Janata Dal (United)

Janata Dal (United)
Janata Dal (United)
Abbreviation	JD(U)
Leader	Nitish Kumar
President	Nitish Kumar
Chairperson	Nitish Kumar
Lok Sabha Leader	Lalan Singh
Rajya Sabha Leader	Ram Nath Thakur
Founder	Sharad Yadav; George Fernandes; Nitish Kumar;
Founded	30 October 2003
Merger of	Janata Dal; Samata Party; Lok Shakti;
Headquarters	7, Jantar Mantar Road, New Delhi, India-110001
Newspaper	JD(U) Sandesh
Student wing	Chhatra JDU
Youth wing	Yuva JDU
Women's wing	Mahila JDU
Ideology	Populism; Secularism
ECI Status	Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur (State Party)
Alliance	Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (2023-24); Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) (2015–2017, 2022-2024); United Progressive Alliance (2022-2023); National Democratic Alliance (2003–2013, 2017–2022, 2024- present);
Seats in Lok Sabha	16 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha	4 / 245
Seats in State Legislative Assemblies	List 44 / 243 (Bihar Legislative Assembly) ; 22 / 75 (Bihar Legislative Council) ; 1 / 60 (Manipur Legislative Assembly)
Number of states and union territories in government	1 / 31
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
	jdu.org.in
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

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Janata Dal (United) ("People’s Party (United)"), abbreviated as JD(U), is an Indian political party with political presence mainly in eastern and north-eastern India.^[3] JD(U) is recognised as a state party in the states of Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh and Manipur and is a part of government in Bihar. JD(U) heads the government in Bihar and has remained the second largest party in Manipur.^[4]^[5]^[6] JD(U) won 16 seats in the 2019 Indian general election, making it the seventh largest party in the Lok Sabha.

The Janata Dal (United) was formed with the merger of the Sharad Yadav faction of the Janata Dal, the Lok Shakti Party and the Samata Party on 30 October 2003. But the Election Commission of India refused the merger of the Samata Party, then Brahmanand Mandal became the president, but he was suffering from Alzheimer's disease and not physically well, so Uday Mandal became president^[7] and he has taken charge of the Samata Party.^[8]^[9] Janata Dal (United)'s party mentor and patron is the veteran socialist leader George Fernandes.^[10] JD(U) is currently a part of the National Democratic Alliance.

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