Janata Dal (United)

Janata Dal, abbreviated as JD, is a social-democratic and secularist Indian political party, rooted mainly in eastern and north-eastern India, whose stated goals are promoting social justice and lifting... Wikipedia

• Abbreviation:  JD(U)
• Leader:  Nitish Kumar
• Lok Sabha leader:  Dileshwar Kamait
• Rajya Sabha leader:  Sanjay Kumar Jha
• Founder:  Sharad Yadav, George Fernandes, Nitish Kumar
• Founded:  30 October 2003
• Merger of:  Janata Dal (Sharad Yadav faction), Samata Party, Lok Shakti
• Headquarters:  7, Jantar Mantar Road, New Delhi, India-110001
• Newspaper:  JD(U) Sandesh
• Student wing:  Chhatra JDU
• Youth wing:  Yuva JDU
• Women's wing:  Mahila JDU
• Ideology:  Social democracy, Secularism
• Political position:  Centre
• ECI Status:  State Party, Bihar, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh
• Alliance:  NDA (2003–2013, 2017–2022, 2024–present), INDIA (2023–24), UPA (2015–2017, 2022–23), Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) (2015–2017, 2022–2024), Mahagathbandhan (Jharkhand) (2022–2024)
• Seats in Lok Sabha:  12 / 543
• Seats in Rajya Sabha:  4 / 245
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo