Bharatiya Janata Party

Bharatiya Janata Party
Abbreviation	BJP
President	Jagat Prakash Nadda
Parliamentary Chairperson	Narendra Modi
Lok Sabha leader	Narendra Modi (Prime Minister)
Rajya Sabha leader	Piyush Goyal (Minister of Textiles)
Founder	Atal Bihari Vajpayee L. K. Advani
Founded	6 April 1980 (44 years ago) (1980-04-06)
Preceded by	Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1951–1977)
Headquarters	6-A, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, New Delhi-110002
Youth wing	Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
Women's wing	BJP Mahila Morcha
Labour wing	Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh
Peasant's wing	BJP Kisan Morcha
Minority wing	BJP Minority Morcha
Membership	180 million (2019)[1][2]
Ideology	Hindutva[3] Hindu nationalism[4] Integral humanism (Official) National conservatism[5] Social conservatism[6] Economic nationalism[7] Cultural nationalism[8] Right-wing populism[9][10]
Political position	Right-wing
International affiliation	International Democrat Union[11] Asia Pacific Democrat Union[12]
Colours	Saffron
ECI Status	National Party[13]
Alliance	National Democratic Alliance (NDA) North-East Democratic Alliance (NEDA)
Seats in Lok Sabha	241 / 545 (currently 543 members + 2 nominated)
Seats in Rajya Sabha	78 / 245 (currently 233 members + 12 nominated)[14]
Seats in Vidhan Sabha(s)	1,331 / 4,071
Seats in Vidhan Parishad(s)	91 / 426
Website
www.bjp.org
Elections

The Bharatiya Janata Party (abbreviated BJP) is one of the two major political parties in India. (The second being the Indian National Congress). Since the Indian elections in 2014, the BJP has 303 of the 542 seats in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India and 78 of the 238 seats in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India. Amit Shah is the national president of BJP since 2014.

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Deputy Prime Minister L. K. Advani founded the party in April 1980.

"Bharatiya" means "Indian" and "Janata" means "People". The BJP's political beliefs are similar to the beliefs of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh).

1. ↑ "BJP inducts 7 crore new members, creates membership drive record". India Today. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
2. ↑ "BJP to add 7 crore new members: J P Nadda". Times of India. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
3. ↑ "BJP stands by Hindutva ideals: Venkaiah Naidu". The Hindu. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018.
4. ↑ "Is Modi's India Safe for Muslims?". Foreign Policy. 26 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017.
5. ↑ Bonikowska, Monika (2014). "India After The Elections". Centre for International Relations (6): 2. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
6. ↑ Taylor, McComas (2016). Seven Days of Nectar: Contemporary Oral Performance of the Bhagavatapurana. Oxford University Press. p. 197.
7. ↑ Kale, Sunila (2014). Electrifying India: Regional Political Economies of Development. Stanford University Press. p. 94.
8. ↑ "Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)". Elections.in. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
9. ↑ Rao Jr., Parsa Venkateshwar (18 January 2016). "Modi's right-wing populism". Daily News and Analysis. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
10. ↑ Wodak, Ruth (2013). Right-Wing Populism in Europe: Politics and Discourse. A&C Black. p. 23.
11. ↑ Pillalamarri, Akhilesh. "India's Bharatiya Janata Party Joins Union of International Conservative Parties — The Diplomat". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016.
12. ↑ "International Democrat Union » Asia Pacific Democrat Union (APDU)". International Democrat Union. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
13. ↑ Election Commission 2013. sfn error: no target: CITEREFElection_Commission2013 (help)
14. ↑ "STRENGTHWISE PARTY POSITION IN THE RAJYA SABHA". Rajya Sabha. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2019.