Q. Who among the following leaders is associated with the concept of party less democracy?
Answer: B
Notes:
- Jayaprakash Narayan proposed partyless democracy in India.
- Jayaprakash Narayan, commonly referred to as JP or Lok Nayak, was an Indian independence activist, theorist, socialist and political leader.
- Jayaprakash Narayanan led his socialist group out of the Congress party in 1948 and later merged it with a Gandhian-oriented party to form the People’s Socialist Party.
- Narayan never held a formal position in the government.
- Jayaprakash Narayanan also known as the ‘Hero of Quit India Movement’.
- He was awarded Bharat Ratna Award, highest civilian award of India in 1999. He was also the recipient of the Magsaysay Award.
- Jayaprakash Narayanan was born on 11th October 1902 in present-day Bihar and died on 8th October 1979.
- He called for a peaceful total revolution in 1974.
- Source: ForumIAS
