Janata

/ ˈdʒʌnətɑː /

noun

1. (in India) the general public; the people
2. a political party in India: founded in 1976 and came to power in 1977

Word History and Origins

Origin of Janata¹

Hindi

Example Sentences

Locals accuse the Bharatiya Janata Party-run Manipur and federal governments of not doing enough to quell the violence.

From BBC

After that, she made a two-day state visit, the first by a head of government to India after Mr Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party-led coalition's third consecutive victory in parliamentary elections.

From BBC

The results of the six-week cycle, which saw more than 640 million voters turn out across the subcontinent, dealt a steep blow to the demagogic Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, which lost its single-party hold over the majority of seats in India’s lower house of Parliament, the Lok Sabha.

From Slate

But his Bharatiya Janata Party on its own did not reach the magic figure of 272 seats needed to form the government – and the prime minister is now being seen as a much diminished leader.

From BBC

Congress had not been a competitive factor in national elections in years, winning fewer and fewer votes each time Mr. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party was elected.

From New York Times