Jan Kranti Party
Jan Kranti Party | |
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Right-wing | |
Jan Kranti Party was a
Foundation
Citing neglect and humiliation by his then party, the
On 14 November, Yadav said that the poor performance of the SP at the
At the time of the founding of the new party, Kalyan Singh declared that the intention of the party was to contest all 403 constituencies in the 2012 Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.[3]
Merger with BJP
On 21 January 2013, Kalyan Singh announced the merger of both of his parties - the Rashtriya Kranti Party (RKP), which he formed after being suspended from the BJP in 1999,[10] and also the Jan Kranti Party (JKP) - with the BJP.[11] However, he chose not to "officially join the BJP" on the advice of senior party leaders. The reason for this was that the BJP leadership did not want Kalyan Singh to have to resign his seat in the Lok Sabha, representing Etah, which he had won in the 2009 parliamentary election.[12]
References
- ^ Hindustan Times
- ^ "Kalyan Singh launches Jan Kranti Party".
- ^ a b "Kalyan's son to lead new party". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 6 January 2010. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010.
- ^ "Politics/Nation". The Times of India. 20 January 2009.
- ^ "Kalyan to campaign for SP". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
- ^ "The Week".
- ^ Khan, Atiq (16 November 2009). "Kalyan Singh calls Mulayam an 'opportunist'". The Hindu. Chennai, India.
- ^ "Kalyan Singh's son Rajbir quits Samajwadi Party". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013.
- ^ "Kalyan's son to lead new party". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 6 January 2010. Archived from the original on 14 January 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Third time lucky? Kalyan Singh-BJP reunion on the cards".
- ^ "Kalyan Singh merged his Jan Kranti Party with BJP, restrained himself from Joining". 22 January 2013.
- ^ "Kalyan Singh's party merges with BJP". 21 January 2013.