The Janata Dal (Secular) is an Indian political party led by former prime minister of India, H. D. Deve Gowda. The party is recognized as a State Party in the states of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Kar ...

Kerala Kerala ( ; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile regions of Cochin, Malabar, South C ...

and

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. It was formed in July 1999 by the split of Janata Dal party. It has a political presence mainly in Karnataka. In Kerala, the party is a part of the Left Democratic Front (LDF).

History

The Janata Dal (Secular), formed in 1999, had its origins in the Janata Party, founded in 1977 as a coalition of several smaller parties that combined forces to oppose the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British ...

. In 1988 the Janata Party and other smaller parties merged to form the Janata Dal. In 1996, Janata Dal reached its pinnacle when H. D. Deve Gowda became Prime Minister of India, heading the United Front (UF) coalition government.History « Welcome to Janata Dal (Secular) Official Website
Jds.ind.in. Retrieved on 2014-05-21. The Janata Dal split in 1999, when a faction led by Chief Minister J. H. Patel lent support to the

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; ; ) is a political party in India, and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the List of ruling p ...

-led National Democratic Alliance leading to the formation of Janata Dal (Secular) under H. D. Deve Gowda and Siddaramaiah. The Sharad Yadav faction of the Janata Dal, the Lok Shakti and the Samata Party merged as the Janata Dal (United). Even though the premise for the split was its opposition to allying with the National Democratic Alliance, H. D. Deve Gowda stayed equally away from the

from the outset. The 2004 Karnataka Assembly election witnessed the revival of the party's fortunes with JD(S) becoming part of the ruling coalition in the state. On 14 April 2015, the JD(S), Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janata Dal, the Indian National Lok Dal, Samajwadi Party, and Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) announced that they would merge into a new national

Janata Parivar Janata Parivar Alliance is an alliance in Indian politics to describe the various political parties that emerged from Janata Dal or others. The Janata Parivar includes, amongst others, Janata Dal (United) and Janata Dal (Secular). On 14 Ap ...

alliance in order to oppose the BJP, thus leaving the UPA.

Prominent members

* H. D. Deve Gowda, President of Janata Dal (Secular), former prime minister of India and former chief minister of Karnataka * H. D. Kumaraswamy, former chief minister of Karnataka, son of former prime minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda, and former Karnataka State president of Janata Dal (Secular) *

C. M. Ibrahim Changaai Mangalote Ibrahim is an Indian politician and currently the president of Janata Dal (Secular) Karnataka. He was formally a Indian National Congress (INC) politician. He was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Council. He joined Janata ...

,current Karnataka State president of Janata Dal (Secular) *

H. D. Revanna Hardanahalli Devegowda Revanna (born 17 December 1957) is an Indian politician from the state of Karnataka, and a member of the Legislative Assembly in the state of Karnataka, representing the Holenarasipur constituency in Hassan district. Hi ...

, former cabinet minister, present MLA, Karnataka (son of H. D. Deve Gowda). * Nikhil Gowda, state president, Yuva Janata Dal (Secular) * Prajwal Revanna, MP of Hassan; Lok Sabha leader of Janata Dal (Secular). *

Y. S. V. Datta Yagati Suryanarayana Venkatesha Datta (born 24 June 1954) is an Indian politician and former member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the Kadur seat in 2013 on the Janata Dal (Secular) ticket. Later on 14 January 2023, Datta who had earlier ...

, former MLA of Karnataka * B. M. Farooq, current MLC of Karnataka Legislative Council, current national general secretary Of Janata Dal (Secular) *

C. S. Puttaraju C. S. Puttaraju is an Indian politician belonging to the Janata Dal (Secular) party. He was the last MLA from Pandavapura constituency in Karnataka, from 2004 to 2008 and also the first MLA of Melukote constituency from 2008-2013.In the 2014 I ...

, former minister for small irrigation resources, and former member of parliament, Lok Sabha from Mandya *

GT Devegowda Gungralchatra Tammegowda Devegowda is an Indian politician who was the Minister of Higher Education of Karnataka in the JDS and Indian National Congress Coalition government in the Second H. D. Kumaraswamy ministry from 23 May 2018 to 23 Jul ...

, former minister for higher education, and member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Chamundeshwari (Vidhana Sabha constituency * Oommen Thalavady, former MLA Kuttanad, Kerala Legislative Assembly * Sarekoppa Bangarappa, former chief minister of Karnataka *

N. M. Joseph Neendukunnel Mathew Joseph (18 October 1943 – 13 September 2022) was an Indian politician who was a member of the 8th Kerala Legislative Assembly. N. M. Joseph is the son of Shri N. J. Mathew and Annamma Mathew. He married Elizabeth and has one ...

, vice president of Janata Dal (Secular) *

D. Kupendra Reddy D. Kupendra Reddy (born 27 May 1960 Bangalore) an Indian politician, entrepreneur and a social worker. He is a former Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India from 2014 to 2020. He is representing Kar ...

, Former MP of Rajya Sabha *

Mathew T. Thomas Mathew T. Thomas (born 27 September 1961) is an Indian politician and a member of legislative assembly, who was the former minister for water resources in Government of Kerala, State President and Legislature Party Leader of the Janata Dal (Se ...

, former Kerala State president of Janata Dal (Secular) and former Kerala State minister *

Jose Thettayil Jose Thettayil (born 17 August 1950) is an Indian politician, trade unionist, advocate, and a member of Janata Dal (Secular). He was the ex- minister for Transport in the Government of Kerala. He represents the Angamaly constituency in Ernak ...

, vice president of Janata Dal (Secular), former minister Govt. of Kerala. *

C. K. Nanu C. Kunchappu Nanu was a member of Kerala Legislative Assembly from Vatakara constituency. He represented Janata Dal Janata Dal (“People’s Party”) was an List of political parties in India, Indian political party which was formed throu ...

, state president of JD(S) Kerala, former minister Govt. of Kerala and MLA * Neelalohithadasan Nadar, former Kerala State president of Janata Dal (Secular) (former minister Govt. of Kerala; former member of Parliament, Govt. of India) *

K. Krishnankutty Kunjukutty Krishnankutty (born 13 August 1944) is an Indian politician who is serving as the Minister for Electricity of Kerala since 2021. He previously served as the Minister for Water Resources of Kerala from 2018 to 2021. He is a Member o ...

, current Kerala State minister for water resources * Gegong Apang, former chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh

List of chief ministers

Chief ministers of Karnataka

Deputy chief ministers of Karnataka

Electoral performance

Assembly election history in Karnataka

Assembly election history in Kerala

Lok Sabha election history in Karnataka

References

* {{Authority control State political parties in Kerala Political parties in Karnataka Political parties established in 1999 1999 establishments in India Janata Parivar Janata Dal