Bharatiya Janata Party

Bharatiya Janata Party



Bharatiya Janata Party
Logo of Bharatiya Janata Party 
  • Abbreviation: BJP
  • President Jagat: Prakash Nadda
  • General Secretary: B. L. Santhosh
  • Presidium: National Executive
  • Parliamentary: Chairperson Narendra Modi (Prime Minister)
  • Lok Sabha leader: Narendra Modi (Prime Minister)
  • Rajya Sabha leader: Thawar Chand Gehlot
  • (Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment)
  • Founder: Atal Bihari VajpayeeL. K. Advani
  • Founded: 6 April 1980 (40 years ago) 
  • Split from: Janata Party
  • Preceded by: Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1951–1977)Janata Party (1977–1980)
  • Headquarters: 6-A, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, New Delhi-110002
  • Newspaper: Kamal Sandesh
  • Student wing: Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad(unofficial)
  • Youth wing: Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
  • Women's wing: BJP Mahila Morcha
  • Labour wing: Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh
  • Peasant's wing: Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[citation needed]
  • Ideology: Integral humanism
  1. Conservatism
  2. Social conservatism
  3. National conservatism
  4. Right-wing populism
  5. Hindu nationalism
  6. Economic nationalism
  7. Cultural nationalism
  8. Hindutva
  • Political position: Right-wing
  • International affiliation: International Democrat Union Asia Pacific Democrat Union
  • Colors: Saffron
  • Slogan: The Party With A Difference
  • ECI Status: National Party
  • Alliance: National Democratic Alliance(All India)[30]North-East Democratic Alliance(Northeast India)
  • No. of members Increase:180 million (2019)[32][33]
  • Seats in Lok Sabha: 303 / 543(currently 542 members and 1 vacancy)
  • Seats in Rajya Sabha: 85 / 245(currently 242 members and 3 vacancies)
  • Seats in State Legislative Assemblies:1,323 / 4,126(currently 3983 members and 136 vacancies)
  • Seats in State Legislative Councils:91 / 426(currently 373 members and 53 vacancies)(see complete list)
  • Number of states and union territories in government:18 / 31(currently 28 states and 2 union territories)
  • Website: www.bjp.org