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

That’s due in part to his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party’s animus toward Muslims and Christians, and the government’s crackdown on civil society groups.

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Today, the RSS provides the ideological inspiration for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

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For its next project, a Mumbai residential tower, the organization licensed its brand to a property developer called Lodha Group, whose billionaire founder is a prominent member of India’s current ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, or BJP.

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The new law, introduced by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-led government, amended the act to add new provisions, including changes to how a waqf property is determined.

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The new Janata government - a rag-tag coalition of parties - rolled back many of the laws she'd passed.

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