Orissa Jana Congress

Orissa Jana Congress (Orissa Peoples Congress), generally just called the Jana Congress, was a political party in the Indian state of Orissa, from 1966 to 1977. The Jana Congress was formed in 1966 when Harekrushna Mahatab (former Orissa Chief Minister) left the Indian National Congress. After the 1967 elections the Jana Congress joined a coalition government in the state together with Swatantra Party. That government lasted from 1967 to 1969. In the 1971 and 1974 state elections the Jana Congress fared badly, and could only win a single seat. In 1977 the Jana Congress merged into the Janata Party.^[1]

Orissa Jana Congress
Abbreviation	OJC
Leader	Harekrushna Mahatab
Founded	1966; 59 years ago (1966)
Dissolved	1977; 48 years ago (1977)
Split from	Indian National Congress
Merged into	Janata Party
ECI Status	Former party
Politics of India Political parties Elections

See also

• Indian National Congress breakaway parties