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Janata
Janata ( janatā), is a Hindi word for "the populace"; or "the people". Following the first Janata coalition in the 1970s between the Lok Dal, the Congress (O) and the Socialist Party, 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 Indian federal politics:
- Janata Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Janata Dal
- Janata Dal (United)
- Hindustan Janata Party
- Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)
In Indian constitutive states:
- Asom Bharatiya Janata Party (Assam)
- Biju Janata Dal (Orissa)
- Gujarat Janata Congress
- Janata Dal (Gujarat)
- Mizo Janata Dal (Mizoram)
- Rashtravadi Janata Party
- Sikkim Janata Congress
- Sikkim Janata Party
- Tamizhaga Janata Party (Tamil)
- Telangana Janata Party (Andhra Pradesh)
- Vidarbha Janata Congress (Maharashtra)
Outside India:
- Krishak Shramik Janata League (Bangla desh)
- Nepal Samajwadi Janata Dal
- There is also a Janata Bank that is a state-owned bank in Bangladesh.
Category:Political terminology in India