Lok Shakti
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Lok Shakti (
.Merger
Before the
Janata Dal (United) was formed with the merger of the Sharad Yadav faction of the Janata Dal, the Lok Shakti and the Samata Party.[4] On 30 October 2003, the Samata Party led by George Fernandes and Nitish Kumar merged with the Janata Dal. The merged entity was called Janata Dal (United) with the arrow symbol of Janata Dal (United) and the green and white flag of the Samata Party. But Election Commission of India refused the merger of Samata Party. Brahmanand Mandal became the president, but he is suffering from Alzheimer's disease and not physically well so Uday Mandal[5] became President[6] and he has taken charge of the Samata Party.[7] The uniting force is believed to be common opposition to Rashtriya Janata Dal in Bihar especially after the Rashtriya Janata Dal welcomed Samata Party rebels like Raghunath Jha into the party.
Party Presidents
State Units
Karnataka
Presidents
Jeevaraj Alva (1999)[8]
References
- ^ Frontline: A divided party
- ^ "Ramakrishna Hegde launches Lok Shakti to keep Deve Gowda on tenterhooks". India Today. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ Samata Party breaks away from JD (U)
- ^ Janata Parivar's home base
- ^ "Uday Mandal – SAMATA PARTY". Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ^ "उदय मंडल बने समता पार्टी के कार्यकारी अध्यक्ष". Gaam Ghar. 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ^ "BBCHindi". www.bbc.com. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
- ^ Bangalore, PARVATHI MENON in. "The fallout in Karnataka". Frontline. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
