Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra

Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra भारतीय जनता पार्टी, महाराष्ट्र
Abbreviation	BJP
Leader	Devendra Fadnavis (Deputy Chief Minister)
President	Chandrashekhar Bawankule
Headquarters	Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Colours	Saffron
ECI Status	National Party
Seats in Lok Sabha	9 / 48
Seats in Rajya Sabha	8 / 19
Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly	103 / 288
Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council	25 / 78
Election symbol
Lotus
Party flag
Website
bjpmaharashtra.org
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Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra (or BJP Maharashtra) is a state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Indian state of Maharashtra The headquarters is located in Mumbai.

The BJP came into being after a split from the Janata party. The prominent members of BJP had been the part of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh founded by Syama Prasad Mukherjee. Jana Sangh was the political arm of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and was dissolved in 1977. On 12 August 2022, Chandrashekhar Bawankule was appointed by the party leadership as the president of the BJP Maharashtra.

The BJP is aligned with right-wing politics, and its policies adhere to Hindutva, a Hindu nationalist ideology. It has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). As of September 2019, it is the maharashtra's biggest political party in terms of representation in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly of Maharashtra State as well as state legislatures.