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'''Bharatiya Kranti Dal''' was a [[political party]] in [[India]], formed by the [[Uttar Pradesh]] Chief Minister [[Charan Singh]]. The party was founded at a meeting in [[Lucknow]] in October 1967.<ref>Wallace, Paul. ''[http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0004-4687%28196802%298%3A2%3C87%3AITDOPP%3E2.0.CO%3B2-U India: The Dispersion of Political Power Paul Wallace]'', in ''Asian Survey'', Vol. 8, No. 2, A Survey of Asia in 1967: Part II. (Feb., 1968), pp. 87-96.</ref> After the 1977 general election, the party merged into the [[Janata Party]].<ref>[[E.M.S. Namboodiripad]]. ''The Communist Party in Kerala - Six Decades of Struggle and Advance''. [[New Delhi]]: National Book Centre, 1994. p. 265-266</ref>
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'''Bharatiya Kranti Dal''' was a [[political party]] in [[India]], formed by the [[Uttar Pradesh]] Chief Minister [[Charan Singh]]. The party was founded at a meeting in [[Lucknow]] in October 1967.<ref>Wallace, Paul. ''[https://www.jstor.org/stable/2642338 India: The Dispersion of Political Power Paul Wallace]'', in ''Asian Survey'', Vol. 8, No. 2, A Survey of Asia in 1967: Part II. (Feb., 1968), pp. 87-96.</ref> After the 1977 general election, the successor party of the BKD, [[Bharatiya Lok Dal]] was merged into the [[Janata Party]].<ref>[[E.M.S. Namboodiripad]]. ''The Communist Party in Kerala&nbsp;— Six Decades of Struggle and Advance''. [[New Delhi]]: National Book Centre, 1994. p. 265-266</ref>
== See also ==

The seeds for the formation of BKD were sown on 9 April 1967, when [[Humayun Kabir (Bengal politician)|Humayun Kabir]] organised a meeting of all non-Congress Chief Ministers and other important leaders in [[Delhi]].<ref name=Brass>{{Cite book |last=Brass |first=Paul R. |title=An Indian Political Life: Charan Singh and Congress Politics, 1967 to 1987 - Vol.3 (The Politics of Northern India) |publisher=Sage India |year=2014 |isbn=978-9351500322 |language=en}}</ref>{{rp|37}} At [[Indore]] session of BKD in November 1967, [[Mahamaya Prasad Sinha]] was elected as first chairman of the party.<ref name=Brass/>{{rp|83}}

==See also==
*[[Indian National Congress breakaway parties]]
*[[Indian National Congress breakaway parties]]


==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:47, 21 December 2023

Bharatiya Kranti Dal
FounderCharan Singh
FoundedOctober 1967
Succeeded byBharatiya Lok Dal
ColoursGreen
Election symbol

Bharatiya Kranti Dal was a political party in India, formed by the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Charan Singh. The party was founded at a meeting in Lucknow in October 1967.[1] After the 1977 general election, the successor party of the BKD, Bharatiya Lok Dal was merged into the Janata Party.[2]

The seeds for the formation of BKD were sown on 9 April 1967, when Humayun Kabir organised a meeting of all non-Congress Chief Ministers and other important leaders in Delhi.[3]: 37  At Indore session of BKD in November 1967, Mahamaya Prasad Sinha was elected as first chairman of the party.[3]: 83 

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Wallace, Paul. India: The Dispersion of Political Power Paul Wallace, in Asian Survey, Vol. 8, No. 2, A Survey of Asia in 1967: Part II. (Feb., 1968), pp. 87-96.
  2. ^ E.M.S. Namboodiripad. The Communist Party in Kerala — Six Decades of Struggle and Advance. New Delhi: National Book Centre, 1994. p. 265-266
  3. ^ a b Brass, Paul R. (2014). An Indian Political Life: Charan Singh and Congress Politics, 1967 to 1987 - Vol.3 (The Politics of Northern India). Sage India. ISBN 978-9351500322.