Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party | |
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| 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 | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Preceded by |
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| 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 | |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| International affiliation | |
| Colours | Saffron |
| ECI Status | National Party[13] |
| Alliance | |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 241 / 545 (currently 543 members + 2 nominated)
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 78 / 245 (currently 233 members + 12 nominated)[14]
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| Seats in Vidhan Sabha(s) | 1,331 / 4,071
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| Seats in Vidhan Parishad(s) | 91 / 426
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| Website | |
| www | |
The Bharatiya Janata Party (abbreviated BJP) is one of the two major political parties in India. (The second being the Indian National Congress). The Indian Lok Sabha elections in 2024 the BJP has 240 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. Jayprakash Nadda is the national president of BJP.
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).
History
[change | change source]Bharatiya Janata Party
[change | change source]The history of the Bharatiya Janata Party starts with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP was a political party created by Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 1980. At that time, the Indian National Congress was the political party that ruled India. The BJP's goal was to stop the Indian National Congress's policies.
Many people thought the BJP was part of the RSS because they had the same ideologies on leading Bharat.
Campaign for Kashmir
[change | change source]The party's first election campaign was about Kashmir. Kashmir was an area divided between India and Pakistan(2393squareKm). The BJS wanted to make Kashmir a part of India. The party's founder, Mookerjee, was arrested for protesting in Kashmir, when he was ordered not to do so. He died in prison, so Deendayal Upadhyay became the party's leader.
Even though there was slight public support for the party because of the campaign about Kashmir, the BJS only managed to win three seats in the Lok Sabha in the 1952 elections.
Later elections
[change | change source]In the 1967 Indian elections, many political parties, including the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, joined up together to win a majority of the seats of many Indian states, including Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, and Uttar Pradesh. This was the first time the BJS had held any political office. In 1977, after the end of a State of Emergency declared by the Congress Government, BJS joined with several other parties to form BJP.
In 1996 BJP became the largest party in Parliament. It did poorly in the 2004 elections and became the major opposition party. The 2014 elections gave BJP enough seats to form a government.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "BJP inducts 7 crore new members, creates membership drive record". India Today. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ↑ "BJP to add 7 crore new members: J P Nadda". Times of India. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ↑ "BJP stands by Hindutva ideals: Venkaiah Naidu". The Hindu. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018.
- ↑ "Is Modi's India Safe for Muslims?". Foreign Policy. 26 June 2015. Archived from the original on 19 October 2017.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Taylor, McComas (2016). Seven Days of Nectar: Contemporary Oral Performance of the Bhagavatapurana. Oxford University Press. p. 197.
- ↑ Kale, Sunila (2014). Electrifying India: Regional Political Economies of Development. Stanford University Press. p. 94.
- ↑ "Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)". Elections.in. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Wodak, Ruth (2013). Right-Wing Populism in Europe: Politics and Discourse. A&C Black. p. 23.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "International Democrat Union » Asia Pacific Democrat Union (APDU)". International Democrat Union. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ↑ Election Commission 2013.
- ↑ "STRENGTHWISE PARTY POSITION IN THE RAJYA SABHA". Rajya Sabha. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2019.