Janata Dal (Secular)

Janata Dal (Secular)
AbbreviationJD(S)
LeaderH. D. Kumaraswamy
PresidentH. D. Deve Gowda
Rajya Sabha LeaderH. D. Deve Gowda
FounderH. D. Deve Gowda
FoundedJuly 1999 (July 1999)
Preceded byJanata Dal
HeadquartersJP Bhavan, 19/1, Platform Road, Seshadripuram, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560020
Student wingStudent Janata Dal (Secular)
Youth wingYuva Janata Dal (Secular)
Women's wingMahila Janata Dal (Secular)
Labour wingKarmikara Janata Dal (Secular)
IdeologySecularism
ColoursGreen
ECI StatusState Party[1]
Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
0 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 245
Seats in State legislative assemblies of IndiaKarnataka Legislative Assembly
19 / 224

Seats in Karnataka Legislative Council
8 / 75
Number of states and union territories in government
1 / 31
Election symbol
Janata Dal Election Symbol
Website
jds.ind.in
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The Janata Dal (Secular) (transl. People Party (Secular); abbr. JD(S)) is an Indian regional political party[3] recognised as a state party in the Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh. It was founded by the former prime minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda in July 1999 as a breakaway faction from the Janata Dal.[4][5]

  1. ^ "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18.01.2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  2. ^ "BJP overall, Left in Kerala: JD(S) likely to lose state unit as banner of revolt is raised". 24 September 2023.
  3. ^ "History of Janata Dal (Secular) according to its website". Retrieved 30 September 2007.
  4. ^ "EC to hear Janata Dal symbol dispute". Archived from the original on 1 February 2009. Retrieved 30 September 2007.
  5. ^ "The Nation:Janata Dal:Divided Gains (India Today article)". Archived from the original on 9 January 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2007.

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