Janata

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Janata, 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