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{{Infobox Indian political party | {{Infobox Indian political party | ||
| party_name = Bharatiya Janata Party | | party_name = Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
|native_name = भारतीय जनता पार्टी | |||
| logo = Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg | | logo = Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg | ||
| abbreviation = BJP | | abbreviation = * BJP [in English] <br /> | ||
* भाजपा or भा॰ज॰पा॰ [in [[Hindi]]] | |||
| colorcode = {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} | | colorcode = {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} | ||
| president = [[J. P. Nadda]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Jagat Prakash Nadda: BJP's new national president rises through the ranks, faces several challenges |url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/jagat-prakash-nadda-bjps-new-national-president-rises-through-the-ranks-faces-several-challenges-2258301.html |access-date=16 March 2020 |work=Zee News |date=20 January 2020 |author=Ananya Das |archive-date=28 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328152910/https://zeenews.india.com/india/jagat-prakash-nadda-bjps-new-national-president-rises-through-the-ranks-faces-several-challenges-2258301.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | | president = [[J. P. Nadda]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Jagat Prakash Nadda: BJP's new national president rises through the ranks, faces several challenges |url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/jagat-prakash-nadda-bjps-new-national-president-rises-through-the-ranks-faces-several-challenges-2258301.html |access-date=16 March 2020 |work=Zee News |date=20 January 2020 |author=Ananya Das |archive-date=28 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328152910/https://zeenews.india.com/india/jagat-prakash-nadda-bjps-new-national-president-rises-through-the-ranks-faces-several-challenges-2258301.html |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||
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The '''Bharatiya Janata Party''' ('''BJP''' | |||
The '''Bharatiya Janata Party''' ('''BJP'''; {{translation|Indian People's Party}}) is a political party in [[India]], and one of the two major [[List of political parties in India|Indian political parties]] alongside the [[Indian National Congress]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/-In-Numbers-The-Rise-of-BJP-and-decline-of-Congress/articleshow/52341190.cms|title=In Numbers: The Rise of BJP and decline of Congress|work=The Times of India|date=19 May 2016|access-date=29 June 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105170102/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/-In-Numbers-The-Rise-of-BJP-and-decline-of-Congress/articleshow/52341190.cms|archive-date=5 November 2017}}</ref> Since 2014, it has been the [[List of ruling political parties by country|ruling political party in India]] under [[Narendra Modi]], the incumbent [[Prime Minister of India|Indian prime minister]].<ref name=":0">{{cite news|date=25 May 2019|title=Lok Sabha Election results 2019: EC declares results of all 542 seats, BJP wins 303|work=Zee News|url=https://zeenews.india.com/india/live-updates/lok-sabha-election-results-2019-live-updates-bjp-narendra-modi-nda-2205806|access-date=30 March 2020|archive-date=2 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602032641/https://zeenews.india.com/india/live-updates/lok-sabha-election-results-2019-live-updates-bjp-narendra-modi-nda-2205806|url-status=live}}</ref> The BJP is aligned with [[right-wing politics]], and its policies adhere to [[Hindutva]], a [[Hindu nationalist]] ideology.{{sfn|Banerjee|2005|p=3118}}{{sfn|Malik|Singh|1992|p=318}} It has close ideological and organisational links to the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS).<ref>{{cite news|date=17 March 2019|title=Men, machinery and mind of RSS behind BJP's poll power punch|work=Business Standard|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/men-machinery-and-mind-of-rss-behind-bjp-s-poll-power-punch-119031700304_1.html|access-date=18 March 2020|archive-date=28 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200328152912/https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/men-machinery-and-mind-of-rss-behind-bjp-s-poll-power-punch-119031700304_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> {{As of|2023|3}}, it is the country's biggest political party in terms of representation in the [[Parliament of India]] as well as [[State legislature (India)|state legislatures]]. | |||
The party's origins lie in the [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]], which was founded in 1951 by Indian politician [[Syama Prasad Mukherjee|Shyama Prasad Mukherjee]].{{sfn|Swain|2001|p=60}} After [[The Emergency (India)|The Emergency]] of 1975–1977, the Jana Sangh merged with several other political parties to form the [[Janata Party]]; it defeated the then-incumbent Indian National Congress in the [[1977 Indian general election|1977 general election]]. After three years in power, the Janata Party dissolved in 1980, with the members of the erstwhile Jana Sangh reconvening to form the modern-day BJP. Although initially unsuccessful—winning only two seats in the [[1984 Indian general election|1984 general election]], it grew in strength on the back of the movement around [[Ram Janmabhoomi]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Following victories in several state elections and better performances in national elections, the BJP became the largest political party in the Parliament in 1996; however, it lacked a majority in the lower house of Parliament, and its government, under its then-leader [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], lasted for only 13 days.{{sfn|Guha|2007|p=633}} | The party's origins lie in the [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]], which was founded in 1951 by Indian politician [[Syama Prasad Mukherjee|Shyama Prasad Mukherjee]].{{sfn|Swain|2001|p=60}} After [[The Emergency (India)|The Emergency]] of 1975–1977, the Jana Sangh merged with several other political parties to form the [[Janata Party]]; it defeated the then-incumbent Indian National Congress in the [[1977 Indian general election|1977 general election]]. After three years in power, the Janata Party dissolved in 1980, with the members of the erstwhile Jana Sangh reconvening to form the modern-day BJP. Although initially unsuccessful—winning only two seats in the [[1984 Indian general election|1984 general election]], it grew in strength on the back of the movement around [[Ram Janmabhoomi]] in [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Following victories in several state elections and better performances in national elections, the BJP became the largest political party in the Parliament in 1996; however, it lacked a majority in the lower house of Parliament, and its government, under its then-leader [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]], lasted for only 13 days.{{sfn|Guha|2007|p=633}} | ||