Karnataka Janata Paksha
Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) | |
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Bengaluru - 560055, Karnataka | |
Ideology | Social democracy |
Political position | Centre |
Colours | Green |
Alliance | National Democratic Alliance (NDA) (2013-2014) |
Election symbol | |
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Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) was an Indian political party based in
Yeddyurappa had resigned as a
Scores of former and sitting legislators, ministers and senior functionaries of the
In the 2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly Elections, the party under the leadership of Yeddyurappa won 6 of the 203 seats it had contested and secured about 10% of the total votes polled. Although, the party did not make any significant gains in the elections, it had restricted the BJP to just 40 seats, compared to the 110 it had in the outgoing assembly.[2]
Though the KJP was formed as a splinter of the BJP, it did not profess Hindutva as its ideology and instead adopted a centrist social democratic stance with a secular outlook.
In September 2013, Yeddyurappa announced that the party would support the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance to ensure the victory of Narendra Modi.[3]
Electoral performance
Year | Seats won | Voteshare (%) |
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2013 | 6 / 224
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9.8 |
References
- ^ PTI (9 January 2014). "BS Yeddyurappa returns to BJP, merges Karnataka Janata Paksha". The Economic Times. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- CNN-IBN. 8 May 2013. Archived from the originalon 18 June 2013.
- ^ "No merger with BJP but will back NDA under Modi: BSY – Rediff.com India News". Rediff.com. 19 September 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
External links
- Official website Archived 25 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine