Indian National Congress (Jagjivan)
Indian political party
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Congress (Jagjivan) was a political party in India. It was formed in August 1981, after Jagjivan Ram resigned from the Indian National Congress (Urs).
Indian National Congress (Jagjivan) | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | INC(J) |
| Founder | Jagjivan Ram |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Dissolved | 1988 |
| Merged into | Janata Dal |
Ram had rallied an All India Congress Committee (U) meeting of his own, expelling party leader Devraj Urs from the party. As a direct consequence Ram was expelled from Congress (U).[1]
The party maintained a small presence in the Indian Parliament but dissolved in 1988, after Ram's death in 1986.
