Janata Dal (United)

Janata Dal (United)



Janata Dal (United)
Janata Dal(United)


  • Abbreviation: JD(U)
  • President: Nitish Kumar
  • General Secretary: K. C. Tyagi
  • Lok Sabha leader: Lalan Singh
  • Rajya Sabha leader: Ramchandra Prasad Singh
  • Founder: George Fernandes, Nitish Kumar, Sharad Yadav
  • Founded: 30 October 2003 (16 years ago)
  • The merger: Samata Party, Lok Shakti, Janata Dal
  • Split from: Janata Dal
  • Headquarters: 7, Jantar Mantar Road, New Delhi, India-110001
  • Newspaper: JD(U) Sandesh
  • Ideology: Socialism, Secularism, Integral humanism
  • Political position: Centre-left
  • ECI Status: Bihar (State Party), Arunachal Pradesh (State Party)
  • Alliance: National Democratic Alliance (since 2003 except 2013 – 2017-present), Mahagathbandhan (2015 – 2017)
  • Seats in Lok Sabha: 15 / 543
  • Seats in Rajya Sabha: 5 / 245
  • Seats in: Indian states
  • Number of states and union territories in government: 2 / 31
  • Website

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