Following the Janata Dal's time in power and its subsequent split and decline, V. P. Singh, after surviving a battle with cancer, re-formed the Jan Morcha in 2005 with socialist actor-politician Raj Babbar as its public face.
fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðə dʒænˈɑːɾə dˈælz tˈaɪm ɪn pˈaʊɚ ænd ɪts sˈʌbsᵻkwənt splˈɪt ænd dᵻklˈaɪn, vˈiː. pˈiː. sˈɪŋ, ˈæftɚ sɚvˈaɪvɪŋ ɐ bˈæɾəl wɪð kˈænsɚ, ɹˌiːfˈɔːɹmd ðə dʒˈæn mˈɔːɹtʃə ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv wɪð sˈoʊʃəlˌɪst ˈæktɚpˌɑːlɪtˈɪʃən ɹˈɑːdʒ bˈæbɑːɹ æz ɪts pˈʌblɪk fˈeɪs.