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 (Secular) Janata Dal (United) Janata Party (Secular) 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 (Orissa) 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 See also Jana (disambiguation), people in Hindi Lok (disambiguation), people in Hindi Awam (disambiguation), people in Urdu Awami (disambiguation) Political terminology in India Hindi words and phrases