Bharatiya Kranti Dal
Indian political party
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Bharatiya Kranti Dal (lit. 'Indian Revolution Party') was a political party in India, founded by Chaudhary Charan Singh, chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. The party was founded at a meeting in Lucknow in October 1967.[2] After the 1977 general election, the successor party of the BKD, Bharatiya Lok Dal was merged into the Janata Party.[3]
Bharatiya Kranti Dal | |
|---|---|
| Founder | Charan Singh |
| Founded | October 1967 |
| Succeeded by | Bharatiya Lok Dal |
| Political position | Right-wing[1] |
| Colours | Green |
| Election symbol | |
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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 of India and other important leaders in Delhi.[4]: 37 At Indore session of BKD in November 1967, Mahamaya Prasad Sinha was elected as first chairman of the party.[4]: 83
List of chief ministers
| Name | State | Term start | Term end |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charan Singh | Uttar Pradesh | 3 April 1967 | 25 February 1968 |
| Charan Singh | Uttar Pradesh | 18 February 1970 | 1 October 1970 |
