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Encyclopedia > Bharatiya Jan Congress

Bharatiya Jan Congress (Indian Popular Congress) was a Indian state of Bihar around 1999-2001. BJC was led by the ex-Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra.


Mishra, who then belonged to the Indian National Congress, was the Chief Minister of Bihar 1975-1979, 1980-1983 and 1989-1990. Mishra was an oppenent of the leadership of Sitaram Kesri in the Congress party.


Mishra was accused for corruption in connection with the so-called 'fodder scandal'. During one period he has imprisoned for his role in the affair.


In 1999 BJC was active in forming a political front in Bihar consisting of BJC, Bihar Vikas Party, Janata Dal (Secular), All India Forward Bloc, Samajwadi Janata Party and Nationalist Congress Party. The front was supposed to confront both the National Democratic Alliance and Rashtriya Janata Dal.


The BJC youth wing was called Bharatiya Yuva Jan Congress (Indian Youth Popular Congress) and the student wing Bharatiya Chhatra Jan Congress (Indian Student Popular Congress).


In 2001 BJC merged with Nationalist Congress Party. Mishra did however leave NCP ahead of the 2004 elections and joined Janata Dal (United).


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Bharatiya Jan Congress - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (222 words)
Bharatiya Jan Congress (Indian Popular Congress) was a political party that existed in the Indian state of Bihar around 1999-2001.
BJC was led by the ex-Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra.
In 1999 BJC was active in forming a political front in Bihar consisting of BJC, Bihar Vikas Party, Janata Dal (Secular), All India Forward Bloc, Samajwadi Janata Party and Nationalist Congress Party.
Congress Sandesh - January, 2004 (299 words)
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The senior Congress leader, Shri Sajjan Kumar, and the former Standing Committee Chairman, Shri Ram Babu Sharma, were deputed by the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president, Ch.
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