About & history
- Abbreviation
- JD(S)
- Founded
- 1999
- Founder(s)
- H. D. Deve Gowda
- Main base
- Karnataka
Formed in 1999 after the Janata Dal split; led by former Prime Minister H. D. Deve Gowda. It is based in Karnataka.
Milestones
- 1999 Formed after the Janata Dal split
Election record at a glance
- Contested 7 Lok Sabha general elections under this name, from 1991 to 2024.
- First won Lok Sabha seats in 1999 (1). Best result: 3 seats in 2009. Total seats won across all elections: 12.
- Highest vote share: 1.47% in 2004.
- In 2024 it contested 3 seats in 1 state/UTs and won 2, with 0.34% of all votes polled.
- In Tamil Nadu it has contested 2 Lok Sabha elections without winning a seat.
Lok Sabha record, 1952–2024
In Tamil Nadu
Lok Sabha 2024 — state-wise
Lok Sabha MPs elected in 2024
Rajya Sabha members now
Sources: Election Commission of India (Lok Sabha results 1951–2024); Digital Sansad (Rajya Sabha). Vote share = party votes ÷ all votes polled (incl. NOTA from 2014). Party history is a short summary.