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{{Short description|Structure of Bharatiya Janata Party}} | |||
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}} | |||
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} | |||
{{Bharatiya Janata Party sidebar}} | |||
The organisation of the '''Bharatiya Janata Party'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=BJP focuses on organisational structure to prepare for upcoming civic elections |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/bjp-focuses-on-organisational-structure-to-prepare-for-upcoming-civic-elections/ |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-03-27 |title=BJP's organisational structure leaves little room for RSS intervention, says RSS Kerala office-bearers |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/bjps-organisational-structure-leaves-little-room-for-rss-intervention-says-rss-kerala-office-bearers/article69380942.ece |access-date=2025-07-31 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=State BJP holds ‘Sangathan Parv’ workshop to strengthen organisation for 2027 polls |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/state-bjp-holds-sangathan-parv-workshop-to-strengthen-organisation-for-2027-polls/articleshow/118095286.cms |access-date=2025-07-31 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Mathew |first=Liz |date=2025-01-12 |title=As BJP holds organisational elections, why not to expect changes in power structure |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/bjp-organisational-polls-why-not-to-expect-changes-in-power-structure-9765151/ |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> is based upon the Constitution of the '''[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]'''.<ref name=Constitution/> The organisation is strictly hierarchical, with the [[List of presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party|president]] being the highest authority in the party. The party is considered to be a cadre-based party that draws from the [[Hindutva]]-based ideology of its parent organisation, the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]].<ref>{{cite news |url =https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/bjp-foundation-day-pm-modi-amit-shah-sangh-leader-cadre-parivar-5125389/|title =Leader, cadre, parivar|publisher =[[Indian Express]]|date =April 6, 2018|website =indianexpress.com|author =Ram Madhav|author-link =Ram Madhav|access-date =8 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url =https://www.livemint.com/Politics/VBq3Xb9rs6wXSRU22ZHRNM/BJP-20-A-massbased-political-party.html|title =BJP 2.0: A mass-based political party|publisher =[[Live Mint]]|date =2 December 2014|website =livemint.com|author =Gyan Varma|access-date =8 August 2020}} Known as Non- Democratic Org.</ref> | |||
{{ | {{As of|2019}}, it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the [[Parliament of India|national parliament]] and state assemblies and is the [[List of largest political parties|world's largest party in terms of primary membership]].<ref name = "IndiaToday">{{cite news|url = https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bjp-inducts-7-crore-new-members-creates-membership-drive-record-1593164-2019-08-29|title =BJP inducts 7 crore new members, creates membership drive record|date = 29 August 2019 |access-date = 29 August 2019 |work=[[India Today]] }}</ref> | ||
{{ | [[File:Structure of BJP 2020 March.jpg|thumb|Organisational Structure of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]]] | ||
}} | |||
==Parent organisation== | |||
BJP also draws its membership from the organisation of the [[Sangh Parivar]]. | |||
==Departments== | |||
The BJP on the national level has several publicly known internal departments, such as:<ref name="DB">{{Cite web|url=https://www.bjp.org/departments|title=Departments {{!}} BJP|access-date=6 January 2022|archive-date=9 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209141019/https://www.bjp.org/departments|url-status=dead}}</ref> | |||
* Good Governance | |||
* Policy Research | |||
* Media | |||
* Media Relations | |||
* Training | |||
* Political Feedback and Response | |||
* National Programs and Meetings | |||
* Documentation and Library | |||
* Sahayog and Disaster Relief Service | |||
* President Office Tours and Programs | |||
* Publicity Literature | |||
* Coordination of Trusts | |||
* Election Management | |||
* Election Commission | |||
* Legal Affairs | |||
* Party Journals and Publications | |||
* IT, Website and Social Media Management | |||
* Foreign Affairs | |||
The BJP does not publicly release more information about these departments aside from their respective heads.<ref name="DB" /> | |||
== National level == | |||
===National President=== | |||
The organisation of the BJP is strictly hierarchical, with the [[List of presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party|president]] being the highest authority in the party.{{sfn|Swain|2001|pp=71–104}} According to the party's constitution, the president is elected by an electoral college consisting of the National Council and the State Councils. Until 2012, the BJP constitution mandated that any qualified member could be national or state president for a single three-year term.{{sfn|Swain|2001|pp=71–104}} This was amended to a maximum of two consecutive terms.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Verma|first=Gyan|date=2012-09-28|title=BJP amends constitution to let Gadkari get second term|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/bjp-amends-constitution-to-let-gadkari-get-second-term-112092800158_1.html|access-date=2021-03-16}}</ref> | |||
===National Executive=== | |||
The National Executive of Bharatiya Janata Party is the [[presidium]] and chief executive body of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] setting the overall strategic direction of the party and policy development. It is composed of members appointed by the [[List of presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP president]] and can have as many as 120 members.<ref name=Constitution>{{cite web |title=Bharatiya Janata Party Constitution |url=https://www.bjp.org/en/constitutions|website=BJP official website |publisher=Bharatiya Janata Party |access-date=8 April 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118173055/http://www.bjp.org/images/pdf_2012_h/constitution_eng_jan_10_2013.pdf |archive-date=18 November 2017 }}</ref> | |||
Below the president is the National Executive of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which contains a variable number of senior leaders from across the country appointed by the President of the party. It is the higher decision-making body of the party. It consists of several office holders of the party, including up to seven vice-presidents, up to five general secretaries, one general secretary (organisation), one treasurer and up to seven secretaries who work directly with the president.{{sfn|Swain|2001|pp=71–104}} | |||
The National Executive has the authority to interpret the Articles and Rules of the party constitution. The Executive can also amend, alter and add to the party constitution which is subject to rectification by the following Plenary Session or Special Session of National Council. The National Executive also oversees the internal elections to the [[List of presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party|President]] and the National Council and appoints a returning officer for conducting the triennial election of the party.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} | |||
An identical structure, with a '''State Executive Committee''' led by a State President, exists at the state level.{{sfn|Swain|2001|pp=71–104}} | |||
===Parliamentary Board=== | |||
The '''Parliamentary Board''' is the [[governing body]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]] which takes day-to-day decisions on behalf of the National Executive. The National Executive sets up a Parliamentary Board consisting of [[List of presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party|Party President]] and ten other members.<ref name ="FEPB">{{cite news |url =https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/amit-shah-set-to-reconstitute-bjps-decision-making-bodies/856377/|quote=According to the BJP constitution, the National Executive of the party constitutes the Parliamentary Board consisting of the party president and 10 others, including the leader of the party in Parliament, as members. The Chairman of the Board would be the President and one of the General Secretaries would be nominated by the BJP President to act as the board Secretary.|publisher =Financial Express|title =Amit Shah set to reconstitute BJP's decision making bodies|date=September 15, 2017|author=IANS|access-date =April 3, 2020}}</ref><ref name ="PBM" >{{cite news |url =https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/nadda-likely-to-add-new-members-to-bjp-parliamentary-board-120012101673_1.html|title =Nadda likely to add new members to BJP parliamentary board|date=January 21, 2020 | quote = The members of parliamentary board include Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Social Justie and Empowerment Minister Thawarchand Gehlot, General Secretary (Organisation) BL Santosh apart from Nadda. | publisher =Business Standard |author =Asian News International}}</ref><ref name="VAJ" >{{cite news |url =https://www.rediff.com/news/report/out-with-the-old-advani-mm-joshi-vajpayee-dropped-from-bjps-parl-board/20140826.htm|title =Out with the old: Advani, MM Joshi, Vajpayee dropped from BJP's parl board|date =August 26, 2014|publisher =Rediff News|author =PTI|access-date = April 1, 2020}}</ref> The Parliamentary Board supervises the activities of the [[Parliamentary group|parliamentary and legislative groups]] of the Party. It guides and regulates all the organisational units under the National Executive.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What is BJP's parliamentary board of which BSY is a member but Yogi is not? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bjp-parliamentary-board-meeting-this-week-powerful-panel-karnataka-yediyurappa-yogi-adityanath-2311361-2022-12-20 |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=India Today |date=20 December 2022 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-08-17 |title=BJP rejigs its parliamentary board: Meet the new members |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/all-the-names-bjp-parliamentary-board-new-members-profile-8095796/ |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
!S.No | |||
!Member | |||
|- | |||
| 1. | |||
|[[Nitin Nabin]] | |||
|- | |||
| 2. | |||
| [[Narendra Modi]] | |||
|- | |||
| 3. | |||
| [[Rajnath Singh]] | |||
|- | |||
| 4. | |||
| [[Amit Shah]] | |||
|- | |||
|- | |||
| 5. | |||
| [[Jagat Prakash Nadda]] | |||
|- | |||
| 6. | |||
| [[B. S. Yediyurappa]] | |||
|- | |||
| 7. | |||
| [[Sarbananda Sonowal]] | |||
|- | |||
| 8. | |||
| [[K. Laxman]] | |||
|- | |||
| 9. | |||
| [[Iqbal Singh Lalpura]] | |||
|- | |||
| 10. | |||
| [[Sudha Yadav]] | |||
|- | |||
| 11. | |||
| [[Satyanarayan Jatiya]] | |||
|- | |||
| 12. | |||
| B. L. Santhosh | |||
|} | |||
===Central Election Committee=== | |||
The '''Central Election Committee''', is also set up by the National Executive, and consist of the 11 members of the Parliamentary Board and 8 other members{{efn|Currently the Central Election Committee has only 4 members other than the 11 members of the Parliamentary Board}}<ref name ="TNIE" >{{cite news |url =https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/sep/20/ravi-shankar-prasad-devendra-fadnavis-likely-in-bjp-parliamentary-board-2036340.html|title=Ravi Shankar Prasad, Devendra Fadnavis likely in BJP Parliamentary Board|date=20 September 2019|access-date = 6 April 2020|publisher = [[The New Indian Express]]|author=Manish Anand|quote=Currently, there are three vacancies in the Parliamentary Board and eight in the CEC.}}</ref> elected by the National Executive.<ref name="FEPB"/><ref name ="VAJ"/><ref>{{cite news |title =BJP names members of new central election committee|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/bjp-names-members-of-new-central-election-committee-114082600699_1.html|date=August 26, 2014|publisher =Business Standard |access-date=1 April 2020|author =IANS}}</ref> The role of the CEC is to select candidates for all [[Elections in India|Legislative and Parliamentary elections]] throughout India.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bjp-central-election-committee-meets-to-select-rajya-sabha-candidates-120031000966_1.html|title =BJP central election committee meets to select Rajya Sabha candidates|date=10 March 2020|publisher =Business Standard|author=Press Trust of India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url =https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/delhi-assembly-polls-2020/story/bjp-cec-delhi-elections-1637069-2020-01-15|title=BJP CEC meet to finalise candidates for Delhi assembly elections likely on Thursday|date=January 16, 2020|publisher =India Today|author =PTI}}</ref><ref name ="Shahnawaz Hussain">{{cite news |url =https://www.firstpost.com/politics/bjp-leader-shahnawaz-hussain-loses-bhagalpur-ticket-to-jdu-in-bihar-despite-being-member-of-partys-central-election-committee-6287831.html|title=BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain loses Bhagalpur ticket to JD(U) in Bihar despite being member of party's central election committee|date=Mar 19, 2019|author =FP Politics|publisher =[[Firstpost]] |quote = Shahnawaz's membership in the BJP's central election committee makes the situation ironic. He now finds himself in an awkward position, not being able to secure a seat for himself even as he sits on this all-important panel with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah and bigwigs like Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Nitin Gadkari and Shivraj Singh Chouhan.|access-date =April 1, 2020}}</ref> | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" | |||
!S.No | |||
!Member | |||
|- | |||
| 1. | |||
|[[Nitin Nabin]] | |||
|- | |||
| 2. | |||
| [[Narendra Modi]] | |||
|- | |||
| 3. | |||
| [[Rajnath Singh]] | |||
|- | |||
| 4. | |||
| [[Amit Shah]] | |||
|- | |||
| 5. | |||
|[[Jagat Prakash Nadda]] | |||
|- | |||
| 6. | |||
| [[B. S. Yediyurappa]] | |||
|- | |||
| 7. | |||
| [[Sarbananda Sonowal]] | |||
|- | |||
| 8. | |||
| [[K. Laxman]] | |||
|- | |||
| 9. | |||
| [[Iqbal Singh Lalpura]] | |||
|- | |||
| 10. | |||
| [[Sudha Yadav]] | |||
|- | |||
| 11. | |||
| [[Satyanarayan Jatiya]] | |||
|- | |||
| 12. | |||
| B. L. Santhosh | |||
|- | |||
| 13. | |||
| [[Bhupender Yadav]] | |||
|- | |||
| 14. | |||
| [[Devendra Fadnavis]] | |||
|- | |||
| 15. | |||
| [[Vanathi Srinivasan]] | |||
|} | |||
===National Council=== | |||
The National Council is the highest policy making body of the party. It is also responsible for rectification of any amendment, alteration and addition to the party constitution by National Executive in the following Plenary Session or Special Session. The National Council along with the State Council also elects the President every three year. The National Council consists of members that are elected by the State Councils, 10% of the parliamentary party, former national Presidents, leaders of [[State legislative assemblies of India|state legislative assemblies]] and [[State legislative councils of India|state legislative councils]], members nominated by the national president, all members of the National Executive, presidents of Morchas and Cells.<ref name=Constitution/> | |||
==State level== | |||
This is a list of the official state and territorial units of the Bharatiya Janata Party. | |||
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center" width="70%" | |||
!State/UT | |||
!Unit | |||
!Seats in {{nowrap|[[Lok Sabha]]}} | |||
!Seats in {{nowrap|[[Rajya Sabha]]}} | |||
!Seats in {{nowrap|[[State legislative assemblies of India|<br>State<br>Legislative<br>Assemblies]]}} | |||
!Seats in {{nowrap|[[State legislative councils of India|<br>State<br>Legislative<br>Councils]]}} | |||
|- | |||
|{{nowrap|[[India]]}} | |||
!{{nowrap|BJP National Council | |||
| {{Composition bar|240|543|hex=#FF9933}}(1 Vacant) | |||
| [[List of current members of the Rajya Sabha|Elected]]{{Composition bar|113|233|hex=#FF9933}}(1 Vacant) | |||
[[List of nominated members of the Rajya Sabha|Nominated]]{{Composition bar|5|12|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|1656|4126|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|165|426|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="7" align="center" style="background: #FF9933; color:white;" |State Units of the Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
|- | |||
| [[Andhra Pradesh]] | |||
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Andhra Pradesh|BJP Andhra Pradesh]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|3|25|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|2|11|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|8|175|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|[[Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council|Elected]]{{Composition bar|2|50|hex=#FF9933}}[[Reserved political positions in India|Nominated]]{{Composition bar|0|8|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Arunachal Pradesh]] | |||
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Arunachal Pradesh|BJP Arunachal Pradesh]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|2|2|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|1|1|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|46|60|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| rowspan="2"| | |||
|- | |||
| [[Assam]] | |||
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Assam|BJP Assam]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|9|14|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|4|7|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|82|126|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Bihar]] | |||
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Bihar|BJP Bihar]] | |||
| {{Composition bar|12|40|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|7|16|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|89|243|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| [[Bihar Legislative Council|Elected]]{{Composition bar|18|63|hex=#FF9933}}[[Reserved political positions in India|Nominated]] | |||
{{Composition bar|6|12|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Chhattisgarh]] | |||
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Chhattisgarh|BJP Chhattisgarh]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|10|11|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|2|5|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|54|90|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| rowspan="6"| | |||
|- | |||
|[[Goa]] | |||
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Goa|BJP Goa]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|1|2|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|1|1|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|27|40|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Gujarat]] | |||
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Gujarat|BJP Gujarat]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|25|26|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|10|11|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|162|182|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Haryana]] | |||
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Haryana|BJP Haryana]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|5|10|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|3|5|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|48|90|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Himachal Pradesh]] | |||
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Himachal Pradesh|BJP Himachal Pradesh]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|4|4|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|3|3|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|28|68|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Jharkhand]] | |||
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Jharkhand|BJP Jharkhand]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|8|14|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|3|6|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|21|81|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Karnataka]] | |||
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Karnataka|BJP Karnataka]] | |||
| {{Composition bar|17|28|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|6|12|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|63|224|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| [[Karnataka Legislative Council|Elected]]{{Composition bar|26|64|hex=#FF9933}}[[Reserved political positions in India|Nominated]] | |||
{{Composition bar|3|11|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Kerala]] | |||
![[Bharatiya Janata Party – Kerala|BJP Kerala]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|1|20|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|0|9|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|3|140|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| rowspan="2"| | |||
|- | |||
|[[Madhya Pradesh]] | |||
![[Bharatiya Janata Party – Madhya Pradesh|BJP Madhya Pradesh]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|29|29|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|8|11|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|166|230|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Maharashtra]] | |||
![[Bharatiya Janata Party – Maharashtra|BJP Maharashtra]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|9|48|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|8|19|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|131|288|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|[[Maharashtra Legislative Council|Elected]]{{Composition bar|19|66|hex=#FF9933}}[[Reserved political positions in India|Nominated]]{{Composition bar|3|12|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Manipur]] | |||
![[Bharatiya Janata Party – Manipur|BJP Manipur]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|0|2|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|1|1|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|37|60|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| rowspan="9"| | |||
|- | |||
|[[Meghalaya]] | |||
![[Bharatiya Janata Party – Meghalaya|BJP Meghalaya]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|0|2|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|0|1|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|2|60|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Mizoram]] | |||
![[Bharatiya Janata Party – Mizoram|BJP Mizoram]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|0|1|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|0|1|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|2|40|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Nagaland]] | |||
![[Bharatiya Janata Party – Nagaland|BJP Nagaland]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|0|1|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|1|1|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|11|60|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Odisha]] | |||
![[Bharatiya Janata Party – Odisha|BJP Odisha]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|20|21|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|3|10|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|79|147|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]] | |||
![[Bharatiya Janata Party – Punjab|BJP Punjab]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|0|13|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|0|7|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|2|117|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Rajasthan]] | |||
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Rajasthan|BJP Rajasthan]]. | |||
| {{Composition bar|14|25|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|5|10|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|119|200|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Sikkim]] | |||
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Sikkim|BJP Sikkim]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|0|1|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|1|1|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|0|32|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Tamil Nadu]] | |||
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Tamil Nadu|BJP Tamil Nadu]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|0|39|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|0|18|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|1|234|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Telangana]] | |||
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Telangana|BJP Telangana]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|8|17|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|0|7|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|8|119|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|[[Telangana Legislative Council|Elected]]{{Composition bar|3|34|hex=#FF9933}}[[Reserved political positions in India|Nominated]]{{Composition bar|0|6|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Tripura]] | |||
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Tripura|BJP Tripura]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|2|2|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|1|1|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|32|60|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
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|- | |||
| [[Uttar Pradesh]] | |||
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Uttar Pradesh|BJP Uttar Pradesh]] | |||
| {{Composition bar|33|80|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|25|31|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|258|403|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| [[Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council|Elected]]{{Composition bar|71|90|hex=#FF9933}}[[Reserved political positions in India|Nominated]]{{Composition bar|8|10|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Uttarakhand]] | |||
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Uttarakhand|BJP Uttarakhand]] | |||
| {{Composition bar|5|5|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|3|3|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|47|70|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| rowspan="2"| | |||
|- | |||
| [[West Bengal]] | |||
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party – West Bengal|BJP West Bengal]] | |||
| {{Composition bar|12|42|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|2|16|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|206|294|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
! colspan="7" align="center" style="background: #FF9933; color:white;" |Territorial Units of the Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
|- | |||
| [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] | |||
! BJP Andaman and Nicobar | |||
|{{Composition bar|1|1|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| rowspan="3" colspan="2"| | |||
| rowspan="8"| | |||
|- | |||
|[[Chandigarh]] | |||
!BJP Chandigarh | |||
|{{Composition bar|0|1|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]] | |||
!BJP Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | |||
|{{Composition bar|1|2|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Delhi]] | |||
![[Bharatiya Janata Party – Delhi|BJP Delhi]] | |||
|{{Composition bar|7|7|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|0|3|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|48|70|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
| [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] | |||
! [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Jammu and Kashmir|BJP Jammu and Kashmir]] | |||
| {{Composition bar|2|5|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|1|4|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| {{Composition bar|29|90|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Ladakh]] | |||
!BJP Ladakh | |||
|{{Composition bar|0|1|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
| rowspan="2" colspan="2"| | |||
|- | |||
|[[Lakshadweep]] | |||
!BJP Lakshadweep | |||
|{{Composition bar|0|1|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|- | |||
|[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] | |||
!BJP Puducherry | |||
|{{Composition bar|0|1|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|{{Composition bar|1|1|hex=#FF9933}} | |||
|[[Puducherry Legislative Assembly|Elected]]{{Composition bar|4|30|hex=#FF9933}}[[Reserved political positions in India|Nominated]] | |||
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|} | |||
===District Committee=== | |||
District Committee is an important grassroots level organisation of BJP with one President, Six Vice President and Four General Secretary and Six Secretaries. The District Committee has Other members also. | |||
===Mandal Committee=== | |||
The Mandal Committee of BJP has one president with two general secretary and four secretaries | |||
== Morchas == | |||
{| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
|+ List of ''morchas'' (frontal wings) of the Bharatiya Janata Party <ref>{{Cite web |title=Morchas |url=https://www.bjp.org/morcha |website=Bharatiya Janata Party |access-date=5 July 2025}}</ref> | |||
! Morcha | |||
! President | |||
! Details | |||
|- | |||
| [[BJP Mahila Morcha|Mahila Morcha]] | |||
| [[Vanathi Srinivasan]] | |||
| Women's wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. | |||
|- | |||
| [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha|Yuva Morcha]] | |||
| [[Tejasvi Surya]] | |||
| Youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. | |||
|- | |||
| [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad|Vidyarthi Parishad]] | |||
| Rajsharan Shahi | |||
| Student wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. | |||
|- | |||
| [[Bharatiya Kisan Sangh|Kisan Sangh]] | |||
| [[Rajkumar Chahar]] | |||
| Farmer wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. | |||
|- | |||
| [[Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh|Mazdoor Sangh]] | |||
| Hiranmay Pandya | |||
| Labour wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. | |||
|- | |||
| SC Morcha | |||
| [[Lal Singh Arya]] | |||
| Scheduled Caste wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. | |||
|- | |||
| ST Morcha | |||
| [[Samir Oraon]] | |||
| Scheduled Tribe wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. | |||
|- | |||
| OBC Morcha | |||
| [[K. Laxman]] | |||
| Other Backward Classes wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. | |||
|- | |||
| Minority Morcha | |||
| Jamal Siddiqui | |||
| Minority wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. | |||
|- | |||
| [[BJP IT Cell|IT Cell]] | |||
| [[Amit Malviya]] | |||
| Social media and digital outreach wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. | |||
|} | |||
=== International === | |||
{{vanchor|Overseas Friends of BJP}} The '''Overseas Friends of BJP''' are various voluntary organisations operating in foreign countries under the foreign affairs department of the Bharatiya Janata Party.<ref>{{Cite news |title=How BJP's overseas friends are working online and offline to ensure Modi 3.0 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-bjps-overseas-friends-are-working-online-and-offline-to-ensure-modi-3-0/articleshow/109004577.cms |access-date=2024-04-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref> These organisations were first launched in 1991 and have since promoted the party and its governments abroad.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Press Release |first=BJP |date=12 April 2004 |title=Overseas Friends of BJP Campaigns for BJP victory in Elections |url=https://www.bjp.org/pressreleases/overseas-friends-bjp-campaigns-bjp-victory-elections |access-date=2024-04-23}}</ref> They are present in over 25 countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Israel, organising campaigns and outreach activities in support of the party.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-03-24 |title='Modi for 2024': Overseas Friends of BJP, Australia launches campaign to drum up support ahead of LS polls |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/modi-for-2024-overseas-friends-of-bjp-australia-launches-campaign-to-drum-up-support-ahead-of-ls-polls/articleshow/108748804.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-04-23 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Livemint |date=2024-03-18 |title=Overseas Friends of BJP holds car rally to support PM Modi for upcoming elections |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/uk-overseas-friends-of-bjp-holds-car-rally-to-support-pm-modi-for-upcoming-elections-11710723119382.html |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Livemint |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |author=Scroll Staff |title=Explainer: Why the 'Overseas Friends of BJP' has registered as a foreign agent in the US |url=https://scroll.in/global/973063/explainer-why-the-overseas-friends-of-bjp-has-registered-as-a-foreign-agent-in-the-us |access-date=2022-10-12 |work=Scroll.in}}</ref> | |||
==Membership== | |||
Any Indian citizen of the age of 18 years or above can become a member of the Party, provided that he is not a member of any other political party. The term of membership will ordinarily be of 6 years.<ref name=Constitution/> {{As of|2019}}, it is the [[List of largest political parties|world's largest political party in terms of primary membership]].<ref name = "IndiaToday"/> | |||
===Membership oath=== | |||
{{quote box|width=25em|align=right|bgcolor=ivory|quote=I believe in [[Integral humanism (India)|Integral Humanism]] which is the basic philosophy | |||
of the Bharatiya Janata Party. I am committed to [[Indian nationalism|Nationalism]] and [[Political integration of India|National Integration]], [[Democracy in India|Democracy]], [[Gandhian socialism (Hindu nationalism)|Gandhian Socialism]], [[Secularism in India|Positive Secularism]], (''[[Sarva Dharma Sama Bhava]]'') and value-based politics. I subscribe to the concept of a [[secular state]] and nation not based on religion. I firmly believe that this task can be achieved by peaceful means alone. I do not observe or recognize [[untouchability]] in any shape or form. I am not a member of any other political party. I undertake to abide by the Constitution, Rules and Discipline of the Party.|source= — Bharatiya Janata Party membership oath<ref name=Constitution />}} | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[Sangh Parivar]] | |||
* [[List of national presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party]] | |||
* [[Leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Parliament of India]] | |||
* [[List of state presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party]] | |||
* [[Pradesh Congress Committee]] | |||
==References== | |||
{{notelist}} | |||
===Citations=== | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
===Sources=== | |||
* {{cite book |last1 = Swain |first1 = Pratap Chandra |title = Bharatiya Janata Party: Profile and Performance |date = 2001 |publisher = APH publishing |location = India |isbn = 978-81-7648-257-8 |pages = 71–104 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=7Gk1Wz4k_xUC |access-date = 5 July 2014}} | |||
{{Bharatiya Janata Party}} | |||
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The organisation of the Bharatiya Janata Party[1][2][3][4] is based upon the Constitution of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[5] The organisation is strictly hierarchical, with the president being the highest authority in the party. The party is considered to be a cadre-based party that draws from the Hindutva-based ideology of its parent organisation, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.[6][7]
As of 2019[update], it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the national parliament and state assemblies and is the world's largest party in terms of primary membership.[8]

Parent organisation[edit | edit source]
BJP also draws its membership from the organisation of the Sangh Parivar.
Departments[edit | edit source]
The BJP on the national level has several publicly known internal departments, such as:[9]
- Good Governance
- Policy Research
- Media
- Media Relations
- Training
- Political Feedback and Response
- National Programs and Meetings
- Documentation and Library
- Sahayog and Disaster Relief Service
- President Office Tours and Programs
- Publicity Literature
- Coordination of Trusts
- Election Management
- Election Commission
- Legal Affairs
- Party Journals and Publications
- IT, Website and Social Media Management
- Foreign Affairs
The BJP does not publicly release more information about these departments aside from their respective heads.[9]
National level[edit | edit source]
National President[edit | edit source]
The organisation of the BJP is strictly hierarchical, with the president being the highest authority in the party.[10] According to the party's constitution, the president is elected by an electoral college consisting of the National Council and the State Councils. Until 2012, the BJP constitution mandated that any qualified member could be national or state president for a single three-year term.[10] This was amended to a maximum of two consecutive terms.[11]
National Executive[edit | edit source]
The National Executive of Bharatiya Janata Party is the presidium and chief executive body of the Bharatiya Janata Party setting the overall strategic direction of the party and policy development. It is composed of members appointed by the BJP president and can have as many as 120 members.[5]
Below the president is the National Executive of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which contains a variable number of senior leaders from across the country appointed by the President of the party. It is the higher decision-making body of the party. It consists of several office holders of the party, including up to seven vice-presidents, up to five general secretaries, one general secretary (organisation), one treasurer and up to seven secretaries who work directly with the president.[10]
The National Executive has the authority to interpret the Articles and Rules of the party constitution. The Executive can also amend, alter and add to the party constitution which is subject to rectification by the following Plenary Session or Special Session of National Council. The National Executive also oversees the internal elections to the President and the National Council and appoints a returning officer for conducting the triennial election of the party.[citation needed]
An identical structure, with a State Executive Committee led by a State President, exists at the state level.[10]
Parliamentary Board[edit | edit source]
The Parliamentary Board is the governing body of the BJP which takes day-to-day decisions on behalf of the National Executive. The National Executive sets up a Parliamentary Board consisting of Party President and ten other members.[12][13][14] The Parliamentary Board supervises the activities of the parliamentary and legislative groups of the Party. It guides and regulates all the organisational units under the National Executive.[15][16]
| S.No | Member |
|---|---|
| 1. | Nitin Nabin |
| 2. | Narendra Modi |
| 3. | Rajnath Singh |
| 4. | Amit Shah |
| 5. | Jagat Prakash Nadda |
| 6. | B. S. Yediyurappa |
| 7. | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| 8. | K. Laxman |
| 9. | Iqbal Singh Lalpura |
| 10. | Sudha Yadav |
| 11. | Satyanarayan Jatiya |
| 12. | B. L. Santhosh |
Central Election Committee[edit | edit source]
The Central Election Committee, is also set up by the National Executive, and consist of the 11 members of the Parliamentary Board and 8 other members[lower-alpha 1][17] elected by the National Executive.[12][14][18] The role of the CEC is to select candidates for all Legislative and Parliamentary elections throughout India.[19][20][21]
| S.No | Member |
|---|---|
| 1. | Nitin Nabin |
| 2. | Narendra Modi |
| 3. | Rajnath Singh |
| 4. | Amit Shah |
| 5. | Jagat Prakash Nadda |
| 6. | B. S. Yediyurappa |
| 7. | Sarbananda Sonowal |
| 8. | K. Laxman |
| 9. | Iqbal Singh Lalpura |
| 10. | Sudha Yadav |
| 11. | Satyanarayan Jatiya |
| 12. | B. L. Santhosh |
| 13. | Bhupender Yadav |
| 14. | Devendra Fadnavis |
| 15. | Vanathi Srinivasan |
National Council[edit | edit source]
The National Council is the highest policy making body of the party. It is also responsible for rectification of any amendment, alteration and addition to the party constitution by National Executive in the following Plenary Session or Special Session. The National Council along with the State Council also elects the President every three year. The National Council consists of members that are elected by the State Councils, 10% of the parliamentary party, former national Presidents, leaders of state legislative assemblies and state legislative councils, members nominated by the national president, all members of the National Executive, presidents of Morchas and Cells.[5]
State level[edit | edit source]
This is a list of the official state and territorial units of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
| State/UT | Unit | Seats in Lok Sabha | Seats in Rajya Sabha | Seats in State Legislative Assemblies |
Seats in State Legislative Councils | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | BJP National Council | 240 / 543 (1 Vacant)
|
Elected 113 / 233 (1 Vacant)
Nominated5 / 12
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1,656 / 4,126
|
165 / 426
| |
| State Units of the Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | BJP Andhra Pradesh | 3 / 25
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2 / 11
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8 / 175
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Elected 2 / 50 Nominated0 / 8
| |
| Arunachal Pradesh | BJP Arunachal Pradesh | 2 / 2
|
1 / 1
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46 / 60
|
||
| Assam | BJP Assam | 9 / 14
|
4 / 7
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82 / 126
| ||
| Bihar | BJP Bihar | 12 / 40
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7 / 16
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89 / 243
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Elected 18 / 63 Nominated
6 / 12
| |
| Chhattisgarh | BJP Chhattisgarh | 10 / 11
|
2 / 5
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54 / 90
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||
| Goa | BJP Goa | 1 / 2
|
1 / 1
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27 / 40
| ||
| Gujarat | BJP Gujarat | 25 / 26
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10 / 11
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162 / 182
| ||
| Haryana | BJP Haryana | 5 / 10
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3 / 5
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48 / 90
| ||
| Himachal Pradesh | BJP Himachal Pradesh | 4 / 4
|
3 / 3
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28 / 68
| ||
| Jharkhand | BJP Jharkhand | 8 / 14
|
3 / 6
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21 / 81
| ||
| Karnataka | BJP Karnataka | 17 / 28
|
6 / 12
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63 / 224
|
Elected 26 / 64 Nominated
3 / 11
| |
| Kerala | BJP Kerala | 1 / 20
|
0 / 9
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3 / 140
|
||
| Madhya Pradesh | BJP Madhya Pradesh | 29 / 29
|
8 / 11
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166 / 230
| ||
| Maharashtra | BJP Maharashtra | 9 / 48
|
8 / 19
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131 / 288
|
Elected 19 / 66 Nominated3 / 12
| |
| Manipur | BJP Manipur | 0 / 2
|
1 / 1
|
37 / 60
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||
| Meghalaya | BJP Meghalaya | 0 / 2
|
0 / 1
|
2 / 60
| ||
| Mizoram | BJP Mizoram | 0 / 1
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0 / 1
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2 / 40
| ||
| Nagaland | BJP Nagaland | 0 / 1
|
1 / 1
|
11 / 60
| ||
| Odisha | BJP Odisha | 20 / 21
|
3 / 10
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79 / 147
| ||
| Punjab | BJP Punjab | 0 / 13
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0 / 7
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2 / 117
| ||
| Rajasthan | BJP Rajasthan. | 14 / 25
|
5 / 10
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119 / 200
| ||
| Sikkim | BJP Sikkim | 0 / 1
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1 / 1
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0 / 32
| ||
| Tamil Nadu | BJP Tamil Nadu | 0 / 39
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0 / 18
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1 / 234
| ||
| Telangana | BJP Telangana | 8 / 17
|
0 / 7
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8 / 119
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Elected 3 / 34 Nominated0 / 6
| |
| Tripura | BJP Tripura | 2 / 2
|
1 / 1
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32 / 60
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| Uttar Pradesh | BJP Uttar Pradesh | 33 / 80
|
25 / 31
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258 / 403
|
Elected 71 / 90 Nominated8 / 10
| |
| Uttarakhand | BJP Uttarakhand | 5 / 5
|
3 / 3
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47 / 70
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| West Bengal | BJP West Bengal | 12 / 42
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2 / 16
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206 / 294
| ||
| Territorial Units of the Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | BJP Andaman and Nicobar | 1 / 1
|
||||
| Chandigarh | BJP Chandigarh | 0 / 1
| ||||
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | BJP Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 1 / 2
| ||||
| Delhi | BJP Delhi | 7 / 7
|
0 / 3
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48 / 70
| ||
| Jammu and Kashmir | BJP Jammu and Kashmir | 2 / 5
|
1 / 4
|
29 / 90
| ||
| Ladakh | BJP Ladakh | 0 / 1
|
||||
| Lakshadweep | BJP Lakshadweep | 0 / 1
| ||||
| Puducherry | BJP Puducherry | 0 / 1
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1 / 1
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Elected 4 / 30 Nominated
3 / 3
| ||
District Committee[edit | edit source]
District Committee is an important grassroots level organisation of BJP with one President, Six Vice President and Four General Secretary and Six Secretaries. The District Committee has Other members also.
Mandal Committee[edit | edit source]
The Mandal Committee of BJP has one president with two general secretary and four secretaries
Morchas[edit | edit source]
| Morcha | President | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Mahila Morcha | Vanathi Srinivasan | Women's wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. |
| Yuva Morcha | Tejasvi Surya | Youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. |
| Vidyarthi Parishad | Rajsharan Shahi | Student wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. |
| Kisan Sangh | Rajkumar Chahar | Farmer wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. |
| Mazdoor Sangh | Hiranmay Pandya | Labour wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. |
| SC Morcha | Lal Singh Arya | Scheduled Caste wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. |
| ST Morcha | Samir Oraon | Scheduled Tribe wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. |
| OBC Morcha | K. Laxman | Other Backward Classes wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. |
| Minority Morcha | Jamal Siddiqui | Minority wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. |
| IT Cell | Amit Malviya | Social media and digital outreach wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party. |
International[edit | edit source]
Template:Vanchor The Overseas Friends of BJP are various voluntary organisations operating in foreign countries under the foreign affairs department of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[23] These organisations were first launched in 1991 and have since promoted the party and its governments abroad.[24] They are present in over 25 countries including the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Israel, organising campaigns and outreach activities in support of the party.[25][26][27]
Membership[edit | edit source]
Any Indian citizen of the age of 18 years or above can become a member of the Party, provided that he is not a member of any other political party. The term of membership will ordinarily be of 6 years.[5] As of 2019[update], it is the world's largest political party in terms of primary membership.[8]
Membership oath[edit | edit source]
— Bharatiya Janata Party membership oath[5]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Sangh Parivar
- List of national presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party
- Leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Parliament of India
- List of state presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party
- Pradesh Congress Committee
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Currently the Central Election Committee has only 4 members other than the 11 members of the Parliamentary Board
Citations[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "BJP focuses on organisational structure to prepare for upcoming civic elections". The Tribune. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ "BJP's organisational structure leaves little room for RSS intervention, says RSS Kerala office-bearers". The Hindu. 27 March 2025. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ "State BJP holds 'Sangathan Parv' workshop to strengthen organisation for 2027 polls". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ Mathew, Liz (12 January 2025). "As BJP holds organisational elections, why not to expect changes in power structure". The Indian Express. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "Bharatiya Janata Party Constitution". BJP official website. Bharatiya Janata Party. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ↑ Ram Madhav (6 April 2018). "Leader, cadre, parivar". indianexpress.com. Indian Express. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ↑ Gyan Varma (2 December 2014). "BJP 2.0: A mass-based political party". livemint.com. Live Mint. Retrieved 8 August 2020. Known as Non- Democratic Org.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "BJP inducts 7 crore new members, creates membership drive record". India Today. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Departments | BJP". Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Swain 2001, pp. 71–104.
- ↑ Verma, Gyan (28 September 2012). "BJP amends constitution to let Gadkari get second term". Business Standard India. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 IANS (15 September 2017). "Amit Shah set to reconstitute BJP's decision making bodies". Financial Express. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
According to the BJP constitution, the National Executive of the party constitutes the Parliamentary Board consisting of the party president and 10 others, including the leader of the party in Parliament, as members. The Chairman of the Board would be the President and one of the General Secretaries would be nominated by the BJP President to act as the board Secretary.
- ↑ Asian News International (21 January 2020). "Nadda likely to add new members to BJP parliamentary board". Business Standard.
The members of parliamentary board include Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Social Justie and Empowerment Minister Thawarchand Gehlot, General Secretary (Organisation) BL Santosh apart from Nadda.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 PTI (26 August 2014). "Out with the old: Advani, MM Joshi, Vajpayee dropped from BJP's parl board". Rediff News. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ↑ "What is BJP's parliamentary board of which BSY is a member but Yogi is not?". India Today. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ↑ "BJP rejigs its parliamentary board: Meet the new members". The Indian Express. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
- ↑ Manish Anand (20 September 2019). "Ravi Shankar Prasad, Devendra Fadnavis likely in BJP Parliamentary Board". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
Currently, there are three vacancies in the Parliamentary Board and eight in the CEC.
- ↑ IANS (26 August 2014). "BJP names members of new central election committee". Business Standard. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ↑ Press Trust of India (10 March 2020). "BJP central election committee meets to select Rajya Sabha candidates". Business Standard.
- ↑ PTI (16 January 2020). "BJP CEC meet to finalise candidates for Delhi assembly elections likely on Thursday". India Today.
- ↑ FP Politics (19 March 2019). "BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain loses Bhagalpur ticket to JD(U) in Bihar despite being member of party's central election committee". Firstpost. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
Shahnawaz's membership in the BJP's central election committee makes the situation ironic. He now finds himself in an awkward position, not being able to secure a seat for himself even as he sits on this all-important panel with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah and bigwigs like Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Nitin Gadkari and Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
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