Janata Dal (Secular)

Janata Dal (Secular)
Janata Dal (Secular)
Abbreviation	JD(S)
President	H. D. Deve Gowda
Chairperson	H. D. Kumaraswamy
Lok Sabha Leader	H. D. Kumaraswamy
Rajya Sabha Leader	H. D. Deve Gowda
Founder	H. D. Deve Gowda
Founded	July 1999
Preceded by	Janata Dal
Headquarters	JP Bhavan, 19/1, Platform Road, Seshadripuram, Bengaluru, Karnataka-560020
Student wing	Student Janata Dal (Secular)
Youth wing	Yuva Janata Dal (Secular)
Women's wing	Mahila Janata Dal (Secular)
Labour wing	Karmikara Janata Dal (Secular)
Colours	Green
ECI Status	State Party
Alliance	NDA (National Level, Karnataka); Left Democratic Front (Kerala) (rebel group);
Seats in Lok Sabha	2 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha	1 / 245
Seats in State legislative assemblies of India	Karnataka Legislative Assembly 18 / 224 Kerala Legislative Assembly 2 / 224 ;
Seats in Karnataka Legislative Council	8 / 75
Number of states and union territories in government	1 / 31
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
	jds.ind.in
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

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The Janata Dal (Secular) (transl. People's Party (Secular); abbr. JD(S)) is an Indian political party recognised as a state party in the Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala and Arunachal Pradesh. It was founded by the former prime minister of India H. D. Deve Gowda in July 1999 as a breakaway faction from the Janata Dal.^[3]^[4]