Bharath Dharma Jana Sena

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Bharath Dharma Jana Sena
AbbreviationBDJS
PresidentThushar Vellappally
General SecretaryT V Babu
FoundedDecember 2015(8 years ago) (2015-12)
National affiliation NDA

Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) is a political party in India. Thushar Vellappally is the current national president of BDJS. [1] [2] [3] [4] BDJS is a constituent of National Democratic Alliance in Kerala. [5]

BDJS is the political wing of SNDP Yogam. In 1976, the SNDP had formed the SRP which won two seats in the 1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election but soon faded into oblivion due to internal issues. [6]

In February 2021, BDJS split and a faction under the leadership of M. K. Neelakandan Master declared a new political party, Bharathiya Jana Sena (BJS). [7] BDJS is part of the Central govt administration through various chairmanship of Central boards and corporations.

Electoral performance

In the 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election, BDJS was part of National Democratic Alliance and contested in 37 seats (out of 140) but won none. [8] In the 2019 Lok Sabha election in Kerala, BDJS contested in 4 seats (out of 20) and won none. Party president Thushar Vellapally contested in Wayanad and lost by a huge margin against Rahul Gandhi. [9]

Loksabha election results in Kerala
Election YearSeats contestedSeats wonTotal VotesPercentage of votes+/- Vote
2019 4
0 / 20
380,8471.88%New
Kerala Legislative Assembly election results
Election YearSeats contestedSeats wonTotal VotesPercentage of votes+/- Vote
2021 21
0 / 140
217,4451.06%Decrease2.svg 2.94%
2016 36
0 / 140
795,7974.00%New

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