- Janata Dal (United)
Infobox Indian_Political_Party
party_name = Janata Dal (United)
party_
chairman =Nitish Kumar
secretary =
ppchairman =
loksabha_leader =Prabhunath Singh
rajyasabha_leader =
foundation =October 30 ,2003
alliance = National Democratic Alliance
loksabha_seats = 8
rajyasabha_seats = 8
ideology =Integral humanism Conservatism
fiscalpolicy =Centre-Right
socialpolicy =Centre-Right
headquarters =
publication =
website =Janata Dal (United) is a
political party inIndia with political presence mainly inBihar andKarnataka . It is led byNitish Kumar . The current party was formed by the merger of the erstwhile Janata Dal (United) with theSamata Party onOctober 30 ,2003 . The uniting force is believed to be common opposition toRashtriya Janata Dal inBihar especially after the RJD welcomed Samata Party rebels likeRaghunath Jha andBrahmananad Mandal into the party. Janata Dal (United) is a constituent of the National Democratic Alliance.The Janata Dal (United) and the
Rashtriya Janata Dal -- ironically bitter political opponents today -- originate from the sameJanata Dal andJayaprakash Narayan 's call for a program of social transformation which he termed "Sampoorna kraanthi" or "Total Revolution" after Indira Gandhi was found guilty of violating electoral laws by the Allahabad High Court in1974 .Currently, the JD(U) heads the government in Bihar. The JD(U) along with its alliance partner, the BJP defeated the RJD-led UPA government in Bihar in November, 2005. The government is headed by JD(U) leader,
Nitish Kumar .In the recent Karnataka elections , it contested 71 seats but failed to win even a single seat.Party finance
JD(U) income has grown about six times in five years but on a small base.
*2002-03: INRConvert|22|l
*2003-04: INRConvert|26.7|l
*2004-05: INRConvert|97.2|l
*2005-06: INRConvert|64|l
*2006-07: INRConvert|1.3|ccite web|url=http://www.utvi.com/news/latest-business-news-india/10815/jd--u--fy07-income-rs-1-3cr-.html|title=JD (U) FY07 income Rs 1.3cr!|first=Amritanshu Rai|date=Sep 24, 2008|publisher=UTVi|accessdate=2008-09-25]The expenditure in 2006-07 was mostly on election and meeting establishment expenses.
*Election costs: Rs 97 lakh
*Establishment costs: Rs 11 lakhAs per "UTVI" information assets of the party were -
*2002-03: INRConvert|31|l
*2003-04: INRConvert|32.1|l
*2004-05: INRConvert|29|l
*2005-06: INRConvert|16.1|l
*2006-07: INRConvert|35.8|lExternal links
* [http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2003/10/31/stories/2003103104371100.htm Article from the Hindu on the merger]
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