Janata Dal United

Janata Dal (United)
Abbreviation	JD(U)
President	Nitish Kumar
Secretary-General	K.C. Tyagi
Lok Sabha leader	Kaushalendra Kumar
Rajya Sabha leader	Ramchandra Prasad Singh
Founded	30 October 2003 (13 years ago) (2003-10-30)
Headquarters	7, Jantar Mantar Road, New Delhi, India-110001
Ideology	Secularism Socialism
Political position	Centre-left
ECI Status	State Party
Alliance	NDA
National convener	Nitish Kumar
Seats in Lok Sabha	2 / 545
Seats in Rajya Sabha	10 / 245
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Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) is a centre-left Indian political party with political presence mainly in Bihar and Jharkhand. The Janata Dal (United) was formed with the merger of the Sharad Yadav faction of the Janata Dal, the Lokshakti Party and the Samta Party on 30 October 2003. Janata Dal (United)'s party mentor and patron is the veteran socialist leader George Fernandes. JD(U) is currently a part of BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

The Janata Dal (United)'s origins go back to before the 1999 General Election. A faction led by then Chief Minister of Karnataka J. H. Patel had lent support to the National Democratic Alliance, leading to the split in the Janata Dal leading to the formation of Janata Dal (Secular) under H. D. Deve Gowda, who wanted to remain equidistant from both national parties; and Janata Dal under Sharad Yadav.

The Janata Dal (United) was formed with the merger of the Sharad Yadav faction of the Janata Dal, the Lokshakti Party and the Samata Party. 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. The uniting force is believed to be common opposition to Rashtriya Janata Dal in Bihar especially after the RJD welcomed Samata Party rebels like Raghunath Jha into the party.

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