Lok Sabha

[ lawk suhb-hah ]

noun

1. the lower house of parliament in India.

Lok Sabha

/ ˈləʊk ˈsʌbə /

noun

1. the lower chamber of India's Parliament Compare Rajya Sabha

Word History and Origins

Origin of Lok Sabha¹

Hindi, from lok people + sabha assembly

Example Sentences

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

The election has been held to choose 543 MPs for the Lok Sabha.

From BBC

The scale of the operation is eye-watering, but then the BJP have identified WhatsApp - along with other messaging and social media apps - as a key route to reach their ambitious target of 370 seats in this year's Lok Sabha election.

From BBC

The election beginning today is to vote for MPs for the Lok Sabha.

From BBC

There are 543 elected MPs in the Lok Sabha, and an individual party or coalition needs at least 272 seats to form a majority to govern.

From BBC