List of Janata Dal breakaway parties explained

Janata Dal was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan) and the Jan Morcha under the leadership of V. P. Singh on 11 October 1988 on the birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan.[1] [2]

By 1996 Indian general election Janata Dal gradually disintegrated into various smaller factions, largely regional parties Biju Janata Dal, Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (Secular) and Janata Dal (United).[3]

Some of the breakaway organisations have thrived as independent parties, some have become defunct, while others have merged with the parent party or other political parties.

List of breakaway parties

YearPartyFounderRegionStatus
1990 Abolished
1990 Abolished
1990 Merged with the Indian National Congress in the early 1990s
1992 Active
1994 Active now led by Uday Mandal.[4] [5]
1997 Active
1997 Active
1997 Active
1998 Merged with Janata Dal (United)
1998 Active
1999 Active
2000 Split into two Factions
2003 Janata Dal (United)Active
2009 Merged with the Indian National Congress
2010 Socialist Janata (Democratic)Merged with Janata Dal (United) on 29 December 2014
2013 Merged with Janata Dal (United) on 14 March 2021
2014 Active
2015 Active
2015 Merged with Indian National Congress
2018 Merged with Samajwadi Party
2018 Active
2018
2021 Active
2021 Active
2023 Active party renamed as Rashtriya Lok Morcha in 2024

Notes and References

  1. Book: N. Jose Chander. Coalition Politics: The Indian Experience. 31 October 2015. 1 January 2004. Concept Publishing Company. 978-81-8069-092-1. 35–.
  2. Book: India Since Independence: Making Sense of Indian Politics. 20 July 2019. 2010. Pearson Education India. 978-81-317-2567-2. 334–.
  3. Web site: Lalu green signal for Janata Parivar unity . . Madan Kumar . 5 April 2015 . 1 November 2015.
  4. Web site: BBCHindi . 2022-04-25 . www.bbc.com.
  5. Web site: महंगाई व बेरोजगारी के खिलाफ किया प्रदर्शन . 2022-04-25 . Hindustan . hindi.