Indian Justice Party

For the party which existed in Madras Presidency during the early 20th century, see Justice Party (India).

Indian Justice Party
Abbreviation	IJP
Leader	Udit Raj
Founded	9 December 2012
Dissolved	24 February 2014
Merged into	Bharatiya Janata Party
Headquarters	5, Pusa Road, 3rd Floor, Karol Bagh, New Delhi, India 110005
Ideology	Social Democratic Dalit Socialism
ECI Status	State party [1]
Politics of India Political parties Elections

Indian Justice Party (IJP) was a political party in India that was established by Udit Raj in 2003. He was an Indian Revenue Service officer and had resigned in 2003 to form Indian Justice Party.

Merger with Bharatiya Janta Party

Udit Raj, Founder and head of the National Confederation of SCs/STs on 24 February 2014 announced merger of his party to Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of BJP National President Rajnath Singh.^[2] Mr. Raj said "I had talked to BJP on issues related to role of Dalits in governance and running the country, and only after that he decided to join the BJP.^[3]

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
2. "Senior Dalit Leader Udit Raj to Join BJP on Feb 24". Outlook. New Delhi. 23 February 2014. Archived from the original on 28 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
3. Dalit leader Udit Raj joins BJP, 25 February 2014

External links

• BSP secretary joins Indian Justice Party