Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)

Rashtriya Janata Dal - National Peoples Party is one of the major political party in India. The party was founded in 1997 by Laloo Prasad Yadav. It has a strong presence in Bihar under the leadership of Laloo Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi. Traditionally, the mass base of the party has been Yadavs and Muslims, two large and relatively politically active segments of Bihar's population.RJD ...

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Shiv Sena

Shiv Sena was formed by Balasaheb Thackeray in 1966. The party came into existence to promote the interests of 'sons of the soil,' Maharashtrian youth. The party maintains its Hindutva ideology and is a right-wing political party. It has been accused of instigating many riots in the state, including the Mumbai riots of the late 1960s, the Bhiwandi riots in 1984 and the Mumbai riots of 1992-93.Shiv...

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Samata Party

Samata Party was formed in 1994 when a faction lead by George Fernandes and Nitish Kumar broke away from Janta Dal. The reason was that the party ideology had shifted to castism . George Fernades rose to fame during 1977- 79 for his opposition to multinational companies. He was the key figure behind packing off Coca cola from India then. He campaigned against BJP calling it a communal party.In 1996 Samata Party came into alliance with BJP and won on eight seats, six in...

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Samajwadi Party

Samajwadi Party came into existences on 4th October 1992 . Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav was elected party's first president . The Party Vice President is Shri Janeshwar MishraMulayam Singh Yadav has been in politics since 1967. He has been the chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh - 1993-95, and Union Defence Minister 1996-1998. Other important leaders are Amar Singh, Ram gopal Yadav and Raj Babbar In the 13th Lok Sabha, it was the 5th largest party with 27 mambers Samajwadi Party stands for Equality and...

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Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)

The BSP was formed in 1984 by Kanshi Ram who has remained party leader ever since. The party emerged from Kanshi Ram's earlier activity promoting the interests of Scheduled Caste government employees. Kanshi Ram was able to promote the organisation in the states of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh. Although the BSP is recognised by the Election Commission as a national party it effectively functions on certain North Indian states only. It's ideology...

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Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP)

Jana Sangha was a political party founded in 1951 which later came to be known as Bhartiya Janata Party. Throughout the Congress regime it remained one of the major opposition parties, guiding the rout to be taken by the opposition.During 1986 elections it made it's presence felt in a string way and after that the popularity has been rising by the day. In 1996 it emerged as a ...

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Indian National Congress

The oldest Indian political party, the Indian National Congress was formed in 1885 and was the most powerful force behind the country's struggle for independence It also held power for most years after independence. The party has also been instrumental in the making or fall of non-Congress governments at the centre when it was out of power.The Party boasts of the leadership of what can be...

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