from the party and these rebels formed the breakaway Janata Dal (Left). Later, P.G.R. Sindhia quit the party joined the Bahujan Samaj Party
Bahujan Samaj Party
The Bahujan Samaj Party is a centrist national political party in India with socialist leanings. It was formed to chiefly represent Bahujans , referring to people from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes as well as Buddhists. The party claims to be inspired by the...
and became its national general secretary, and again he rejoined Janata Dal(S).
JD(S) national general secretary and son of former Karnataka CM J.H. Patel
Jayadevappa Halappa Patel
Jayadevappa Halappa Patel was the 15th chief minister of Karnataka. He was born in a Lingayat family on October 1, 1930 in Kariganur, now in Davanagere district, Karnataka. Patel was a Graduate in Law. He married Sarvamangala and had three sons Trishul, Satish and Mahima.- Biography :J.H...
, Mahima Patel, quit the party in October 2007 following the JD (S) refusal to transfer power to BJP and formed his own party, Suvarna Yuga, in December 2007. MLC
MLC
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B.R. Gurudev joined BJP he left the party during the election time.
Exasperated with the party leadership for having put them in a fix by denying power to the BJP, veteran socialist leader M.P. Prakash
M.P. Prakash
Matada Patil Prakash, born on July 11, 1940 at Vallabhapura, Hagari Bommanahalli Taluk, Bellary District was an Indian politician. He served the Government of Karnataka as its Deputy Chief Minister. A highly respected leader known for his simplicity and integrity, Prakash was also a theatre...
, quit the JD(S) in December 2007 along with 12 former MLAs such as former ministers Amaregowda Byyapura, Suryanarayana Reddy, H.S. Mahadeva Prasad etc. They joined the Congress in March 2008.
Recently, Samajwadi Janata Dal
Samajwadi Janata Dal
Samajwadi Janata Dal is a splinter group of Janata Dal .The party President is Surendra Mohan.Former Minister C. K. Nanu is the President of Kerala unit of the party. Another party leader is George Thomas....
, a splinter group of JD(S) led by Surendra Mohan and C.K. Nanu merged with JD(Secular).
The breakaway fraction of JD(S) in Kerala leading by M.P. Veerendrakumar again merged with JD(S) after the confidence motion in the parliament in 2008. But at the time of lok sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...
elections, CPI(M) did not give the Kozhikode Parliamentary constituency
Kozhikode (Lok Sabha constituency)
-Assembly segments:Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency is composed of the following assembly segments:#Balusseri#Koduvally#Kozhikode North#Kozhikode South#Beypore#Kunnamangalam#Elathur...
which was a sitting seat of JD(S). So the state unit of the party decided to resign from the coalition ministry and gave blow to LDF in the election. Then the party faced another split. Veteran leaders like M. P. Veerendra Kumar
M. P. Veerendra Kumar
M. P. Veerendra Kumar was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He is a member of the Socialist Janata political party and the president of Kerala state unit of the party. He is also the chairman and Managing editor of the Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi...
, K. Krishnankutty, Dr. Vargheese George and with three MLAs entered into UDF
UDF
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after the big loss of LDF in the elections. Two MLAs remained with the LDF
LDF
LDF may mean:* Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin* Left Democratic Front , regional political alliance in Maharashtra, India.* Left Democratic Front , regional political alliance in Kerala, India.* NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund...
. Jose Thettayil
Jose Thettayil
Jose Thettayil is an Indian politician, trade unionist, advocate, and a member of Janata Dal . He is the current Minister for Transport in the Government of Kerala...
, one of the MLA was made the Transport minister in LDF government. Then Gowda nominated N.M. Joseph, former minister, as the state president of the party. Now M. P. Veerendra Kumar
M. P. Veerendra Kumar
M. P. Veerendra Kumar was a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He is a member of the Socialist Janata political party and the president of Kerala state unit of the party. He is also the chairman and Managing editor of the Malayalam daily Mathrubhumi...
faction makes new party named Socialist Janata (Democratic) Party
Socialist Janata (Democratic) Party
Socialist Janata Party is broke away from Janata Dal . This party is part of United Democratic Front in Kerala .-History:The Kerala unit of the Janata Dal is a part of the CPI -led Left Democratic Front. The CPI-JD ties came under strain around 2008...
. The Kerala state unit of JD(S) led by Lok Sabha Member M P Veerendra Kumar, which had parted ways with party national president H D Deve Gowda, formally returned to the parent party on November,2010 in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
.
Former Chief Minister and veteran Congress leader Sarekoppa Bangarappa
Bangarappa
S. Bangarappa is an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Karnataka. He represented Shimoga constituency in the 14th Lok Sabha. He currently belongs to the Janata Dal ....
, quit the Congress party and has joined the H D Deve Gowda-led JD(S) in Bangalore on 15th dec,2010.