Janata Party (Secular)

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Janata Party (Secular)
AbbreviationJP(S)
FounderRaj Narain
FoundedJuly, 1979
Split fromJanata Party
Merged intoJanata Dal
Succeeded byJanata Dal (Secular)

The Janata Party (Secular) was an

Lok Dal before the 1980 Indian general election[1] but officially contested in the elections under its previous name. In the elections for the 7th Lok Sabha in 1980, the party won 41 seats and received 9.39% of the total votes polled.[2]

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  2. ^ "Statistical Report on General elections, 1980 to the 7th Lok Sabha, Volume I" (PDF). Election Commission of India website. p. 83. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 July 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2010.