Janata Dal (United)

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Janata Dal (United)
AbbreviationJD(U)
Leader Nitish Kumar
Lok Sabha  Leader Dileshwar Kamait
Rajya Sabha  Leader Sanjay Kumar Jha
Founder
Founded30 October 2003(21 years ago) (30 October 2003)
Merger of
Headquarters7, Jantar Mantar Road, New Delhi, India-110001
NewspaperJD(U) Sandesh
Student wing Chhatra JDU
Youth wing Yuva JDU
Women's wing Mahila JDU
Ideology Secularism [1] [2]
Political position Centre [3]
ECI Status Bihar and Manipur (State Party)
Alliance
Seats in  Lok Sabha
12 / 543
Seats in  Rajya Sabha
4 / 245
Seats in  State Legislative Assemblies
List
Number of states and union territories in government
2 / 31
Election symbol
Indian Election Symbol Arrow.svg
Party flag
JanataDalUnitedFlag.PNG
Website
jdu.org.in
Janta Dak United.jpg

Janata Dal (United) ("People's Party (United)"), abbreviated as JD(U), is an Indian political party with political presence mainly in eastern and north-eastern India. [4] JD(U) is recognised as a state party in the states of Bihar and Manipur and is a part of government in both the states. JD(U) heads the government in Bihar and is part of the NDA government in Manipur. [5] [6] [7] JD(U) won 12 seats in the 2024 Indian general election, making it the seventh largest party in the Lok Sabha. JD(U) states that they believe in promoting social justice and lifting up marginalized peoples. [8]

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The Janata Dal (United) was formed with the merger of the Sharad Yadav faction of the Janata Dal, the Lok Shakti Party and the Samata Party on 30 October 2003. But the Election Commission of India refused the merger of the Samata Party, then Brahmanand Mandal became the president, but he was suffering from Alzheimer's disease and not physically well, so Uday Mandal became president [9] and he has taken charge of the Samata Party. [10] [11] Janata Dal (United)'s party mentor and patron is the veteran socialist leader George Fernandes. [12] JD(U) is currently a part of the National Democratic Alliance.

History

Formation

JDU leaders Nitish Kumar, Umesh Singh Kushwaha and Vijay Kumar Chaudhary participating in nomination of party's national General Secretary Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha to Bihar Legislative Council in 2024 alongside Bharatiya Janata Party state chief Samrat Choudhary and others. Nomination of Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha (1) 04.jpg
JDU leaders Nitish Kumar, Umesh Singh Kushwaha and Vijay Kumar Chaudhary participating in nomination of party's national General Secretary Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha to Bihar Legislative Council in 2024 alongside Bharatiya Janata Party state chief Samrat Choudhary and others.

The Janata Dal (United)'s origin goes back to the period before 1999 General Election. A faction led by then Chief Minister of Karnataka J. H. Patel had lent support to the National Democratic Alliance, leading to the split in the Janata Dal leading to the formation of Janata Dal (Secular) under H. D. Deve Gowda, who wanted to remain equidistant from both national parties; and Janata Dal under Sharad Yadav was called Janata Dal (United). [13]

The Janata Dal (United) was formed with the merger of the Sharad Yadav faction of the Janata Dal, the Lok Shakti and the Samata Party. [14] On 30 October 2003, the Samata Party led by George Fernandes and Nitish Kumar merged with the Janata Dal. The merged entity was called Janata Dal (United) with the arrow symbol of Janata Dal (United) and the green and white flag of the Samata Party. [12] The uniting force is believed to be common opposition to Rashtriya Janata Dal in Bihar especially after the Rashtriya Janata Dal welcomed Samata Party rebels like Raghunath Jha into the party.

In NDA

Nitish Kumar sharing the stage with legislators and senior leaders of Janata Dal United on the occasion of state council meeting of the party at its headquarter Karpoori Bhawan, Patna. Nitish Kumar sharing stage with legislators of Janata Dal United at party's headquarter on the occasion of state council meeting.jpg
Nitish Kumar sharing the stage with legislators and senior leaders of Janata Dal United on the occasion of state council meeting of the party at its headquarter Karpoori Bhawan, Patna.

JD(U) joined NDA and along with its alliance partner, the BJP defeated the RJD-led UPA government in Bihar in November 2005. New government was headed by JD(U) leader, Nitish Kumar and NDA continued to govern state. The alliance contested 2009 Indian general election and won 32 seats. BJP won 12 while JD(U) won 20. [15] JD(U) won 115 and BJP won 91 seats in 2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election. Thus together holding 206 seats in 243 member Bihar Legislative Assembly.

Out of NDA

JD(U) broke its 17 years old alliance with the BJP in Bihar in protest against the elevation of Narendra Modi as ahead of the election campaign committee of BJP for 2014 Indian general election. JD(U) President Sharad Yadav and then Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced their end of coalition at a press conference on 16 June 2013, exactly a week after Narendra Modi was made the BJP's campaign committee chairman, who was later made the prime ministerial candidate of NDA. Just after this split, Sharad Yadav relinquished his position as the NDA convenor. [16]

The JD(U) contested the election in Bihar in an alliance with the Communist Party of India but they won only two seats out of total forty seats of Bihar while the BJP-LJP alliance won 31 seats. [15] [17] [18] Following poor performance in election, Nitish Kumar resigned as Chief Minister of Bihar and Jitan Ram Manjhi sworn in as a new Chief Minister. When the trust vote was demanded by the BJP to prove majority in Bihar Legislative Assembly, the RJD supported the JD(U) in the assembly on 23 May 2014 to pass the majority mark. [19]

The Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance)

On 29 December 2014, Kerala-based Socialist Janata (Democratic) merged with the JD(U) with its leader M.P. Veerendra Kumar, accepting the party flag from JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar. This was an important milestone in bringing a pan-Indian appeal to the JD(U) which is largely limited to the state of Bihar. [20]

On 14 April 2015, the JD(U), Janata Dal (Secular), Rashtriya Janata Dal, the Indian National Lok Dal, Samajwadi Party, and Samajwadi Janata Party announced that they would merge into a new national Janata Parivar alliance in order to fight against the BJP in cooperation with one another, thus leaving the UPA. But for some reason this did not take place and the Samajwadi Party was subsequently offered 3 seats out of an assembly of 243 in the Bihar elections. Unhappy with this deal, it left the alliance and fought the elections separately. [21] On 9 May, MLA Jitan Ram Manjhi was expelled from the JD(U) and he later founded the Hindustani Awam Morcha along with 17 other dissent JD(U) MLAs. [22]

In the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election JD(U) contested the election in an alliance with the RJD and Congress. It won 71 seats out of the 101 seats it contested and the alliance won 178 seats out the 243 seats in the assembly. Subsequently, Nitish Kumar again became the Chief Minister of Bihar. [23]

In the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha held in March 2016, the ruling UDF of Kerala state gave one seat to JD(U) Kerala State Unit President M.P. Veerendra Kumar. In spite of having just 2 MLAs in the Legislative Assembly, the Congress gave a berth to its ally. [24]

Alliance with NDA

On 26 July 2017 5 pm, Nitish Kumar tendered his resignation as Chief Minister of Bihar, ending 20-month-old Mahgathbandhan (grand alliance) rule. The next day on 27 July 2017 10 am he again took oath as Chief Minister of Bihar with the support of BJP. Same day evening, Kerala JD(U) chief M.P. Veerendra Kumar announced the split of Kerala unit of the JD(U) from the party, due to Nitish Kumar led Bihar unit joined hands with the BJP. [25] On 28 July 2017, new NDA government won trust vote in Bihar assembly by 131 votes in favour and 108 against, four legislators did not vote. [26]

Out of NDA

On 9 August 2022, Nitish Kumar announced that the JD(U)'s alliance with the BJP in the Bihar Legislative Assembly was over. [27] He further made a claim that the new government in Bihar, a coalition of nine parties including the RJD and the INC would be a "Mahagathgandhan 2.0."

Reorganisation after 2020 Assembly elections

Nitish Kumar with state president Umesh Singh Kushwaha and other leaders of JDU during Rajya Sabha nomination of Khiru Mahto. Umesh kushwaha, khiru Mahto, Nitish Kumar.jpeg
Nitish Kumar with state president Umesh Singh Kushwaha and other leaders of JDU during Rajya Sabha nomination of Khiru Mahto.

The JD(U), just like its parent Samata Party, had the core support of Kushwaha and Kurmi caste, which emanated from the great rally organised in 1993 at Gandhi Maidan, Patna. In 2020 Assembly elections, the party performed badly, and its seats in Bihar Legislative Assembly reduced to 43 from 75 in 2015 elections. The breakaway of the faction led by Upendra Kushwaha, who founded Rashtriya Lok Samata Party, was recognised as one of the principal reason behind reduction in support base of the party in many constituencies. In a bid to retain its support amongst its core vote base, the party made several organisational changes, like appointing Ramchandra Prasad Singh as national president of the party and Umesh Kushwaha as the state president. Meanwhile, it also tried to give effect to the merger of the Upendra Kushwaha led RLSP with itself. The RLSP was formed as a result of a split in JD(U) in 2013. Immediately after the merger, Upendra Kushwaha was made president of parliamentary board of the party. [28] [29]

On 20 February 2023, Upendra Kushwaha resigned from the post of president of parliamentary committee of JDU and membership of Bihar Legislative Council and formed another party named Rashtriya Lok Morcha as a breakaway faction of JDU. [30]

However, Umesh Kushwaha, who was re-elected to the post of party's state chief in November 2022, continued to serve party in that position for the second term. [31]

2024 Lok Sabha elections

Nitish Kumar with victors of 2024 Indian general election in Bihar. Nitish Kumar with newly appointed members of Lok Sabha in 2024.jpg
Nitish Kumar with victors of 2024 Indian general election in Bihar.

In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, JDU was granted 16 seats against Bharatiya Janata Party's 17 seats and it contested in alliance with BJP and Chirag Paswan led Lok Janashakti Party (Ram Vilas). It won 12 seats in this election and played important role in formation of Third modi government in the centre. With this victory, JDU changed the narrative that it has been weakened over the time under the leadership of Nitish Kumar with latter's growing age and lack of next generation of leaders in the party. [32]

This election also revealed JDU's hold and support base amongst the members of Extremely Backward Castes, which turned out to be the reason behind party's spectacular performance in the constituencies dominated by them. [33] In order to consolidate its support base amongst the different caste groups, JDU appointed Dileshwar Kamait, a member of Extremely Backward Caste as its leader of parliamentary party in 18th Lok Sabha, Sanjay Kumar Jha was appointed as leader of parliamentary party in Rajya Sabha after the 2024 general elections. [34]

Subsequently, Lalan Singh and Ram Nath Thakur were made union ministers in Third Modi government from the JDU. [35]

Electoral performance

Lok Sabha elections

Lok SabhaElectionSeats
contested		Seats
won		Votes Polled % of
votes		State (seats)Ref.
14th Lok Sabha 2004 73891,44,9632.53Bihar (6)
Lakshadweep(1)
Uttar Pradesh(1)		 [36]
15th Lok Sabha 2009 272059,36,7861.5Bihar (20) [36]
16th Lok Sabha 2014 93259,92,2811.08Bihar (2) [36]
17th Lok Sabha 2019 241689,26,6791.45Bihar(16) [36]
18th Lok Sabha 2024 161280,25,0001.25Bihar(12) [36]

Assembly elections

Vidhan SabhaAssembly ElectionSeats ContestedSeats Won % of votes % of votes in
seats contested		Party VotesRef.
Bihar Legislative Assembly
12th Vidhan Sabha 2005 February 1385514.5526.413,564,930 [37]
13th Vidhan Sabha 2005 October 1398820.4637.414,819,759 [37]
14th Vidhan Sabha 2010 14411522.5838.776,561,906 [37]
15th Vidhan Sabha 2015 1017116.840.656,416,414 [37]
16th Vidhan Sabha 2020 1154315.3932.836,485,179 [37]
Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
2nd Vidhan Sabha 2005 1864.0
3rd Vidhan Sabha 2009 1422.78285,565
4th Vidhan Sabha 2014 1100.96133815
5th Vidhan Sabha 2019 4500.73110120 [38]
6th Vidhan Sabha 2024 210.8136.69145,040 [39]
Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
7th 2019 1479.8961,324[ citation needed ]
Manipur Legislative Assembly
13th 2022 38610.77200,100[ citation needed ]

Prominent members

List of chief ministers

Chief ministers of Bihar

NoNameConstituencyTerm of officeTenure lengthAssemblyMinistry
1 Nitish Kumar MLC 24 November 200526 November 20108 years, 177 days 14th Nitish Kumar II
26 November 201020 May 2014 15th Nitish Kumar III
2 Jitan Ram Manjhi Makhdumpur 20 May 201422 February 2015278 days Manjhi
(1) Nitish Kumar MLC 22 February 201520 November 20159 years, 295 days Nitish Kumar IV
20 November 201526 July 2017 16th Nitish Kumar V
26 July 201716 November 2020 Nitish Kumar VI
16 November 20209 August 2022 17th Nitish Kumar VII
9 August 202231 January 2024 Nitish Kumar VIII
31 January 2024Incumbent Nitish Kumar IX

List of ministers in union government

No.PortraitPortfolioName
(Birth–Death)		Term in officeConstituency
(House)		 Prime Minister
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
1 George Fernandes (cropped).jpg Minister of Defence George Fernandes
(1930–2019)		15 October 200122 May 20042 years, 220 days Nalanda
(Lok Sabha)		 Atal Bihari Vajpayee
2 Sharadyadavjdu.jpg Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Sharad Yadav
(1947–2023)		1 July 200222 May 20041 year, 326 days Madhepura
(Lok Sabha)
3 Nitish Kumar with JDU functionaries (cropped).jpg Minister of Railways Nitish Kumar
(born 1951)		20 March 200122 May 20043 years, 63 days Barh
(Lok Sabha)
4 Dig Vijaysingh.jpg Minister of External Affairs
(MoS)		 Digvijay Singh
(1955–2010)		1 July 200222 May 20041 year, 326 days Banka
(Lok Sabha)
5 R. C. P. Singh (cropped).jpg Minister of Steel Ramchandra Prasad Singh
(born 1958)		7 July 20216 July 2022364 days Bihar
(Rajya Sabha)		 Narendra Modi
6 Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh interacting with media after taking charge as the Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.jpg Minister of Panchayati Raj Lalan Singh
(born 1955)		10 June 2024Incumbent186 days Munger
(Lok Sabha)
Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry & Dairying
7 Shri Ram Nath Thakur.jpg Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
(MoS)		 Ram Nath Thakur
(born 1950)		 Bihar
(Rajya Sabha)

List of Lok Sabha members

No.ImageNameConstituency
1 Shri Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh interacting with media after taking charge as the Union Minister for Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying.jpg Lalan Singh Munger
2 Giridhari Yadav.jpg Giridhari Yadav Banka
3 Ajay Kumar Mandal.jpg Ajay Kumar Mandal Bhagalpur
4 Sunil Kumar Valmikinagar MP (cropped).jpg Sunil Kumar Valmiki Nagar
5 Lovely Anand (cropped).jpg Lovely Anand Sheohar
6 Devesh Chandra Thakur (cropped).jpg Devesh Chandra Thakur Sitamarhi
7 Dileshwar Kamait.jpg Dileshwar Kamait Supaul
8 Vijay Lakshmi Kushwaha (cropped).jpg Vijay Lakshmi Kushwaha Siwan
9 Alok Kumar Suman.jpg Alok Kumar Suman Gopalganj
10 Kaushalendra Kumar.jpg Kaushalendra Kumar Nalanda
11 Dinesh Chandra Yadav.jpg Dinesh Chandra Yadav Madhepura
12 Ramprit Mandal.jpg Ramprit Mandal Jhanjharpur

List of Rajya Sabha members

No.ImageNameDate of appointmentDate of retirementDuration
1 Shri Ram Nath Thakur.jpg Ram Nath Thakur 10 Apr 202010 Apr 20266 years, 0 days
2 Sanjay Jha with Nitish Kumar and Lalan Singh (cropped).jpg Sanjay Kumar Jha 3 Apr 20244 Apr 20306 years, 1 day
3 Harivansh Narayan Singh.jpg Harivansh Narayan Singh
( Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha )		10 Apr 202010 Apr 20266 years, 0 days
4 Khiru Mahto (cropped).jpeg Khiru Mahto 8 July 20227 July 20285 years, 365 days

National presidents

No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)		Term in office
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Sharadyadavjdu.jpg Sharad Yadav
(1947–2023)		30 October 200310 April 201612 years, 163 days
2 Nitish Kumar in February 2007.jpg Nitish Kumar
(born 1951)		10 April 201627 December 20204 years, 261 days
3 R. C. P. Singh (cropped).jpg Ramchandra Prasad Singh
(born 1958)		27 December 20206 July 20221 year, 191 days
4 Shri Lalan Singh.jpg Lalan Singh
(born 1955)		31 July 202129 December 20232 years, 151 days
(2) Nitish Kumar in February 2007.jpg Nitish Kumar
(born 1951)		29 December 2023Incumbent350 days

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