Janata Party (Secular) Explained

Party Name:	Janata Party (Secular)
Abbreviation:	JP(S)
Foundation:	July, 1979
Founder:	Raj Narain
Split:	Janata Party
Merged:	Janata Dal
Successor:	Lok Dal

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 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^[1] 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.^[2]

See also

• Janata Party
• Lok Dal

Notes and References

1. Book: Jaffrelot, Christophe. India's Silent Revolution: The Rise of The Low Castes in North Indian Politics . Orient Longman. Delhi. 2003. 327. 81-7824-080-7.
2. Web site: Statistical Report on General elections, 1980 to the 7th Lok Sabha, Volume I . Election Commission of India website . 83 . 12 April 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140718175926/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1980/Vol_I_LS_80.pdf . 18 July 2014 .