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Janata Party (JP)
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- Abbreviation JP
- President Navneet Chaturvedi
- Founder Jayaprakash Narayan
- Founded 23 January 1977; 48 Years Ago (1977-01-23)
- Eci Status Registered Unrecognised Political
- Ideology Conservatism, Hindu Nationalism, Liberalism, Social Democracy, Economic Nationalism
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- Jayaprakash Narayan,
Janata Party (JP) BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 02 Feb 2025
Janata Party: A Brief History The Janata Party (JP), a now largely unrecognised political party in India, emerged as a coalition of parties opposing Indira Gandhi's Emergency (1975-77). Its diverse constituents included the Congress(O), Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Bharatiya Lok Dal, and the Socialist Part...
JANATA PARTY NEWS
December 20, 1980, Forty Years Ago: No-war Pact
December 19, 2021 11:16 pm
🔴 Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared that India was prepared to have a no-war pact with Pakistan provided its intentions were clear and the pact was purely bilateral.
December 13, 1980, Forty Years Ago: Janata resolution
December 12, 2021 11:38 pm
🔴 The Janata Party president Chandra Shekhar succeeded in securing an unanimous mandate of the party’s national executive to bring about unity of the non-Communist Opposition parties.
Forty Years Ago, February 26, 1980: Ram’s Apology
February 25, 2020 11:45 pm
In a brief statement, Ram blamed press reports on which he had based his “objectionable” speech at the two-day convention of his supporters.
Forty Years Ago, November 20, 1979: CIA Spy Acrimony
November 20, 2019 12:02 am
Alleging a conspiracy against him, Jagjivan Ram challenged the prime minister to hold an impartial inquiry to find out if he or any other minister in Indira Gandhi’s 1971 cabinet had leaked information to the CIA about military operations in Bangladesh.
July 10, 1979, Forty Years Ago: Govt On Backfoot
July 10, 2019 12:38 am
July 10, 1979, Forty Years Ago: As many as 10 Lok Sabha members walked out of the ruling Janata Party to sit on the Opposition benches with Raj Narain, the Indian Express reported.
February 27, 1979, Forty Years Ago: New face for Janata
February 27, 2019 12:07 am
The Janata Party treasurer, C B Gupta, bowed out of the leadership contest on “technical grounds”, naming the erstwhile Congress For Democracy (CFD) leader, Raj Mangal Pandey, as the pro changers’ candidate for the chief ministership of Uttar Pradesh.
Forty Years Ago, January 19, 1979: Gujarat Stonepelters
January 19, 2019 12:55 am
Forty Years Ago, January 19, 1979: The situation in the troubled areas of Ahmedabad remained quiet but tense indicating that the worst is possibly over after three days of violence during which two persons were killed in police firing, The Indian Express reported.
October 5, 1978, Forty Years Ago: Janata rift
October 05, 2018 12:02 am
Raj Narain and his friends used the Kanti affair and the government’s refusal to set up an inquiry commission, and Desai’s statement on nuclear policy and Sikkim to attack the PM.
August 17, 1978, Forty Years Ago: Janata crisis
August 17, 2018 12:17 am
As rival leaders in the Janata Party seemed to be heading for a showdown, the prime minister called an informal meeting of his Cabinet at 7:30 am at his house.
Forty Years Ago, July 25, 1978: AFSPA in Manipur
July 25, 2018 12:15 am
The Manipur valley area was declared a disturbed and dangerous area under the Armed Forces (Manipur and Nagaland) Act and the army was called out to assist the civil administration in dealing with the law and order situation.
