Janata (''janatā''), is a Hindi word for "the populace"; or "the people". Following the first Janata coalition in the 1970s between the

Lok Dal Lokdal or Lok Dal is an Indian political party based on agriculture policies, founded by former Prime Minister Charan Singh. It was founded on 26 September 1979 by merging Janata Party (Secular), Socialist Party (Limaye) and Orissa Janata Party ...

, the

Congress (O) The Indian National Congress (Organisation) also known as Congress (O) or Syndicate/Old Congress was a political party in India formed when the Congress party split following the expulsion of Indira Gandhi. On 12 November 1969, the Prime Minist ...

and the

Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the world. All of these parties claim to uphold some form of socialism, though they may have very different interpretations of what "socialism" means. Statistically, most of th ...

, it has become part of the name of a number of federal- and state-level, present and historical, political parties in India or neighbouring states (many of which claim descent from constituents of the original coalition), including: In

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

n federal politics: *

Janata Party The Janata Party (JP, ) is an unrecognised political party in India. Navneet Chaturvedi is the current president of the party since November 2021, replacing Jaiprakash Bandhu. The JP was established as an amalgam of Indian political partie ...

Janata Parivar Janata Parivar is an umbrella term which refers to various political parties that emerged from Janata Dal Janata Dal () was an List of political parties in India, Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Lok Dal, India ...

Bharatiya Janata Party The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...

Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) (translation: Indian People's Youth Front) is the youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), one of the two major political parties in India, and formerly the youth wing of the dissolved Janata Party ...

* Hindustan Janata Party *

Janata Dal Janata Dal () was an List of political parties in India, Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Lok Dal, Indian National Congress (Jagjivan), and the Jan Morcha on 11 October 1988—the birth anniversary of Jayaprakash Na ...

* Janata Dal (Ajit) *

Janata Dal (Bidhuri) Janata Dal (Bidhuri) was a faction in the Legislative Assembly of Delhi, Delhi Legislative Assembly. JD (Bidhuri) was formed after a split in the Legislative Assembly group of Janata Dal. JD (Bidhuri) was led by Ramvir Singh Bidhuri (National Gen ...

* Janata Dal (Left) *

Janata Dal (Secular) {{Infobox Indian Political Party , party_name = Janata Dal (Secular) , party_logo = , colorcode = {{party color, Janata Dal (Secular) , abbreviation = JD(S) , president = H. D. Deve Gowda , founder ...

Janata Dal (United) Janata Dal (United) ("People's Party (United)"), abbreviated as JD(U), is a Social democracy, social-democratic and secular List of political parties in India, Indian political party, rooted mainly in East India, eastern and Northeast India, ...

Janata Party (Secular) The Janata Party (Secular) was an Indian political party founded by Raj Narain in July 1979. On 16 July 1979, Chaudhary Charan Singh assumed its leadership and became the Prime Minister of India on 28 July 1979 with the support of the Indian N ...

* Garib Janta Dal (Secular) *

Jai Prakash Janta Dal The Jai Prakash Janta Dal (JPJD) is a political party in India based on the ideology of Jayaprakash Narayan popularly known as Lok Nayak who as an Indian Independence Activist, Social Reformer, Theorist and a Political Leader, deeply remembered ...

* Loktantrik Janata Dal *

Rashtriya Janata Dal The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: National People's Party) is an Indian political party, mainly based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support base has traditionally been Other ...

* Socialist Janata (Democratic) *

Samajwadi Janata Dal The Samajwadi Janata Dal was a proposed name for a political organisation in India. JD(U), RJD, Samajwadi Janata Party, INLD, JD(S) and Samajwadi Party were in talks to join to form a party which is expected to be named Samajwadi Janata Dal. The ...

Samajwadi Janata Dal (Democratic) Samajwadi Janata Dal (Democratic) was a political party in India. Devendra Prasad Yadav is the leader of the party. The election symbol of the party is an air conditioner. On 24 March 2022, SJD(D) merged with Rashtriya Janata Dal. History Party ...

Samajwadi Janata Party Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) (SJP(R)) was an Indian political party founded by Chandra Shekhar, who served as prime minister of the country from 1990 to 1991. He led the party until his death on 8 July 2007. At the time of his death, he was ...

Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) (SJP(R)) was an Indian political party founded by Chandra Shekhar, who served as prime minister of the country from 1990 to 1991. He led the party until his death on 8 July 2007. At the time of his death, he was ...

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Asom Bharatiya Janata Party The Asom Bharatiya Janata Party is a break-away group of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Assam. ABJP was founded by senior BJP leader and former Deputy inspector general of police, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Hiranya Bhattacharya in 2001. ...

(Assam) *

Biju Janata Dal The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) is an Indian regional political party with significant influence in the state of Odisha. The party was established to uphold the legacy of former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik and to address the unique socio-economic ...

(Odisha) *

Chhattisgarh Janata Congress Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) (; JCC) is a political party in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The party was founded by former Chief Minister, Ajit Jogi, after Jogi and his son Amit were expelled from Indian National Congress due to anti-p ...

Gujarat Janata Congress Gujarat Janata Congress (Gujarat Popular Congress) is a political party in the Indian state of Gujarat. GJC was launched by the Congress Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances ...

Janata Dal (Gujarat) Janata Dal (Gujarat) was a political party in Gujarat, India. It was a splinter group of Janata Dal. This group was led by Chimanbhai Patel and Chhabildas Mehta. It was later dissolved and its leaders joined the Indian National Congress. Gujarat ...

Karnataka Janata Paksha Karnataka Janata Paksha (KJP) was an Indian political party based in Karnataka state. It was founded in 2012 and disestablished in 2014, merging with the Bharatiya Janta Party. It was headed by Chief Minister of Karnataka, Karnataka Chief ministe ...

* '' Kerala Janatha'' *

Mizo Janata Dal Mizo Janata Dal, a political party in Mizoram, India. In spite of its name, MJD had no relation with the All India Janata Dal. MJD was led by Brig. T. Sailo. Colney Hrangthanga was the Vice President of MJD 1991–1992. MJD contested the 1993 sta ...

(Mizoram) * Rashtravadi Janata Party * Rashtriya Janata Party *

Sikkim Janata Congress Sikkim Janata Congress (translation: ''Sikkim Popular Congress'') was a political party in Sikkim, active in the struggle for democratic reforms. SJC was founded when the Sikkim State Congress and Sikkim Janata Party merged, in October 1972. K. ...

Sikkim Janata Party Sikkim Janata Party was a political party in Sikkim. The party was founded in Gangtok on 18 December 1969 founded by Lal Bahadur Basnet. The party was formed after a split in the Sikkim National Congress. Basnet, a well-known journalist and forme ...

* Tamizhaga Janata Party (Tamil) * Telangana Janata Party (Andhra Pradesh) * Vidarbha Janata Congress (Maharashtra) Outside India: * Krishak Shramik Janata League (Bangladesh) * Janata Dal (Samajbadi Prajatantrik) (Nepal) *

Rastriya Janata Party Nepal The Rastriya Janata Party, Nepal, abbr. ''RJPN'' (, translation: National People's Party, Nepal) was the fourth-largest political party in Nepal after the Nepali Congress, the Nepal Communist Party and the Samajbadi Party, Nepal. It was formed ...

*Nepal Samajwadi Janata Dal *

Janata Bank Janata Bank PLC. () is a state-owned commercial bank of Bangladesh established in 1972. Its headquarters is situated at Motijheel in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh. It is the second largest commercial bank in Bangladesh. It has 925 branch ...

, state-owned bank in Bangladesh

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