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All India Janata Dal, a political party in the India. AIJD was launched on December 11 2002 by several leaders of Janata Dal (Secular) and Janata Dal (United) in Karnataka, including the main JD(U) leader in the state R.K. Hedge. A political party is a political organization that subscribes to a certain ideology and seeks to attain political power within a government. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Janata Dal (Secular) is a left of centre Indian political party. ... Janata Dal (United) is a political party in India. ... Karnataka (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ in Kannada) is one of the four southern states of India. ...

AIJD president is former Union minister S.R. Bommai (coming from JD(S)) and vice-president was Rajya Sabha member Vijay Mallya (previously vice-president of JD(U)). General Secretary is Basavaraj Rayareddy. The Rajya Sabha (House of States) is the upper house of the parliament of India. ... Dr. Vijay Mallya is a successful businessman and member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha since 2002) from India. ...

On March 14 2003 the Janata Party of Subramanian Swamy merged with AIJD. Swamy was appointed chairman of the political affairs committee of the party 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Janata Party was a Indian political party, formed in 1977 through the fusion of four major opposition parties, namely the Bharatiya Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Organisation), Bharatiya Jan Sangh and the Socialist Party. ...

Mallya and Swamy later left AIPJD to reconstitute the Janata Party. The Janata Party was a Indian political party, formed in 1977 through the fusion of four major opposition parties, namely the Bharatiya Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Organisation), Bharatiya Jan Sangh and the Socialist Party. ...

On May 19 2003 AIJD was renamed All India Progressive Janata Dal. AIPJD was later disintegrated, with two Lok Sabha MPs and 11 members of the Karnataka assembly joing the Indian National Congress ahead of the 2004 Lok Sabha elections. The rump AIPJD merged with Janata Dal (United). 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Lok Sabha (House of the People) is the lower house of Parliament of India. ... The Indian National Congress (also known as the Congress Party) is the largest subscription-based organisation in the world. ... Legislative elections were held in India, the worlds largest democracy, in four phases between April 20 and May 10, 2004. ... Janata Dal (United) is a political party in India. ...

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