The Janata Party (Secular) was an
Indian political party founded by
Raj Narain
Raj Narain (23 November 1917 – 31 December 1986) was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. He won in a famous electoral malpractice case against the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, which led to her disqualification and imposition of E ...
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. The Janata Party led by Charan Singh was later renamed as
Lok Dal
Lokdal or Lok Dal is an Indian political party based on agriculture policies, founded by former prime minister of India Charan Singh.
See also
* Girraj Kishore Mahaur, former MLA of Lok Dal
* Lok Dal (Charan)
* Rashtriya Lok Dal
Rashtr ...
before the
1980 Indian general election
General elections were held in India on 3 and 6 January 1980 to elect the members of the 7th Lok Sabha. The Janata Party alliance came into power in the 1977 general elections amidst public anger with the Indian National Congress (INC) and the ...
but officially contested in the elections under its previous name. In the elections for the
7th Lok Sabha
List of Members of the 7th Lok Sabha, (18 January 1980 – 31 December 1984) elected December 1979 – January 1980. The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house in the Parliament of India nine sitting members from Rajya Sabha were el ...
in 1980, the party won 41 seats and received 9.39% of the total votes polled.
See also
*
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 ...
*
Lok Dal
Lokdal or Lok Dal is an Indian political party based on agriculture policies, founded by former prime minister of India Charan Singh.
See also
* Girraj Kishore Mahaur, former MLA of Lok Dal
* Lok Dal (Charan)
* Rashtriya Lok Dal
Rashtr ...
Notes
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Defunct political parties in India
Political parties established in 1979
1979 establishments in India
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