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
The prime minister of India ( IAST: ) is the head of government of the Republic of India. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and their chosen Council of Ministers, despite the president of India being the nominal head of th ...
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 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 th ...
but officially contested in the elections under its previous name. In the elections for the
7th Lok Sabha in 1980, the party won 41 seats and received 9.39% of the total votes polled.
See also
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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 Nat ...
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Lok Dal
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1979 establishments in India
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Janata Party (Secular)