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'''Janata Dal (Gujarat)''' was a [[political party]] in [[Gujarat]], [[India]]. It was a splinter group of [[Janata Dal]]. This group was led by [[Chimanbhai Patel]] and [[Chhabildas Mehta]]. It was later dissolved and its leaders joined the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>[http://www.crisisstates.com/download/india/yagnik&sud.pdf The political topography of Gujarat] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927025404/http://www.crisisstates.com/download/india/yagnik%26sud.pdf |date=September 27, 2007 }}</ref> Gujarat Janta Dal raised in Gujarat based on [[Kokam (political theory)|Kokam]] theory which was initiated by Chimanbhai Patel to get support from larger caste cluster [[Koli people|Kolis]] which was 24% of the total population of state and second [[Kunbi|Kanbi]] and [[Muslims]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=pKYsAAAAIAAJ|title=India on the Threshold of the 21st Century: Problems of National Consolidation|date=1990|publisher="Social Science Today" Editorial Board, Nauka Publishers|year=1990|isbn=978-5-02-023554-0|location=[[India]]|pages=174|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Sheth|first=Pravin N.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p5BuAAAAMAAJ|title=Political Development in Gujarat|date=1998|publisher=Karnavati Publications|year=1998|location=[[New Delhi]], [[India]]|pages=27|language=en}}</ref> JD(G) came to power with Kokam theory in 1990 and continued until 1995. They had 70 MLA in assembly and received support of 35 congress MLA.<br />
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Kokam theory stands for Kolis, Kanbi and Muslims. It Means 'Ko was used for [[Koli people|Kolis]], Ka was used for [[Kunbi|Kanbi]] and M for [[Muslims]]' of Gujarat.<br />
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[[Category:Defunct political parties in Gujarat]]<br />
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