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BJP flag being flown in one of its campaign rallies. The name as well as the symbol of the party were selected by the founders. The name "Bharatiya Janata Party" literally translates to "Indian People's Party". The Symbol of the party is the flower Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera). [55] Lotus has a cultural significance within India as well as Hinduism ...
Its success in ending 30 years of uninterrupted Congress rule helped strengthen India's multi-party democracy. The term "Janata" has been used by several major political parties such as the Biju Janata Dal (BJD), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Janata Dal (United), Janata Dal (Secular), Rashtriya Janata Dal and others. [citation needed]
Vajpayee became the first president of the BJP upon its formation in 1980. Under him the BJP projected itself as a centrist party that had moved away from the strident politics of the BJS. Vajpayee, often seen as the moderate face of the BJP, later became the first Prime Minister of India not from the Indian National Congress to serve a full ...
Bharatiya Janata Party (5th term) 1980–1986 President, Bharatiya Janata Party: Bharatiya Janata Party: 1980–1984, 1986 and 1993–1996 Leader Parliamentary Party Bharatiya Janata Party: 1986 MP, Madhya Pradesh, Rajya Sabha: Rajya Sabha: Bharatiya Janata Party: 2nd Term 1988–1989 Member, General Purposes Committee Rajya Sabha: 1988–1990 ...
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.
[1] [2] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party [1] [3] on 4 June 2024. He has been serving as the secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka since December 2023. Born and raised in Mangaluru , Chowta graduated from St.Aloysius College, Mangaluru in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science.
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.
In the 1984 general election, Shiv Sena formed its first alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena candidates fought on BJP's lotus symbol. [37] [40] The party began a coalition with the BJP for seats in the Lok Sabha and the Maharashtra Assembly from 1989. The two formed a government in Maharashtra between 1995 and 1999. [41]