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Jaya Prakash Narayan 1902-79. Indian political leader. He was a founder (1934) of the Congress Socialist party and later (1952) the Indian Socialist party. He was an opponent of Indira Gandhi and formed the coalition Janata party which successfully opposed her Congress party's bid to retain power (1977), although he did not accept political office.

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