Janata
Encyclopedia
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 India
n federal politics:
In Indian constitutive states:
Outside India:
Janata Party
The Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...
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 India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n federal politics:
- Janata PartyJanata PartyThe Janata Party was an amalgam of Indian political parties opposed to the state of emergency imposed by the government of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and her Indian National Congress...
- Bharatiya Janata PartyBharatiya Janata PartyThe Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
- Janata DalJanata DalJanata Dal is an Indian political party which was formed through the merger of Janata Party factions, the Lok Dal, Congress, and the Jan Morcha led by V. P...
- Janata Dal (United)Janata Dal (United)Janata Dal is a political party in India with political presence mainly in Bihar and Jharkhand. Janta Dal party mentor and patron is "Veteran Socialist leader" George Fernandes; George Fernandes broke away from the erstwhile Janata Dal and formed the Samata Party in 1994. Presently it is led...
- Hindustan Janata PartyHindustan Janata PartyHindustan Janata Party , a minor political party in India. One of many splinter-groups of Janata Dal....
- Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)Samajwadi Janata Party is a political party in India founded by former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar Singh known as Chandra Shekhar and led by him until his death on July 8, 2007...
In Indian constitutive states:
- Asom Bharatiya Janata PartyAsom Bharatiya Janata PartyThe Asom Bharatiya Janata Party is a break-away group of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Assam. Asom BJP was founded by senior BJP leader and former Inspector General of Police, Hiranya Bhattacharya in 2001. Bhattacharya had objected to the decision of BJP to align with the Asom Gana Parishad.Asom...
(Assam) - Biju Janata DalBiju Janata DalThe Biju Janata Dal is a state political party of the Indian state of Orissa led by Naveen Patnaik, son of former state chief minister Biju Patnaik. It was founded on 27 December 1997.-History:...
(Orissa) - Gujarat Janata CongressGujarat Janata CongressGujarat Janata Congress , a political party in the Indian state of Gujarat. GJC was launched by former Congress Chief Minister, Chhabildas Mehta on May 9, 2001. Another important leader of GJC is Indubhai Patel....
- Janata Dal (Gujarat)Janata Dal (Gujarat)Janata Dal was a political party in Gujarat, India. It was a splinter-group of Janata Dal. This group was led by Chhabildas Mehta and Chimanbhai Patel. It was later dissolved and its leaders joined the Indian National Congress....
- Mizo Janata DalMizo Janata DalMizo Janata Dal, a political party in Mizoram, India. MJD was led by Brig. T. Sailo. MJD contested the 1993 state elections together with Indian National Congress. MJD won eight seats.Sailo later revived his Mizo People's Conference....
(Mizoram) - Rashtravadi Janata PartyRashtravadi Janata PartyThe Rashtravadi Janata Party , is a political party in India. The RJP is led by party president Anil Bharati....
- Sikkim Janata CongressSikkim Janata CongressSikkim Janata Congress was a political party in Sikkim, active in the struggle for democratic reforms. SJC was founded Sikkim State Congress and Sikkim Janata Party merged in October 1972. In 1973 SJC merged with Dorjee's Sikkim National Congress....
- Sikkim Janata PartySikkim Janata PartySikkim Janata Party, a political party in Sikkim, founded by Lal Bahadur Basnet. The party was active in the struggle for democratic reforms. In October 1972 SJP merged with Sikkim State Congress to form Sikkim Janata Congress....
- Tamizhaga Janata PartyTamizhaga Janata PartyTamizhaga Janata Party , a regional political party in Tamil Nadu, India. TJP was led by Nellai Jabamani, who died in 2000....
(Tamil) - Telangana Janata PartyTelangana Janata PartyTelangana Janata Party , a political party in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh working for statehood for the Telangana region. TJP was launched in March 2004 by dissident Telangana Rashtra Samithi leader Muralidhar Rao Deshpande...
(Andhra Pradesh) - Vidarbha Janata CongressVidarbha Janata CongressVidarbha Janata Congress is a political party in the Indian state of Maharashtra. VJC was launched on September 9, 2002 by a former Member of Parliament Jambuwantrao Dhote...
(Maharashtra)
Outside India:
- Krishak Shramik Janata LeagueKrishak Shramik Janata LeagueThe Krishak Sramik Janata League is a political party in Bangladesh. Bangbir Kader Siddique is the president of the party, and Habibur Rahman Talukdar the general secretary. In the 2001 parliamentary election, the party won 1 out of 300 elected members....
(Bangla desh) - Nepal Samajwadi Janata DalNepal Samajwadi Janata DalThe Nepal Samajwadi Janata Dal is a left-wing political party in Nepal....
- There is also a Janata BankJanata BankJanata Bank is a state-owned commercial bank of Bangladesh established in 1971. Its headquarter is situated at Motijheel in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh...
that is a state-owned bank in BangladeshBangladeshBangladesh , officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh is a sovereign state located in South Asia. It is bordered by India on all sides except for a small border with Burma to the far southeast and by the Bay of Bengal to the south...
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