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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
July 7, 1978, Forty Years Ago: Split Averted
July 07, 2018 12:14 am
Prime Minister Morarji Desai had accepted the formula on the condition that Haryana CM Devi Lal apologise to him and Charan Singh endorse it.
July 5, 1978, Forty Years Ago: Quit, Devi Lal Told
July 05, 2018 12:23 am
On July 5, 1978, the Janata Party moved a step further towards a split when the Central Parliamentary Board (CPB) asked Haryana Chief Minister Devi Lal to step down for his refusal to dissociate himself from the July 17 rally.
July 4, 1978, Forty Years Ago
July 04, 2018 12:10 am
Prime Minister Morarji Desai had reportedly stated that he cannot spare Vajpayee from the government. General secretary of the Janata in Parliament, Digvijay Narain Singh, said Desai told him that Vajpayee could not be spared for party work.
June 1, 1978, Forty Years Ago
June 01, 2018 12:56 am
Ministers George Fernandes and Raj Narain are understood to have discussed Janata Party affairs relating to Uttar Pradesh at their meeting with Prime Minister Morarji Desai on June 1, 1978
May 24, 1978, Forty Years Ago: Cold War Politics
May 23, 2018 11:29 pm
On May 24, 1978, the International Institute for Strategic Studies predicted an uncertain economic future for the Soviet Union when the Brezhnev era ends.
May 21, 1978, Forty Years Ago: CFD MPs’ disquiet
May 21, 2018 12:07 am
On May 21, 1978, Mirwaiz Maulvi Mohammad Farooq of Kashmir had joined the Janata Party.
Forty Years Ago: April 3, 1978
April 03, 2018 5:28 am
Delegates from West Bengal at the CPI congress in Bhatinda demanded the total rejection of the draft political review report. Bishwanath Mukherjee, West Bengal CPI state secretary, wanted a complete admission of the CPI’s past failures rather than a mere admission of wrong party policy in backing the Emergency.
Forty Years Ago: November 29, 1977: Cyclone toll is 20K
November 29, 2017 12:15 am
No one knew the fate of 4,000 labourers who had come from the upland areas for harvest work. The officials said they had been able to locate nearly half of Diviseema’s one lakh inhabitants.
Forty Years Ago, November 12, 1977: Consumption Curbs
November 11, 2017 12:15 am
Fairly stringent curbs on conspicuous consumption by the affluent sections of society are likely to be placed in the next budget. The suggestion reportedly came from Defence Minister Jagjivan Ram.
Forty Years Ago, June 22, 1977: Janata CMs elected
June 22, 2017 12:08 am
While Devi Lal in Haryana, Nilamony Rautray in Orissa and Kailash Chandra Joshi were elected unopposed, leaders in Himachal Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan had to take the secret ballot.
