Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

About Bharatiya Janata Party

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was formed in 1980 by the members of the former Jana Sangh after they separated from the then Janata Party. It is one of the two major political parties of the country. Presently, the BJP is the largest political party with 269 seats. The history of the BJP dated back to 1951 with the formation of Bharatiya Jana Sangh by Syama Prasad Mukherjee. After the emergency, the Jana Sangh merged with several other political outfits to form the Janata Party. However, the BJP managed to get only two seats in the Lok Sabha in the 1984 general elections. The party shares close ideology and organisational links with the pro-Hindu organisation, Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh.

BJP Factsheet

Election Symbol
Founded ON 1980
Founder Syama Prasad Mukherjee
President of BJP Amit Shah

BJP Election Result Year Wise

State Year Seats
Assam 2021 60
West Bengal 2021 77
Bihar 2020 74
Delhi 2020 8
Odisha 2019 23
Arunachal Pradesh 2019 40
Maharashtra 2019 105
Haryana 2019 40
Jharkhand 2019 25
Karnataka 2018 104
Nagaland 2018 12
Mizoram 2018 1
Telangana 2018 1
Rajasthan 2018 73
Chhattisgarh 2018 15
Madhya Pradesh 2018 109
Punjab 2017 3
Uttar pradesh 2017 312
Uttarakhand 2017 57
Manipur 2017 21
Himachal Pradesh 2017 44
Gujarat 2017 99
Goa 2017 13
Assam 2016 60
Bihar 2015 53
Delhi 2015 3
Jammu-and-kashmir 2014 25
Odisha 2014 10
Arunachal-pradesh 2014 11
Maharashtra 2014 122
Haryana 2014 47
Jharkhand 2014 37
Delhi 2013 31
Rajasthan 2013 163
Chhattisgarh 2013 49
Karnataka 2013 40
Madhya Pradesh 2013 165
Goa 2012 21
Punjab 2012 12
Uttar-pradesh 2012 47
Uttarakhand 2012 32
Bihar 2010 91
Maharashtra 2009 46
Arunachal-pradesh 2009 3
Delhi 2008 23
Rajasthan 2008 78
Chhattisgarh 2008 50
Nagaland 2008 2
Karnataka 2008 110
Madhya Pradesh 2008 173
Goa 2007 14
Gujarat 2007 117
Punjab 2007 19
Uttar-pradesh 2007 51
Uttarakhand 2007 34
Assam 2006 10
Bihar 2005 37
Haryana 2005 2
Jharkhand 2005 30
Maharashtra 2004 54
Arunachal-pradesh 2004 9
Odisha 2004 32
Karnataka 2004 79
Delhi 2003 20
Rajasthan 2003 120
Chhattisgarh 2003 50
Nagaland 2003 7
Madhya Pradesh 2003 173
Goa 2002 17
Gujarat 2002 127
Punjab 2002 3
Uttar-pradesh 2002 88
Uttarakhand 2002 19
Bihar 2000 67
Haryana 2000 6
Odisha 2000 38
Maharashtra 1999 56
Goa 1999 10
Karnataka 1999 44
Andhra-pradesh 1999 12
Delhi 1998 15
Gujarat 1998 117
Rajasthan 1998 33
Meghalaya 1998 3
Madhya Pradesh 1998 119
Punjab 1997 18
Haryana 1996 11
Uttar-pradesh 1996 174
Maharashtra 1995 65
Bihar 1995 41
Gujarat 1995 121
Odisha 1995 12
Goa 1994 4
Karnataka 1994 40
Delhi 1993 49
Rajasthan 1993 95
Uttar-pradesh 1993 177
Madhya Pradesh 1993 117
Punjab 1992 6
Assam 1991 10
Uttar-pradesh 1991 221
Maharashtra 1990 42
Bihar 1990 39
Gujarat 1990 67
Rajasthan 1990 85
Madhya Pradesh 1990 220
Uttar-pradesh 1989 57
Karnataka 1989 4
Haryana 1987 16
Maharashtra 1985 16
Bihar 1985 16
Gujarat 1985 11
Punjab 1985 6
Rajasthan 1985 39
Karnataka 1985 2
Madhya Pradesh 1985 58
Arunachal-pradesh 1984 1
Delhi 1983 19
Karnataka 1983 18
Haryana 1982 6
Maharashtra 1980 14
Bihar 1980 21
Gujarat 1980 9
Rajasthan 1980 32
Madhya Pradesh 1980 60
Year Seats
2014 282
2009 116
2004 138
1999 182
1998 182
1996 161
1991 121
1989 89
*Disclaimer: Facts and numbers placed above have been sourced from official election websites. LatestLY does not take responsibility for the same.

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