Jatiya Party

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The Jatiya Party (Ershad) (National Party (Ershad)) is a political party in Bangladesh. It is a faction of the original Jatiya Party, that was founded by the military dictator Hossain Mohammad Ershad. Other factions are the Jatiya Party (Naziur) and Jatiya Party (Manju). Currently the Jatiya Party (Ershad) is the fourth largest party in Parliament; with 14 seats out of 300 available; and got a 7.5% share of the vote at the 2001 general election.