Indian National Congress (Jagjivan)
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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).
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Indian National Congress (Jagjivan) | |
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Abbreviation | INC(J) |
Founder | Jagjivan Ram |
Founded | 1981 (43 years ago) (1981) |
Dissolved | 1988 (36 years ago) (1988) |
Merged into | Janata Dal |
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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 after Ram's death in 1986.