fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɪ ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋ vˌɪzᵻbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌv hɪz stˈænd ɐɡˈɛnst kɚɹˈʌpʃən ɪn pˈʌblɪk lˈaɪf ænd hɪz ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ pˌɑːpjʊlˈæɹᵻɾi, ðə sˈoʊʃəldˌɛməkɹˈæɾɪk pˈɑːɹɾiz lˈaɪk ðə dʒænˈɑːɾə pˈɑːɹɾi, lˈoʊk dˈæl ænd kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ˈɛs mˈɛnɪəv ðˌɛm sɚvˈaɪvɚz ʌvðɪ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl dʒænˈɑːɾə pˈɑːɹɾi ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən kˈeɪm təɡˌɛðɚ ænd mˈɜːdʒd wɪððə dʒˈæn mˈɔːɹtʃə tə fˈɔːɹm ðə dʒænˈɑːɾə dˈæl tə fˈaɪt ðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ᵻlˈɛkʃənz.
Following the increasing visibility of his stand against corruption in public life and his growing popularity, the social-democratic parties like the Janata Party, Lok Dal and Congress (S) – many of them survivors of the original Janata Party of 1977 – came together and merged with the Jan Morcha to form the Janata Dal to fight the 1989 general elections.