Campaign for | 2024 Indian general election |
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Affiliation | Bharatiya Janata Party |
PM Candidate | Narendra Modi (Prime Minister of India) |
Alliance | National Democratic Alliance |
Slogans | Modi Ki Guarantee [1] Modi's Guarantee Teesri Baar Modi Sarkar, Abki Baar 400 Paar Modi government for the third time, this time it [seats] will reach 400 Modi Hai Toh Mumkin Hai When Modi is there, it is possible |
Key people | |
Website | Bharatiya Janata Party Official Website |
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. [2]
The campaign follows the successful campaign in 2014 and 2019, where the BJP won a majority of the seats in the Lok Sabha.
The national executive meeting of BJP held on 16 and 17 January 2023 saw the party reaffirm its faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi and extend the tenure of BJP national president J. P. Nadda. [2] [3]
The National Democratic Alliance abbreviated as NDA (IAST: Rāṣhṭrīya Jānātāntrik Gaṭhabandhan) is a big-tent, mostly centre-right to right-wing political alliance led by the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Party | State/UTs | Seats Contested | ||
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Bharatiya Janata Party | Uttar Pradesh | 75 | 443 [4] | |
West Bengal | 42 | |||
Maharashtra | 30 | |||
Madhya Pradesh | 29 | |||
Gujarat | 26 | |||
Rajasthan | 25 | |||
Karnataka | 25 | |||
Tamil Nadu | 23 | |||
Odisha | 21 | |||
Bihar | 17 | |||
Telangana | 17 | |||
Kerala | 16 | |||
Jharkhand | 13 | |||
Punjab | 13 | |||
Assam | 11 | |||
Chhattisgarh | 11 | |||
Haryana | 10 | |||
Delhi | 7 | |||
Andhra Pradesh | 6 | |||
Uttarakhand | 5 | |||
Himachal Pradesh | 4 | |||
Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | |||
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 2 | |||
Goa | 2 | |||
Jammu and Kashmir | 2 | |||
Tripura | 2 | |||
Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 1 | |||
Chandigarh | 1 | |||
Ladakh | 1 | |||
Manipur | 1 | |||
Mizoram | 1 | |||
Puducherry | 1 | |||
Sikkim | 1 | |||
Telugu Desam Party | Andhra Pradesh | 17 | ||
Janata Dal (United) | Bihar | 16 [5] | ||
Shiv Sena | Maharashtra | 13 | ||
Pattali Makkal Katchi | Tamil Nadu | 10 | ||
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) | Bihar | 5 | ||
Nationalist Congress Party | Maharashtra | 4 | 5 | |
Lakshadweep | 1 | |||
Bharath Dharma Jana Sena | Kerala | 4 | ||
Janata Dal (Secular) | Karnataka | 3 | ||
Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) | Tamil Nadu | 3 | ||
Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam | Tamil Nadu | 2 | ||
Apna Dal (Soneylal) | Uttar Pradesh | 2 | ||
Asom Gana Parishad | Assam | 2 | ||
Jana Sena Party | Andhra Pradesh | 2 | ||
National People's Party | Meghalaya | 2 | ||
Rashtriya Lok Dal | Uttar Pradesh | 2 | ||
All Jharkhand Students Union | Jharkhand | 1 | ||
Hindustani Awam Morcha | Bihar | 1 | ||
Independent | Tamil Nadu | 1 | ||
Naga People's Front | Manipur | 1 | ||
Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party | Nagaland | 1 | ||
Rashtriya Lok Morcha | Bihar | 1 | ||
Rashtriya Samaj Paksha | Maharashtra | 1 | ||
Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party | Uttar Pradesh | 1 | ||
United People's Party Liberal | Assam | 1 | ||
Total | 540 |
Abki Baar 400 Par(This Time for 400) is a political slogan used by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its leader, Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the 2024 general election. [6] [7] The slogan refers to the ambition of winning 400 out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. [8]
The slogan has been used by the BJP in previous elections, including the 2019 general election with some changes. It has become a rallying cry for the party's supporters and a symbol of its political ambitions. [9] Election analysts have said that the path for the BJP to achieve this goal will likely be by winning more seats in the south of India than in previous elections. [10]
The party has held political rallies in multiple states with national leadership including Prime Minister Modi, Party President Nadda and Amit Shah campaigning actively. [11] [12] [13]
PM Modi's remarks on Congress Manifesto's Wealth redistribution Survey sparked controversy in which he referred Muslims as "infiltrators"and accused Congress of snatching wealth of Hindus and distribute it to the Muslims Infiltrators. [14] [15] [16] It was heavily criticised by the Liberal Ecosystem of India and termed as Hatred Politics by the Congress Party.
The Bharatiya Janata Party started a campaign to gather public recommendations and suggestions for the advancement of the State and the country, which will be incorporated into the party's manifesto for the 2024 general elections. [17] [18]
A manifesto committee was formulated headed by Rajnath Singh. Nirmala Sitharaman acted as the convenor with Piyush Goyal as the co-convenor and senior leaders Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Vasundhara Raje and others as members. [19]
BJP Manifesto was released on 14 April,2024 at 8:30 AM by Prime Minister Modi, BJP President JP Nadda, Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and Nirmala Sitaraman at the BJP Headquarters.
The BJP proposed a 'GYAN' formula consisting of four segments - Garib (poor), Yuva (youth), Annadata (farmers) and Nari (women) in its manifesto. [20] The Bharatiya Janata Party started a campaign to gather public recommendations and suggestions for the advancement of the State and the country, which will be incorporated into the party's manifesto titled 'Modi ki guarantee' for the 2024 general elections. [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27]
State | Total Seats | Seats Won | Seat Change |
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Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT) | 1 | ||
Andhra Pradesh | 25 | ||
Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | ||
Assam | 14 | ||
Bihar | 40 | ||
Chandigarh (UT) | 1 | ||
Chhattisgarh | 11 | ||
Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT) | 2 | ||
Goa | 2 | ||
Gujarat | 26 | ||
Haryana | 10 | ||
Himachal Pradesh | 4 | ||
Jammu & Kashmir (UT) | 5 | ||
Jharkhand | 14 | ||
Karnataka | 28 | ||
Kerala | 20 | ||
Ladakh (UT) | 1 | ||
Lakshadweep (UT) | 1 | ||
Madhya Pradesh | 29 | ||
Maharashtra | 48 | ||
Manipur | 2 | ||
Meghalaya | 2 | ||
Mizoram | 1 | ||
Nagaland | 1 | ||
NCT of Delhi | 7 | ||
Orissa | 21 | ||
Puducherry (UT) | 1 | ||
Punjab | 13 | ||
Rajasthan | 25 | ||
Sikkim | 1 | ||
Tamil Nadu | 39 | ||
Telangana | 17 | ||
Tripura | 2 | ||
Uttar Pradesh | 80 | ||
Uttarakhand | 5 | ||
West Bengal | 42 | ||
Total | 543 | ||
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