Jantantrik Bahujan Samaj Party

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Jantantrik Bahujan Samaj Party (Democratic Majority Society Party), a splinter group of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) formed in 1997 when 19 BSP Members of the Legislative Assembly of Uttar Pradesh broke away. JBSP allied themselves with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and joined the National Democratic Alliance. In UP they supported Kalyan Singh's government. 17 JBSP MLAs were inducted as ministers in the state government. The president of JBSP was DP Yadav (Rajya Sabha MP) and the general secretary Shahidullah Khan. [1] [2] [3] [4]

JBSP became an unstable party and suffered various splits. Four MLAs defected to Lok Jan Shakti Party. Another splinter group was Kisan Mazdoor Bahujan Party. [5] [6]

When JBSP fell apart, DP Yadav organized the new party Rashtriya Parivartan Dal.

JBSP should not be confused with the other BSP splinter group: Loktantrik Bahujan Samaj Party.

References

  1. ↑ "Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh gets tough with errant colleagues". India Today. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "Rajnath Singh tries to rid BJP of under-performers in Uttar Pradesh". India Today. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Kalyan Singh becomes reticent after his suspension from primary membership of BJP". India Today. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Exodus from BSP on, may lose more to BJP (IANS Special)". Outlook India. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "BJP saves UP Government but makes itself vulnerable to desertions and political eclipse". India Today. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "In UP, parties begin to mushroom before polls". The Asian Age. Retrieved 10 September 2020.


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