The Jatiya Party (Ershad) (National Party (Ershad)) is a political party in Bangladesh. A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral ( Bengali: বাংলাদেশ inc-Latn Bangladesh) officially It is a faction of the original Jatiya Party, that was founded by the military dictator Hossain Mohammad Ershad. Hossain Mohammad Ershad (হুসেইন মুহাম্মাদ এরশাদ Husein Muhammad Ershad) (b Other factions are the Jatiya Party (Naziur) and Jatiya Party (Manju). The Jatiya Party (Naziur ( National Party (Naziur) is a Political party in Bangladesh. The Jatiya Party (Manju ( National Party (Manju) is a Political party in Bangladesh. Currently the Jatiya Party (Ershad) is the fourth largest party in Parliament; with 14 seats out of 300 available; and got a 7. 5% share of the vote at the 2001 general election.