Janata Dal Merger

BJP and JDS alliance for Lok Sabha election in Karnataka has run into some difficulties after clashes between the two parties' workers, and within the BJP itself, over candidates.

Hitting out at former ally Janata Dal (Secular) over its alliance with the BJP ahead of next year's Lok Sabha elections, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said he wouldn't be surprised if the former were to merge with the saffron par

The split of the late Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party -- once instrumental in cutting down Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United and giving the BJP the upper hand -- is now proving a headache for the BJP.

Alleging horse-trading in the merger of Janta Dal United Members of Legislative Assembly(MLAs) into BJP in Manipur, Janata Dal (United) (JDU) chief Rajiv Ranjan Lalan Singh said on Saturday that the merger was done by BJP using money power.

Former Union minister Sharad Yadav announced on Wednesday that his party Loktantarik Janata Dal will merge with Rashtriya Janata Dal on March 20 as part of his efforts to unite various offshoots of the erstwhile Janata Dal.

Almost exactly eight years after he split away from the Janata Dal United (JDU), the Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) came a full circle today as it merged into Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's party. The returning leader has been named the parent party's Parliamentary Board Chairperson. The formalities of the merger were to...

Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday said that Janata Dal (Secular) may extend issue-based support to the BJP in the coming days in public interest.

Election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor today took a sharp dig at Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Yadav and invited him for a "joint media interaction" to clear air about Rabri Devi's claim on a pre-poll alliance offered to the RJD.

Bahujan Mukti Party, the political arm of 'Bamcef'- an organisation mostly representing Dalits, will merge with Sharad Yadav's Loktantrik Janata Dal tomorrow.

After a failed attempt at unification of the larger Janata Parivar, JD(U), Rashtriya Lok Dal, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajtantrik) and Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) look set to merge in Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.

Ahead of today's Janata Parivar meeting in Delhi to arrive at an understanding over the alliance and its leadership for the Bihar polls, Janata Dal United chief Nitish Kumar met Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said that the process of merger of splinter parties into Janata Dal was "treading its own path."

The Janata Parivar merger has finally been announced. Six primarily family (parivar) driven regional outfits have come together in a seemingly forced marriage of convenience, hoping to create an alternate pole to the BJP.

Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) supremo HD Deve Gowda today said the merger of 'Janata Parivar' parties is not to destabilise the Narendra Modi government but to highlight its "failures" to fulfil election promises.

Sharad Yadav, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Lalu Prasad, Nitish Kumar, Abhay Chautala, and HD Deve Gowda held a press conference this evening to announce the formation of the new Janata Parivaar.

BJP and JDS alliance for Lok Sabha election in Karnataka has run into some difficulties after clashes between the two parties' workers, and within the BJP itself, over candidates.

Hitting out at former ally Janata Dal (Secular) over its alliance with the BJP ahead of next year's Lok Sabha elections, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said he wouldn't be surprised if the former were to merge with the saffron par

The split of the late Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party -- once instrumental in cutting down Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United and giving the BJP the upper hand -- is now proving a headache for the BJP.

Alleging horse-trading in the merger of Janta Dal United Members of Legislative Assembly(MLAs) into BJP in Manipur, Janata Dal (United) (JDU) chief Rajiv Ranjan Lalan Singh said on Saturday that the merger was done by BJP using money power.

Former Union minister Sharad Yadav announced on Wednesday that his party Loktantarik Janata Dal will merge with Rashtriya Janata Dal on March 20 as part of his efforts to unite various offshoots of the erstwhile Janata Dal.

Almost exactly eight years after he split away from the Janata Dal United (JDU), the Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) came a full circle today as it merged into Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's party. The returning leader has been named the parent party's Parliamentary Board Chairperson. The formalities of the merger were to...

Former Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday said that Janata Dal (Secular) may extend issue-based support to the BJP in the coming days in public interest.

Election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor today took a sharp dig at Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Yadav and invited him for a "joint media interaction" to clear air about Rabri Devi's claim on a pre-poll alliance offered to the RJD.

Bahujan Mukti Party, the political arm of 'Bamcef'- an organisation mostly representing Dalits, will merge with Sharad Yadav's Loktantrik Janata Dal tomorrow.

After a failed attempt at unification of the larger Janata Parivar, JD(U), Rashtriya Lok Dal, Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajtantrik) and Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) look set to merge in Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh.

Ahead of today's Janata Parivar meeting in Delhi to arrive at an understanding over the alliance and its leadership for the Bihar polls, Janata Dal United chief Nitish Kumar met Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has said that the process of merger of splinter parties into Janata Dal was "treading its own path."

The Janata Parivar merger has finally been announced. Six primarily family (parivar) driven regional outfits have come together in a seemingly forced marriage of convenience, hoping to create an alternate pole to the BJP.

Former Prime Minister and Janata Dal (Secular) supremo HD Deve Gowda today said the merger of 'Janata Parivar' parties is not to destabilise the Narendra Modi government but to highlight its "failures" to fulfil election promises.

Sharad Yadav, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Lalu Prasad, Nitish Kumar, Abhay Chautala, and HD Deve Gowda held a press conference this evening to announce the formation of the new Janata Parivaar.