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The electoral history of the BJP and its predecessors in general elections The Bharatiya Janata Party is a political party in India . The following article contains the performance history of the organization in the elections, they have contested after their formation.
Singh took office as BJP president in December 2005 for the remainder of Advani's term. He was reappointed for a full term in 2006. Singh had held many positions for the RSS and the BJP, including serving as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and the president of the BJP's youth wing. He advocated a return to a Hindutva platform.
Following the election in 1996, the BJP became the largest party in the Lok Sabha for the first time, but the government it formed was short-lived. [46] In the elections of 1998 and 1999, it remained the largest party, and headed the ruling coalition on both occasions. [47] In the 2014 general election, it won an outright majority in parliament.
The 1998 general elections again put the BJP ahead of others. A number of political parties joined the BJP to form the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), and Vajpayee was sworn in as the prime minister. [56] The coalition was an uneasy one, [33] as apart from the Shiv Sena, none of the other parties espoused the BJP's Hindu-nationalist ...
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 [a] [13] elected by the National Executive. [ 8 ] [ 10 ] [ 14 ] The role of the CEC is to select candidates for all Legislative and Parliamentary elections throughout India.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is one of the two major political parties in India and has been the ruling party since the 16th Lok Sabha.It is seeking re-election in the 2024 parliamentary election as the leading party of the National Democratic Alliance, with Narendra Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate.
As per the BJP's internal constitution President of party appoints state presidents. [1] [2] State-wise party presidents. State Portrait Name Took office Ref.
The Bharatiya Jana Sangh was created in 1951, and the first general election it contested was in 1951–52, in which it won only three Lok Sabha seats, in line with the four seats won by Hindu Mahasabha and three seats won by Ram Rajya Parishad.