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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
  • Abbreviation BJP
  • President J. P. Nadda
  • Treasurer Rajesh Agarwal
  • Founder Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Lal Krishna Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Nanaji Deshmukh, KR Malkani, Sikandar Bakht, Vijay Kumar Malhotra, Vijaya Raje Scindia, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, Shanta Kumar, Ram Jethmalani, Jagannathrao Joshi
  • Founded 6 April 1980 (44 Years Ago) (1980-04-06)
  • Country India
  • Headquarters 6-A, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg, New Delhi, Delhi, India
  • Eci Status National Party
  • Parliamentary Chairperson Narendra Modi (Prime Minister)
  • Ideology Conservatism (Indian), Neoliberalism, Integral Humanism, Hindutva, Hindu Nationalism, Right-wing Populism

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 03 Feb 2025
As of 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) remains a dominant force in Indian politics, continuing its trajectory of growth and influence that has been evident since the early 21st century. Rooted in Hindu nationalist ideology and closely associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ...

BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY NEWS

Hold Bihar polls in one or two phases, identify women turning up at booths in burqa: BJP to EC

October 04, 2025 1:40 pm

Jaiswal said that in riverine areas, which have had a history of booth capturing, deployment of cavalry must also be ensured.

BJP goes with OBC face Jagdish Vishwakarma as its Gujarat chief

October 03, 2025 11:34 pm

Three-time MLA from a Patidar-dominated constituency in Ahmedabad city, Vishwakarma holds several portfolios in the state Cabinet

J&K BJP leader questions UP ‘I Love Mohammad’ arrests, says party in power has ‘role towards minorities’

October 04, 2025 3:04 am

Jahanzaib Sirbal says he will resign if BJP central leadership does not take corrective steps in UP, questions CM Adityanath’s “unacceptable” statements

Bihar elections: Why Bhojpuri singer-actor Pawan Singh is back in leading role for BJP

October 02, 2025 11:40 pm

The Rajput leader may get ticket from Arrah, with BJP expecting the caste combination with Kushwahas to help it claw back Shahabad region with its 22 seats

RSS at 100: How Sangh found itself on the fringes of academia, and continues to struggle against it

October 02, 2025 12:56 pm

With the Left dominating quality social science spaces, the number of students with a rightward tilt was always in the minority compared to their counterparts. This in turn meant that few intellectuals ended up in Sangh ranks.

Bihar elections: BJP sees changes as counter to anti-incumbency, but has few easy choices

October 03, 2025 4:47 am

Has 80 sitting MLAs, is aiming for 100-plus seats this time. In cramped Bihar field and a tight race, that leaves BJP little elbow room to gamble on new faces

5 key takeaways from Mohan Bhagwat’s Vijayadashami speech: Caution against 'widening inequality' to neighbourhood churn

October 02, 2025 12:01 pm

Sangh chief flags concerns about ecological crisis in the Himalayas, says Pahalgam attack showed “who our friends are in the global arena and to what extent they are willing to stand by us”

Decode Politics: In Himachal, shoe’s on the other foot as BJP takes on Congress over ‘vote chori’

October 03, 2025 10:56 am

BJP leader who lost to CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s wife in the bypoll for Dehra seat last year alleges government misused State machinery, moves High Court

Has BJP squandered its gains in Ladakh, a fort that it once breached?

October 03, 2025 5:47 pm

Sangh wooed region away from Congress by acknowledging Ladakh’s yearning to get out of J&K’s shadow. But since then, BJP and Modi govt have failed to keep their promises to UT

Organiser, seasoned parliamentarian, development man: BJP mourns the passing of Prof V K Malhotra, its tallest leader in Delhi

October 01, 2025 1:53 am

As tributes poured in, one thing was clear: he was a leader with a lifelong commitment to the party he helped shape.

BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY PHOTOS

As 'Nabanna Abhijan' rally turns violent; Bengal BJP calls for 12-hour bandh on Wed

August 27, 2024 8:40 pm

The Nabanna Abhijan was called by a little-known students’ outfit Paschim Banga Chhatra Samaj.

From 'jai samvidhan' to 'jai bhim', Rahul Gandhi, other MPs raise slogans in LS during oath

June 25, 2024 10:30 pm

The oath-taking of newly elected members of the 18th Lok Sabha resumed on Tuesday, the second day of the first session of the Lower House of Parliament.

Modi sworn in as PM for 3rd consecutive term; 5 allies get one Cabinet berth each

June 09, 2024 11:09 pm

The 72-member Union Council of Ministers which was administered the oath of office by President Droupadi Murmu included 30 Cabinet Ministers and 5 Ministers of State (independent charge).

PM Narendra Modi at the victory celebrations in New Delhi

June 04, 2024 11:34 pm

With NDA rising victorious in the Lok Sabha elections, PM Modi addresses the crowd and congratulates all the candidates and NDA workers for the win.

Rahul Gandhi paints Delhi’s Anand Vihar red; turns ‘coolie’, interacts with porters

September 21, 2023 10:18 pm

The Gandhi scion went on to don the red uniform shirt and badge they gave him and briefly carried a suitcase on his head as he walked along with them.

Oppn forms INDIA alliance to take on BJP-led NDA in 2024 polls

July 19, 2023 3:58 pm

The meeting in Bengaluru where 26 Opposition parties participated came to an end on Tuesday.

In Pictures | Congress, Opposition parties hold 'Tiranga March' from Parliament to Vijay Chowk

April 06, 2023 1:57 pm

From launching a 'Tiranga march', to boycotting the customary evening tea hosted by the Speaker — the Opposition continued their protest against the Centre even after the Lok Sabha's Budget session ended as scheduled on Thursday.

Raghuram Rajan joins Bharat Jodo Yatra, Oppn stages walkout from both Houses: Top political events in pictures

December 14, 2022 5:55 pm

BJP held a parliament meeting on Wednesday, which was attended by PM Modi, Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and J P Nadda. Udhayanidhi Stalin also took oath as Tamil Nadu Minister.

BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY VIDEOS

Pema Khandu Takes Oath as Arunachal Pradesh CM for Third Term

June 13, 2024 2:14 pm

Pema Khandu was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the third time today, following the BJP's decisive victory in the recent Assembly elections. The oath ceremony, held in Itanagar, saw eleven cabinet members also taking their oaths. Arunachal Pradesh Governor KT Parnaik administered the oath, with notable attendees including Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda, Minister Kiren Rijiju, and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.

Explained: What has been the BJP’s stand over the years on Ram temple

June 22, 2020 6:07 pm

From the Vajpayee years to Narendra Modi’s BJP, a look at how the party handled the sensitive issue of building a Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya.

‘The notion that your neighbour is your kin, regardless of faith, is a real thing in South India’

June 22, 2020 6:08 pm

Historian Rajmohan Gandhi talks about the need to chronicle Southern history and why he feels that the region is ‘losing voice’ in Delhi. In a discussion with journalists from Indian Express, he calls the recent lynchings ‘tragic, shameful’.

BJP's star campaigner Yogi Adityanath’s emotive appeals turn a damp squib | DECISION 2018

June 22, 2020 6:08 pm

Yogi Adityanath, the man in a saffron robe, has emerged as one of the star campaigners for the BJP in the last few elections. But his speeches in this election making a strong Hindutva pitch failed to get any results.

As TRS sweeps Telangana, here’s what worked in KCR’s favour | DECISION 2018

June 22, 2020 6:08 pm

K Chandrashekhar Rao will continue as Chief Minister of Telangana for a second term. The victory is, for the most part, not a surprise. But here’s what worked in his favour. And what about the Congress-TDP alliance? Liz Mathew breaks it down.

Campaign heat: The allegations, the promises and more. Who said what on the campaign trail

June 22, 2020 6:08 pm

In the five states where elections were held, here's what national leaders of the BJP and Congress promised to the people.

DECISION 2018: What's at stake in the 5 states this election

June 22, 2020 6:08 pm

As the results of assembly elections in five states unfold, here's a look at the mammoth exercise undertaken by the Election Commission of India.

Is VHP’s Ayodhya mobilisation bringing back fears of the 1992 Babri demolition?

June 22, 2020 6:09 pm

Is the Ayodhya mobilisation now as powerful and potent as it was in 1992? Are there law and order concerns for the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government, both now ruled by the BJP? And most importantly, is it fair to compare 2018 to 1992?

The Agrarian Unrest Part 1: This could be the Narendra Modi government’s biggest problem

June 22, 2020 6:09 pm

Thousands of farmers from across the country have taken to the streets. ‘Dilli chalo’ is their slogan. What do they want? And is agrarian distress this government’s biggest problem? Harish Damodaran explains.

Speech analysis: How Amit Shah is toning down his attack on illegal migrants

June 22, 2020 6:10 pm

As they say, timing is key. And an analysis of BJP President Amit Shah shows that before a key event across the border, he has dialed down his ferocious speeches against illegal migrants from Bangladesh.

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