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 State Legislative Assemblies | |
| Seats in Karnataka Legislative Council | 8 / 75 |
| 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.
Kumaraswamy was made asChief Minister of Karnataka from 4 February 2006 to 9 October 2007.On 27 September 2007, Kumaraswamy said that he would leave office on 3 October as part of a power-sharing agreement between the Janata Dal (Secular) and theBharatiya Janata Party (BJP), despite the calls of some legislators in the JD(S) for him to remain in office for the time being, due to complications in arranging the transfer of power.[21] However, on 4 October 2007, he refused to transfer power to the BJP.[22] Finally, on 8 October 2007, he tendered his resignation to GovernorRameshwar Thakur, and the state was put under President's rule two days later.[23] However, he reconciled later and decided to offer support to the BJP. BJP'sB. S. Yeddyurappa was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Karnataka on 12 November 2007.But, again refused to support BJP government over a disagreement on sharing of ministries which resulted in Yeddyurappa resignation as Chief Minister on 19 November 2007.[24]
After the untimely demise of Karnataka state JD(S) President Merajuddin Patel, he was elected unopposed as President of the state unit.[25]
In2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election, party gained Official Opposition (India) status, rather than ruling party BJP.[17][26] Kumaraswamy is also known for accusing political rivals ofcorruption.[27][28][29]
In2018 elections in Karnataka state, JD(S) was the third-largest party but after a post-poll alliance with theRahul Gandhi led Indian National Congress, kumaraswamy was sworn in as the Chief Minister for 2nd term on 23 May 2018.[30]
In the 2019 parliament elections, Kumaraswamy sonNikhil Gowda contested in theMandya (Lok Sabha constituency) against an independent candidateSumalatha, wife of film actor LateAmbareesh.[31] Kumaraswamy took this contest as a prestige[32] and campaigned all across the constituency. In vain his son lost the election by a margin of 1,30,000 odd votes.[33] Party's national president Devegowda also defeated in his new constiencyTumkuru. Then, PWD Minister H. D. Revanna's son Prajwell was only to manage to win in his family bastion.[34]
On the month of July 2019, JDS government lost its majority when 13 MLAs of Congress and 3 MLAs of his own party resigned to their MLA Posts. BSP MLA Mahesh N & 2 Independent MLAs withdrew their support forH.D.Kumaraswamy led coalition Government in Karnataka. On 23 July Kumaraswamy lost his majority in Karnataka floor test.Kumaraswamy resigned to the Chief Minister post, by submitting his resignation letter to governorVajubhai Vala on 23 July 2019. Then BJP was invited to form the government as the single largest party, by the governor andB. S.Yediyurappa took oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka by succeeding him.
In the2023 Karnataka Assembly Elections, it was managed to win 19 seats of the contested 204 seats in the same elections.[35][36] 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.[37][38]
| 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% |
| Election Year | Lok Sabha | Seats contested | Seats won | Overall votes | (%) of votes | (+/-) in seats | Vote swing | ||
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| 1999 | 13th | 96 | 1 / 543 | 33,32,702 | 0.91% | 1 |  new | ||
| 2004 | 14th | 43 | 3 / 543 | 57,32,296 | 1.47% | 2 | 0.56 | ||
| 2009 | 15th | 3 / 543 | | ||||||
| 2014 | 16th | 2 / 543 | 1 | ||||||
| 2019 | 17th | 1 / 543 | 1 | ||||||
| 2024 | 18th | 2 / 543 | 1 | ||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Portfolio | Term in office | Elected constituency (House) | Prime Minister | |||
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| Assumed office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 |  | H. D. Kumaraswamy (b. 1959) | Ministry of Heavy Industries | 9 June 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 250 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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