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{{Infobox Indian political party
|party_name        = Janata Parivar Alliance
|abbreviation      = JPA
|founder           = [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]]
|colorcode         = {{party color|Janata Parivar}}
|chairman          = [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
|incumbent         = 
|formerpm          = 
|loksabha_leader   = 
|rajyasabha_leader = 
|eci               = 
|national_convener = 
|no_of_members     = [[Janata Parivar#Current members|2 Parties]]
|foundation        = 2015
|ideology          = [[Big tent]]<br />[[Secularism]]<br />'''Factions'''<br />[[Socialism]]<br />[[Populism]]<br />[[Social liberalism]]<br />[[Regionalism (politics)|Regionalism]]<br />[[Social democracy]]<br />[[Democratic socialism]]
|position          = [[Centrism|Centre]] to [[centre-left]]
|loksabha_seats    = 40
|rajyasabha_seats  = {{Composition bar|30|245|hex={{party color|Janata Parivar}}}}Present Members 244
}}

'''Janata Parivar Alliance''' is an alliance in [[India]]n politics to describe the various [[List of political parties in India|political parties]] that emerged from [[Janata Dal]] or others. The Janata Parivar includes, amongst others, [[Janata Dal (United)]] and [[Janata Dal (Secular)]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://flonnet.com/fl2108/stories/20040423006701900.htm |title=Janata Parivar's home base<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=26 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709092333/http://www.flonnet.com/fl2108/stories/20040423006701900.htm |archive-date=9 July 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/09/25/stories/2002092501600400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050113102129/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2002/09/25/stories/2002092501600400.htm|url-status=usurped|archive-date=13 January 2005|title=The Hindu : 'Janata Parivar' to pressure Govt. to end hostage crisis|work=hinduonnet.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/06/stories/2006050626130400.html|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2006-05-06|title=Sharad Yadav vows to unite Janata Parivar}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>

On 14 April 2015, the [[Janata Dal (United)]], [[Janata Dal (Secular)]], [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]], the [[Indian National Lok Dal]], [[Samajwadi Party]], and [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]] announced that they would merge into a new national Janata Parivar alliance in order to oppose the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/india/janata-parivar-formalised-mulayam-singh-named-chief-of-new-party_1578871.html|title='Janata Parivar' formalised, Mulayam Singh named chief of new party|date=15 April 2015|website=Zee News}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/6-parties-of-janata-parivar-announce-merger-mulayam-singh-yadav-to-be-chief-of-new-party-755202|title=6 Parties of Janata Parivar Announce Merger, Mulayam Singh Yadav to be Chief of New Party|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/janata-parivar-merger-almost-formalised-to-face-first-acid-test-in-bihar-polls/article1-1337502.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415193232/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/janata-parivar-merger-almost-formalised-to-face-first-acid-test-in-bihar-polls/article1-1337502.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 April 2015|title=Six parties unite to form Janata Parivar; Mulayam is the new party chief}}</ref> The Janata Parivar formation took place ahead of the crucial [[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election]].

On 2 September 2015, the [[Samajwadi Party]] decided to contest the Bihar elections separately and broke from the alliance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/nation/sp-quits-janata-parivar-to-contest-bihar-polls-alone-128238|title=SP quits Janata Parivar, to contest Bihar polls alone|date=3 September 2015|work=The Tribune}}</ref> On 26 July 2017, the [[Janata Dal (United)]] broke from the Janata Parivar alliance and joined the [[National Democratic Alliance]]. The [[Loktantrik Janata Dal]], [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]], [[Rashtriya Lok Dal]] and [[Rashtriya Lok Samta Party]] are now a part of the [[United Progressive Alliance]]. Hindustan Awam Morcha was part of United Progressive Alliance until before 2020 Bihar Legislative Election and later joined [[National Democratic Alliance]].

==Fractions of Janata Dal==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! style="width:250px;" colspan=2|Party
! style="width:50px;"|Abbreviation
! style="width:250px;"|Foundation
! style="width:250px;"|Party Supremo
! style="width:250px;"|Founder(s) {{ref label|Symbol|D|D}}
! style="width:100px;"|Current No. of MPs in Lok Sabha (As at April 9, 2021)
! style="width:100px;"|Current No. of MPs in Rajya Sabha (As at April 9, 2021)
! style="width:150px;"|Base State
! style="width:150px;"|Alliance
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Biju Janata Dal}};" | || [[Biju Janata Dal]] 
| BJD
| 1997
| [[Naveen Patnaik]]
| [[Naveen Patnaik]]
| 12
| 9
| [[Odisha]]
| Non
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Hindustani Awam Morcha}};" | || [[Hindustani Awam Morcha]] 
| HAM
| 2015
| [[Jitan Ram Manjhi]]
| [[Jitan Ram Manjhi]]
| 0
| 0
| [[Bihar]]
| [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Indian National Lok Dal}};" | || [[Indian National Lok Dal]] 
| INDL
| 1996
| [[Om Prakash Chautala]]
| [[Chaudhary Devi Lal]]
| 0
| 0
| [[Haryana]]
| Non
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Jan Adhikar Party Loktantrik}};" | || [[Jan Adhikar Party Loktantrik]] 
| JAP
| 2015
| [[Pappu Yadav]]
| [[Pappu Yadav]]
| 0
| 0
| [[Bihar]]
| Non
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Janata Dal (Secular)}};" | || [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] 
| JDS
| 1999
| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
| 1
| 1
| [[Karnataka]], [[Kerala]]
| [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]], [[Left Democratic Front (Kerala)|LDF]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Janata Dal (United)}};" | || [[Janata Dal (United)]] 
| JDU
| 1999
| [[Nitish Kumar]]
| [[Nitish Kumar]]
| 16
| 5
| [[Bihar]], [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]], [[North-East Democratic Alliance|NEDA]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Jannayak Janta Party}};" | || [[Jannayak Janta Party]] 
| JJP
| 2018
| [[Dushyant Chautala]]
| [[Ajay Singh Chautala]], [[Dushyant Chautala]]
| 0
| 0
| [[Haryana]]
| [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Lok Janshakti Party}};" | || [[Lok Janshakti Party]] 
| LJP
| 2000
| [[Chirag Paswan]]
| [[Ram Vilas Paswan]]
| 6
| 1
| [[Bihar]], [[Manipur]]
| [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]], [[North-East Democratic Alliance|NEDA]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Loktantrik Janata Party (Secular)}};" | || [[Loktantrik Janata Dal]] 
| LJD
| 2000
| [[Sharad Yadav]]
| [[Sharad Yadav]]
| 0
| 1
| [[Bihar]], [[Manipur]]
| [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya)}};" | || [[Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya)]] 
| PSP(L)
| 2000
| [[Shivpal Singh Yadav]]
| [[Shivpal Singh Yadav]]
| 0
| 0
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| Non
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Janata Dal}};" | || [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] 
| RJD
| 1997
| [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
| [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]
| 0
| 6
| [[Bihar]], [[Jharkhand]]
| [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Dal}};" | || [[Rashtriya Lok Dal]] 
| RLD
| 1998
| [[Jayant Chaudhary]]
| [[Chaudhary Ajit Singh]]
| 0
| 0
| [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]]
| [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Rashtriya Lok Samta Party}};" | || [[Rashtriya Lok Samta Party]] 
| RLSP
| 2003
| [[Upendra Kushwaha]]
| [[Upendra Kushwaha]]
| 0
| 0
| [[Bihar]]
| [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}};" | || [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]] 
| SJP(R)
| 1990
| [[Shyamji Tripathi]]
| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
| 0
| 0
| [[Delhi]]
| Non
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Samajwadi Party}};" | || [[Samajwadi Party]] 
| SP
| 1992
| [[Akhilesh Yadav]]
| [[Mulayam Singh Yadav]]
| 5
| 8
| [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Maharastra]]
| Non
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Samata Party}};" | || [[Samta Party]] 
| SAP
| 1994
| [[Brahmanand Mandal]]
| [[George Fernandes]], [[Nitish Kumar]]
| 0
| 0
| [[Delhi]]
| Non
|- 
|style="background-color:{{party color|Socialist Janata Dal}};" | || [[Socialist Janata (Democratic)]]
| SJD
| 2010
| [[M. P. Veerendra Kumar]]
| [[M. P. Veerendra Kumar]]
| 0
| 0
| [[Kerala]]
| [[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]
|-
|style="background-color:{{party color|Socialist Janata Dal}};" | || [[Socialist Janata Dal]] 
| SJD
| 2014
| [[V. V. Rajendran]]
| [[V. V. Rajendran]]
| 0
| 0
| [[Kerala]]
| [[National Democratic Alliance|NDA]]
|-
|}

== Merged parties==
* [[Samata Party]] merged into Janata Dal (United).
* [[Socialist Janata (Democratic)]] merged into Janata Dal (United).

==References==
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{{Indian political parties}}
{{Janata Parivar parties}}

[[Category:Janata Parivar| ]]
[[Category:Janata Dal]]
[[Category:Political party alliances in India]]
[[Category:Political terminology in India]]
[[Category:Coalition governments of India]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in India]]
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