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Jharkhand Party a political party in India. The party was founded on March 5 1949 at a large conference in Ranchi. Jaipal Singh was elected president and Idsen Deba general secretary. JKP grew out of the demand for a separate Jharkhand state.The party fared well in the 1952 elections and got 32 seats out of 352 seats in Bihar assembly becoming a major opposition party.In 1963 JKP merged with Indian National Congress.