Karnataka Janata Paksha

The Karnataka Janata Paksha ( KJP ) ( Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಜನತಾ ಪಕ್ಷ, also Karnataka Janatha Paksha; " People's Party of Karnataka ") is a regional party in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is referenced in December 2012 of former BJP politician and chief minister ( head of government) of Karnataka BS Yeddyurappa and is represented in the parliament of the state since May 2013. In January 2014, the KJP rejoined the BJP.

History

The KJP was founded in April 2011 by Prasanna Kumar Padmanabha, but had virtually no political significance before it was taken over by BS Yeddyurappa. Yeddyurappa was for many years the leading politicians of the Hindu nationalist BJP party in Karnataka. Under his leadership, the party succeeded in the 2004 elections for the first time to become the largest party. In a period of political turmoil Yeddyurappa was elected in November 2007 for a short time as Chief Minister. In May 2008, followed by elections, in which the BJP won an absolute majority and under the leadership Yeddyurappas formed the government. This Yeddyurappa led the first BJP government in a southern Indian state. In October 2011, Yeddyurappa had to resign but because of a corruption scandal. After he was acquitted in May 2012, charges of corruption, is sent Yeddyurappa to return to the post of prime minister. Thereupon ensued an internal party power struggle that eventually led to Yeddyurappa left the party.

After he left the BJP, BS Yeddyurappa to the KJP, he made ​​it a vehicle of his political comebacks turned. On December 9, 2012 Yeddyurappa was elected chairman of the KJP elected at a party congress in Haveri. The party had now entirely to submit the claim to power Yeddyurappas. The party founder Padmanabha Prasanna Kumar tried to oppose the in January 2012, by claiming that the party leadership had Yeddyurappa excluded from the KJP and Kumar, elected him as party leader. Subsequently Kumar itself was excluded from the KJP. In contrast, Yeddyurappa tried loyal BJP politicians to rally around him. Until April 2013 changed 16 BJP MPs in the KJP.

In May 2013, the KJP approached in the election to Parliament of Karnataka. Prior to the election, the party had hoped to contribute to the dismissal of the BJP government and to make himself indispensable as Mehrheitsbeschafferin in forming a government. As a result of the election but won the then opposition Congress party an absolute majority, so that the KJP 's role was denied as a king -maker. The KJP reached a vote share of nearly 9.8 percent, but was able to win because of the prevailing electoral system, only six of 224 constituencies, lagging behind their own expectations. However, in 36 constituencies KJP came in second place, which they inflicted on the BJP decisive votes losses.

Soon after the election, the KJP approached under Yeddyurappas guide back to the BJP. In September 2013 Yeddyurappa announced that the KJP would assist in the all-India general elections 2014, the BJP -led National Democratic Alliance. In January 2014 Yeddyurappa finally announced the unification of the KJP with the BJP. Four of the six members of parliament of the KJP the BJP joined in, while two were opposed to the union.

Program

The KJP is a leader of the party which relies heavily on the popularity of its leader BS Yeddyurappa. For example, the party flag is decorated with the likeness Yeddyurappas. In the highly caste loyalties policy Karnataka KJP strives above all for the votes of Lingayat, a numerically strong and politically influential caste, who also belongs to Yeddyurappa. All six constituencies, which won the KJP in the parliamentary election in 2013, are in the Lingayat - dominated Nordkarnataka.

After joining the KJP is BS Yeddyurappa said of the Hindu nationalist ideology of the BJP going on. At the party, in which he took over the leadership of the party, he declared that the KJP professing secularism. The background of the stage adorned ostentatiously a Hindu temple, a church and a mosque. He also positioned the KJP as a regional party and declared, national parties could the interests of Karnataka against the central government is not adequately represented.

The colors of the KJP are yellow, white and green, the party symbol is a coconut.