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Indiya Jananayaka Katchi
LeaderT. R. Paarivendhar
FounderT. R. Paarivendhar
HeadquartersNo. 9, 3rd Avenue, 3rd Street, Ashok Nagar, Chennai-600083, Tamil Nadu, India
Alliance
  • NDA
    (2011-2019)
    (2024-present)
  • AIADMK+
    (2025-present)
  • UPA
    (2019-2021)
  • MNM
    (2021)
  • SPA
    (2019-2021)
Seats in Lok Sabha
0 / 543
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 245
Seats in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly
0 / 234
Number of states and union territories in government
0 / 31
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Indiya Jananayaka Katchi (transl. Indian Democratic Party; abbr. IJK) is a political party in Tamil Nadu, India. It was founded by T. R. Paarivendhar, an academic and the founder of SRM Group of institutions.[1] The party is based in Chennai. IJK contested the 2014 General Elections through an alliance with the BJP-led NDA.[2] 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 DMK-led UPA. T. R. Paarivendhar contested in Perambalur and won with a margin of 4,03,518 votes.

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  1. "IJK likely to enter the fray in Perambalur constituency". The Hindu. 17 March 2014.
  2. "BJP clinches deal in Tamil Nadu". The Hindu. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2014.

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