Janata Dal (United), or JD(U), is a social-democratic and secularist political party founded on 30 October 2003 through a merger of Sharad Yadav's Janata Dal faction, the Samata Party and Lok Shakti, based mainly in Bihar and led by Nitish Kumar. It won 12 Lok Sabha seats in the 2024 Indian general election and is a member of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance coalition that formed the Modi III Government.
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Founded Year Founded Date Headquarters7, Jantar Mantar Road, New Delhi, India-110001 1 Classification
Institution TypePolitical Party Organization 1 Connections
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Source Janata Dal (United) (Wikipedia)
Member Of
Source National Democratic Alliance (Wikipedia)
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1. Janata Dal (United) (Wikipedia)
WikipediaInfobox, Founded
30 October 2003 (22 years ago) (30 October 2003)
Infobox, Headquarters
7, Jantar Mantar Road, New Delhi, India-110001
Institution type, description
Janata Dal (United), or JD(U), is a social-democratic and secularist political party founded on 30 October 2003 through a merger of Sharad Yadav's Janata Dal faction, the Samata Party and Lok Shakti, based mainly in Bihar and led by Nitish Kumar.
Associated With: India, Lead section
Janata Dal (United) (JD(U), lit. 'People's Party (United)'), is a social democratic and secular Indian political party
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