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{{Infobox Indian Political Party<br />
|party_name = Indiya Jananayaka Katchi<br />
|logo = <br />
|image = <br />
|colorcode = {{party color|Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi}}<br />
|leader = [[T. R. Paarivendhar]]<br />
|founder = [[T. R. Paarivendhar]]<br />
|alliance = *[[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]]<br/>(2011-2019)<br/> (2024-present)<br />
*[[AIADMK-led Alliance|AIADMK+]] <br/> (2025-present) <br />
*[[United Progressive Alliance|UPA]]<br/> (2019-2021)<br />
*[[Makkal Needhi Maiam|MNM]] <br/> (2021)<br />
*[[Secular Progressive Alliance|SPA]] <br/> (2019-2021) <br />
|status = Registered, Unrecognised Political Party<br />
|ideology = <br />
|party symbol = <br />
|headquarters = No. 9, 3rd Avenue, 3rd Street, Ashok Nagar, Chennai-600083, Tamil Nadu, India<br />
|flag = IJK Party Flag.jpg<br />
|eci = <br />
| loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|543|hex={{party color|Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi}}}}<br />
| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|245|hex={{party color|Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi}}}}<br />
| state_seats_name = [[Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]]<br />
| state_seats = {{Composition bar|0|234|hex={{party color|Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi}}}}<br />
| no_states = {{Composition bar|0|31|hex={{party color|Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi}}}}<br />
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'''Indiya Jananayaka Katchi''' ({{translation|Indian Democratic Party}}; {{small|abbr.}} '''IJK''') is a political party in [[Tamil Nadu]], India. It was founded by [[T. R. Paarivendhar]], an academic and the founder of [[SRM Institute of Science and Technology|SRM Group]] of institutions.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Tiruchirapalli/ijk-likely-to-enter-the-fray-in-perambalur-constituency/article5795599.ece | title = IJK likely to enter the fray in Perambalur constituency | date = 17 March 2014 | newspaper = The Hindu }}</ref> The party is based in Chennai. IJK contested the 2014 General Elections through an alliance with the [[BJP]]-led [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|NDA]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/bjp-announces-sixparty-alliance-in-tn/article5810008.ece|title=BJP clinches deal in Tamil Nadu|newspaper=The Hindu|access-date=21 March 2014|date=20 March 2014}}</ref> IJK contested the 2016 Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections also through an alliance with the BJP-led NDA but could not register a single victory. IJK contested the 2019 General Elections through an alliance with the [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam|DMK]]-led [[United Progressive Alliance (India)|UPA]]. T. R. Paarivendhar contested in [[Perambalur (Lok Sabha constituency)|Perambalur]] and won with a margin of 4,03,518 votes.<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of political parties in India]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://ijkparty.org/ Official Website]<br />
*[https://www.eci.gov.in/ Election Commission of India]<br />
{{Indian political parties}}<br />
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[[Category:2011 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]<br />
[[Category:Former member parties of the United Progressive Alliance]]<br />
[[Category:Member parties of the National Democratic Alliance]]<br />
[[Category:Political parties established in 2011]]<br />
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