Janata Dal

Janata Dal
Janata Dal
Abbreviation	JD
Founder	V. P. Singh
Founded	11 October 1988
Dissolved	2003
Merger of	Jan Morcha; Janata Party faction; Lok Dal faction; Congress (Jagjivan); Thamizhaga Munnetra Munnani;
Succeeded by	Samata Party; Janata Dal (Socialist) ; Rashtriya Lok Morcha; Janata Dal (Secular); Janata Dal (United); Rashtriya Janata Dal; Biju Janata Dal; Samajwadi Party; Loktantrik Janata Dal; Indian National Lok Dal; Rashtriya Lok Dal; Lok Janshakti Party;
Ideology	Social democracy
Political position	Centre
National affiliation	National Front (1988–1996); United Front (1996–1998);
Colours	Green
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

Janata Dal (lit. 'People's Party') was an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), and the Jan Morcha on 11 October 1988—the birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Narayan under the leadership of V. P. Singh.^[3]^[4]

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