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{{short description|Andhra Pradesh affiliate of the Bharatiya Janata Party}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
| colorcode = {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| native_name = భారతీయ జనతా పార్టీ – ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్భా
| logo = [[File:Bharatiya Janata Party (icon).svg|150px]]
| abbreviation = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]
| president = [[P. V. N. Madhav]]<ref name="auto">https://andhra.bjp.org/state-office-bearers/{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
| chairman = [[Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju]]
| general_secretary =
| headquarters = [[Vijayawada]], [[Andhra Pradesh]] - 522003
<ref>https://www.bjp.org/andhra-pradesh-state-office</ref>
| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}} [[Saffron (color)|Saffron]]
| loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|3|25|hex=#FF9933}}
| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|2|11|hex=#FF9933}}
| state2_seats_name = [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| state2_seats = {{Composition bar|8|175|hex=#FF9933}}
| state_seats_name = [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council]]
| state_seats = {{Composition bar|1|58|hex=#FF9933}}
| website = {{URL|https://andhra.bjp.org/}}
| symbol = [[Nelumbo nucifera|Lotus]]<br/>[[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg|130px]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|df=y|p=y|1980|4|6|br=y}}
| flag = BJP Flag.svg
| eci =
| alliance = *[[National Democratic Alliance]]
| founder= {{ublist|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]|[[L. K. Advani|Lal Krishna Advani]]<ref name=":3001">{{Cite news|date=23 May 2019|title=What you need to know about India's BJP|work=AlJazeera|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/india-bjp-190523053850803.html|url-status=live|access-date=16 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513075856/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/india-bjp-190523053850803.html|archive-date=13 May 2020}}</ref>}}
{{Collapsible list
| title = {{nobold|''...{{nbsp}}and others''<ref name="founders">{{Cite web |title=BJP's 43 years: How it emerged from Jana Sangh and became world's largest party |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bjp-foundation-day-journey-from-jana-sangh-modi-shah-vajpayee-advani-2356698-2023-04-06 |access-date=2024-03-24 |author=Kabool Ahmad|website=India Today |date=6 April 2023 |language=en |archive-date=2 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240102123718/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bjp-foundation-day-journey-from-jana-sangh-modi-shah-vajpayee-advani-2356698-2023-04-06 |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
|[[Murli Manohar Joshi]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jain |first=Praveen |date=2024-01-07 |title=Murli Manohar Joshi turns 90: Well-wishers flock to Raisina Road to celebrate life of BJP stalwart |url=https://theprint.in/in-pictures/murli-manohar-joshi-turns-90-well-wishers-flock-to-raisina-road-to-celebrate-life-of-bjp-stalwart/1913267/ |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>
|[[Nanaji Deshmukh]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bharat Ratna for Pranab, Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika |url=http://www.bihartimes.in/newsbihar/2019/jan/newsbihar25jan12.html |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=www.bihartimes.in}}</ref>
|[[KR Malkani]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sir |first=Sp |date=2021-04-29 |title=K R Malkani - The Sindhu World Sindhi Author: The Sindh Story: Sindhi Politician: Political Mysteries |url=https://thesindhuworld.com/k-r-malkani/ |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=The Sindhu World |language=en-US}}</ref>
|[[Sikandar Bakht]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-06 |title=कौन थे बीजेपी के इकलौते मुस्लिम फाउंडर सिकंदर बख्त? जानिए कैसे थामा पार्टी का साथ |url=https://www.abplive.com/news/india/bjp-foundation-day-who-was-bjp-muslim-founder-sikandar-bakht-political-career-profile-in-hindi-2658177 |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=www.abplive.com |language=hi}}</ref>
|[[Vijay Kumar Malhotra]]
|[[Vijaya Raje Scindia]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jain |first=Devaki |work=The Citizen (India) |url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/7/20759/The-Maharani-who-Founded-the-BJP |title=The Maharani who founded the BJP |date=14 August 2021 }}</ref>
|[[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-22 |title=Rajput votes at stake in Rajasthan, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat legacy a new front in BJP, Cong battle |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/rajput-rajasthan-bhairon-singh-shekhawat-bjp-congress-8623357/ |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>
|[[Shanta Kumar]]
|[[Ram Jethmalani]]
|[[Jagannathrao Joshi]]
}}
| predecessor =
* [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]] (1951–1977)
* [[Janata Party]] (1977–1980)
| split = [[Janata Party]]
|labour = [[Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Need to Know BJP-led BMS is biggest labour union in India |url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/ohkSVkDnWYnxvZyuzggTsL/Need-to-Know--BJPled-BMS-is-biggest-labour-union-in-India.html |access-date=17 March 2020 |work=live mint |date=15 January 2008 |author=Pragya Singh }}</ref>
|peasants=[[Bharatiya Kisan Sangh]]<ref>{{cite book|last=Gupta|first=Sejuta Das|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mQiKDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA172|pages=172–173|title= Class, Politics, and Agricultural Policies in Post-liberalisation India|isbn=978-1-108-41628-3|publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]|year=2019e}}</ref>
| international =
|name=Bharatiya Janata Party – Andhra Pradesh
}}

The '''Bharatiya Janata Party – Andhra Pradesh''' ({{lang|te|ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ భారతీయ జనతా పార్టీ}}), also known as the '''BJP Andhra Pradesh''', is the affiliate of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the [[Indian state]] of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. The party is based in [[Vijayawada]] and is led by chair [[Daggubati Purandeswari]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="HT">{{Cite news |date=2023-01-15 |title=Leadership crisis a hurdle in BJP's Andhra Pradesh expansion plan |language=en |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/leadership-crisis-a-hurdle-in-bjp-s-andhra-pradesh-expansion-plan-101673806426263.html |access-date=2023-02-02}}</ref> [[P. V. N. Madhav]] is currently appointed as the president of BJP Andhra Pradesh.

The party currently holds 2 seats in the [[Rajya Sabha]] and 3 seats in the [[Lok Sabha]] from the state, while it holds 1 seat in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council]] and 8 seats in the [[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly]].

==Electoral performance==
===Lok Sabha Elections===

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Year
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Seats won
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" | Voteshare<br/>(%)
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Outcome
|-
| [[1984 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|1984]]
| {{Composition bar|1|42|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| 2.21%
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1989 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|1989]]
| {{Composition bar|0|42|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| 1.78%
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1991 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|1991]]
| {{Composition bar|1|42|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| 9.27%
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1996 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|1996]]
| {{Composition bar|0|42|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| 14.12%
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1998 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|1998]]
| {{Composition bar|4|42|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| 18.12%
| {{yes|[[Second Vajpayee ministry|Government]]}}
|-
| [[1999 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|1999]]
| {{Composition bar|7|42|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| 9.91%
| {{yes|[[Third Vajpayee ministry|Government]]}}
|-
| [[2004 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|2004]]
| {{Composition bar|0|42|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| 8.41%
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
| [[2009 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|2009]]
| {{Composition bar|0|42|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| 2.84%
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
| [[2014 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|2014]]
| {{Composition bar|2|25|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| 4.13%
| {{yes|[[First Modi ministry|Government]]}}
|-
| [[2019 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|2019]]
| {{Composition bar|0|25|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| 0.98%
| {{yes|[[Second Modi ministry|Government]]}}
|-
| [[2024 Indian general election in Andhra Pradesh|2024]]
| {{Composition bar|3|25|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| 11.28%
| {{yes|[[Third Modi ministry|Government]]}}
|}

===Vidhan Sabha Elections===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:#FF9933; color:white"| Year
! style="background:#FF9933; color:white"| Seats won
! style="background:#FF9933; color:white"| Voteshare<br/>(%)
! style="background:#FF9933; color:white"| Outcome
|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#FF9933; color:white;" ! |[[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[1967 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
|{{Composition bar|3|287|{{party color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}}}
| 2.11%
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1972 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|{{Composition bar|0|287|{{party color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}}}}
| 1.86%
| {{no2|Lost}}
|-
! colspan="4" style="background:#FF9933; color:white;" ! |[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|-
| [[1983 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1983]]
|{{Composition bar|3|294|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| 2.76%
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1985 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|{{Composition bar|8|294|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| 1.32%
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1989 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1989]]
|{{Composition bar|5|294|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| 1.78%
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1994 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1994]]
|{{Composition bar|3|294|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| 3.89%
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
| [[1999 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|1999]]
|{{Composition bar|12|294|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| 3.67%
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
| [[2004 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2004]]
|{{Composition bar|2|294|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| 2.63%
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
| [[2009 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2009]]
|{{Composition bar|2|294|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| 2.84%
| {{no|Opposition}}
|-
| [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
|{{Composition bar|4|175|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| 4.13%
| {{yes|[[Third N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry|Government]]}}
|-
| [[2019 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2019]]
|{{Composition bar|0|175|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| 0.84%
| {{no2|Lost}}
|-
| [[2024 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2024]]
| {{Composition bar|8|175|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| 2.83%
| {{yes|[[Fourth N. Chandrababu Naidu ministry|Government]]}}
|}

==Leadership==
=== President ===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |No
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Portrait
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Name
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Term of Office
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1
|
|D.Suryaprakash Reddy
|1980
|1982
|- style="text-align:center;"
|2
|
|P. V. Chalapathi Rao
|1982
|1986
|- style="text-align:center;"
|3
|
|[[Bangaru Laxman]]
|1986
|1988
|- style="text-align:center;"
|4
|[[File:Venkaiah Naidu official portrait.jpg|101x101px]]
|[[Venkaiah Naidu]]
|1988
|1993
|- style="text-align:center;"
|5
|[[File:V. Rama Rao (cropped).jpg|101x101px]]
|[[V. Rama Rao]]
|1993
|1997
|- style="text-align:center;"
|6
|[[File:The ILO Deputy Director General (Policy) International Labour Organization, Ms. Deborah Greenfield meeting the Minister of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge), Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg|110x110px]]
|[[Bandaru Dattatreya]]
|1997
|1998
|- style="text-align:center;"
|7
|[[File:C. Vidyasagar Rao (cropped).jpg|95x95px]]
|[[C. Vidyasagar Rao]]
|1998
|1999
|- style="text-align:center;"
|(5)
|[[File:V. Rama Rao (cropped).jpg|101x101px]]
|[[V. Rama Rao]]
|1999
|2001
|- style="text-align:center;"
|8
|
|Chilakam Ramachandra Reddy
|2001
|2003
|- style="text-align:center;"
|9<ref>{{Cite news |date=2003-08-02 |title=Indrasena Reddy to be Andhra BJP president |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/indrasena-reddy-to-be-andhra-bjp-president/articleshow/109624.cms |access-date= |work=The Times of India |issn=}}</ref>
|[[File:Indrasena Reddy.jpg|94x94px]]
|[[N. Indrasena Reddy]]
|3-Aug-2003
|2006
|- style="text-align:center;"
|(6)
|[[File:The ILO Deputy Director General (Policy) International Labour Organization, Ms. Deborah Greenfield meeting the Minister of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge), Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg|110x110px]]
|[[Bandaru Dattatreya]]
|2006
|8-Mar-2010
|- style="text-align:center;"
|10<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date=2010-03-08 |title=Kishan Reddy elected as new AP BJP president |url=https://haindavakeralam.com/kishan-reddy-elected-as-new-ap-bjp-president-hk1391 |access-date= |website=Haindava Keralam |language=}}</ref>
|[[File:Kishan Reddy.png|99x99px]]
|[[G. Kishan Reddy]]
|8-Mar-2010
|2-Jun-2014
|- style="text-align:center;"
|11
|[[File:K. Hari Babu.jpg|83x83px]]
|[[Kambhampati Hari Babu]]
|2-Jun-2014
|13-May-2018
|- style="text-align:center;"
|12<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2018-05-13 |title=BJP appoints Kanna Lakshminarayana as the new Andhra Pradesh president |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2018/May/13/bjp-appoints-kanna-lakshminarayana-as-the-new-andhra-pradesh-president-1814151.html |access-date= |website=The New Indian Express |language=}}</ref>
|[[File:GDI 0687.jpg|113x113px]]
|[[Kanna Lakshminarayana]]
|13-May-2018
|28-Jul-2020
|- style="text-align:center;"
|13<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-07-28 |title=Somu Veerraju appointed president of BJP’s Andhra Pradesh unit |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/somu-veerraju-appointed-president-of-bjp-s-andhra-pradesh-unit/story-rKfczLMrSTCCGKpwQCZrhO.html |access-date= |website=Hindustan Times |language=}}</ref>
|
|[[Somu Veerraju]]
|28-Jul-2020
|4-Jul-2023
|- style="text-align:center;"
|14<ref>{{Cite news |last= |first= |date=2023-07-04 |title=BJP appoints Daggubati Purandeswari as A.P. unit president |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/bjp-appoints-daggubati-purandeswari-as-ap-unit-president/article67042175.ece |access-date= |work=The Hindu |language= |issn=}}</ref>
|[[File:The Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, Dr. (Smt.) D. Purandeswari addressing at the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), in New Delhi on May 02, 2013 (cropped).jpg|102x102px]]
|[[Daggubati Purandeswari]]
|4-Jul-2023
|30-Jun-2025
|- style="text-align:center;"
|15
|
|[[P. V. N. Madhav]]
|1-Jul-2025
|''Incumbent''
|}

==See also==
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
* [[National Democratic Alliance]]
* [[State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bharatiya Janata Party - Andhra Pradesh}}
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party by state or union territory|Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Political parties in Andhra Pradesh]]

Bharatiya Janata Party – Andhra Pradesh - Revision history

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