The Janata Dal (Secular) is a left of centre Indian political party.
The JD(S) traces its roots back to the Janata Party organized by Jayprakash Narayan
H.D. Deve Gowda, a Janata Dal member, became Prime Minister in 1996 of a United Front government.
A split occurred in 1999 when some leaders left to ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party and form the Janata Dal (United) party. That party was led by George Fernandes.
H.D. Deve Gowda is still the leader of the party and is a JD(S) MP for the Hassan district in Karnataka, India. His party is the third-largest in the Karnataka state legislature and governs in a coalition with the Indian National Congress party.
The JD(S) has certain pockets of influence in the northern districts of Kerala.
State Secretary: M P Veerandrakumar
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