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Abbreviation | JD(S) |
Leader | H. D. Kumaraswamy |
President | H. D. Deve Gowda |
Lok Sabha Leader | H. D. Kumaraswamy |
Rajya Sabha Leader | H. D. Deve Gowda |
Founder | H. D. Deve Gowda |
Founded | July 1999 |
Preceded by | Janata Dal |
Headquarters | JP Bhavan, 19/1, Platform Road, Seshadripuram, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560020 |
Student wing | Student Janata Dal (Secular) |
Youth wing | Yuva Janata Dal (Secular) |
Women's wing | Mahila Janata Dal (Secular) |
Labour wing | Karmikara Janata Dal (Secular) |
Ideology | Green politics Green conservatism |
Political position | Centre-right[1] |
Colours | Green |
ECI Status | State Party[2] |
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Seats in Lok Sabha | 2 / 543 |
Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 245 |
Seats in State legislative assemblies of India | Karnataka Legislative Assembly 18 / 224
Kerala Legislative Assembly 2 / 224 |
Seats in Karnataka Legislative Council | 8 / 75 |
Number of states and union territories in government | 1 / 31 |
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The Janata Dal (Secular) (transl. People's Party (Secular); abbr. JD(S)) is an Indian regional political party[4] recognised as a state party in the Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh. It was founded by the former prime minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda in July 1999 as a breakaway faction from the Janata Dal.[5][6]