Janata Dal (Secular) | |
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| Abbreviation | JD(S) |
| President | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Chairman | H. D. Kumaraswamy |
| Parliamentary Chairperson | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Rajya Sabha Leader | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Lok Sabha Leader | H. D. Kumaraswamy |
| Founder | H. D. Deve Gowda |
| Founded | July 1999 (26 years ago) (July 1999) |
| Preceded by | Janata Dal |
| Headquarters | JP Bhavan, 19/1, Platform Road,Seshadripuram,Bengaluru,Karnataka-560020 |
| Student wing | Student Janata Dal (Secular) |
| Youth wing | Yuva Janata Dal (Secular) |
| Women's wing | Mahila Janata Dal (Secular) |
| Labour wing | Karmikara Janata Dal (Secular) |
| Ideology | Social democracy[5][6] Factions: Canarese nationalism[7] Malayali nationalism[7] |
| Political position | Centre-left[7] |
| Colours | Green |
| ECI Status | State Party[8] |
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 245 |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 2 / 543 |
| Seats in Karnataka Legislative Council | 8 / 75 |
| Seats in State legislative assemblies of India | Karnataka Legislative Assembly 18 / 224 Kerala Legislative Assembly2 / 140 |
| Number of states and union territories in government | 1 / 31 |
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TheJanata Dal (Secular) (transl. People's Party (Secular);abbr.JD(S)) is anIndianpolitical party recognised as astate party in theIndian states ofKarnataka,Kerala andArunachal Pradesh. It was founded by the formerprime minister of IndiaH. D. Deve Gowda in July 1999 as a breakaway faction from theJanata Dal.[10][11]
The Janata Dal (Secular), formed in 1999, had its origins in theJanata Party, founded in 1977 as a coalition of several smaller parties that combined forces to oppose theIndian National Congress.[12] In 1988 the Janata Party and other smaller parties merged to form theJanata Dal.[13][14][15] In 1996, Janata Dal reached its pinnacle whenH. D. Deve Gowda became Prime Minister of India, heading theUnited Front (UF) coalition government.[16][17]
The Janata Dal split in 1999, when a faction led by Chief MinisterJ. H. Patel lent support to theBharatiya Janata Party-ledNational Democratic Alliance leading to the formation of Janata Dal (Secular) underH. D. Deve Gowda andSiddaramaiah. TheSharad Yadav faction of the Janata Dal, theLok Shakti and the Samata Party merged as theJanata Dal (United).[18][19] Even though the premise for the split was its opposition to allying with theNational Democratic Alliance, H. D. Deve Gowda stayed equally away from theIndian National Congress from the outset.[20]
The2004 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, theIndian National Lok Dal,Samajwadi Party, andSamajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) announced that they would merge into a new national Janata Parivar alliance in order to oppose the BJP, thus leaving the UPA.[21] It has a political presence mainly in Karnataka and is in decline. In September 2023, JD(S) joined the BJP controlledNational Democratic Alliance. InKerala, the party had a small state unit which is part of the state government coalition, theLeft Democratic Front. The state unit has refused to be part of the right wing NDA and are in rebellion against their national leadership for having joined hands with the BJP.[22][23]
| Year | Seats contested | Seats won | +/- | Voteshare (%) | +/- (pp) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 203 | 10 / 224 |  10 | 10.42 | 10.42 | Opposition |
| 2004 | 220 | 58 / 224 | 48 | 20.77 | 10.35 | Government |
| 2008 | 219 | 28 / 224 |  30 | 18.96 | 1.81 | Opposition |
| 2013 | 222 | 40 / 224 | 12 | 20.09 | 1.13 | |
| 2018 | 199 | 37 / 224 | 3 | 18.3 | 1.79 | Government, later Opposition |
| 2023 | 209 | 19 / 224 | 18 | 13.29 | 5.01 | Opposition |
| Year | Assembly election | Seats contested | Seats won | Votes secured | Percentage of votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 11th Assembly | 12 | 3 | 546,917 | 3.48% |
| 2006 | 12th Assembly | 7 | 5 | 353,111 | 2.27% |
| 2011 | 13th Assembly | 5 | 4 | 264,631 | 1.52% |
| 2016 | 14th Assembly | 5 | 3 | 293,274 | 1.5% |
| 2021 | 15th Assembly | 4 | 2 | 265,789 | 1.28% |
| Year | Lok Sabha election | Seats contested | Seats won | Votes secured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13th Lok Sabha | 96 | 1 | 33,32,702 |
| 2004 | 14th Lok Sabha | 43 | 3 | 57,32,296[27] |
| 2009 | 15th Lok Sabha | 21 | 3 | 33,35,530 |
| 2014 | 16th Lok Sabha | 26 | 2 | 37,10,060[28] |
| 2019 | 17th Lok Sabha | 8 | 1 | 33,97,229 |
| 2024 | 18th Lok Sabha | 3 | 2 | 22,16,350 |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Portfolio | Term in office | Elected constituency (House) | Prime Minister | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 |  | H. D. Kumaraswamy (b. 1959) | Ministry of Heavy Industries | 9 June 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 171 days | Mandya (Lok Sabha) | Narendra Modi | |
| Ministry of Steel | |||||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term in office | Assembly (Election) | Elected constituency | Ministry | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | | H. D. Kumaraswamy (b. 1959) | 3 February 2006 | 8 October 2007 | 2 years, 308 days | 12th (2004) | Ramanagara | Kumaraswamy I |
| 23 May 2018 | 23 July 2019 | 15th (2018) | Channapatna | Kumaraswamy II | ||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term in office | Assembly (Election) | Elected constituency | Chief Minister | |||
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| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 |  | Siddaramaiah (b. 1947) | 28 May 2004 | 5 August 2005 | 1 year, 69 days | 12th (2004) | Chamundeshwari | Dharam Singh | |
| 2 |  | M. P. Prakash (1940–2011) | 8 August 2005 | 28 January 2006 | 173 days | Hoovina Hadagali | |||
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