Janata

British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of Janata

Hindi

Example Sentences

Indian Marxists have long feuded with the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, which has ruled the country since 2014.

From The Wall Street Journal

Those that have - from West Bengal's Trinamool Congress to Odisha's Biju Janata Dal - were breakaway factions of major parties, anchored in existing social bases.

From BBC

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From The Wall Street Journal