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
 * Janata Parivar
 * Bharatiya Janata Party
 * Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
 * Hindustan Janata Party
 * Janata Dal
 * Janata Dal (Ajit)
 * Janata Dal (Bidhuri)
 * Janata Dal (Left)
 * Janata Dal (Secular)
 * Janata Dal (United)
 * Janata Party (Secular)
 * Garib Janta Dal (Secular)
 * Jai Prakash Janta Dal
 * Loktantrik Janata Dal
 * Rashtriya Janata Dal
 * Socialist Janata (Democratic)
 * Samajwadi Janata Dal
 * Samajwadi Janata Dal (Democratic)
 * Samajwadi Janata Party
 * Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)

In Indian constitutive states:
 * Asom Bharatiya Janata Party (Assam)
 * Biju Janata Dal (Odisha)
 * Chhattisgarh Janata Congress
 * Gujarat Janata Congress
 * Janata Dal (Gujarat)
 * Karnataka Janata Paksha
 * Kerala Janatha
 * Mizo Janata Dal (Mizoram)
 * Rashtravadi Janata Party
 * Rashtriya 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 (Bangladesh)
 * Janata Dal (Samajbadi Prajatantrik) (Nepal)
 * Rastriya Janata Party Nepal
 * Nepal Samajwadi Janata Dal
 * Janata Bank, state-owned bank in Bangladesh