Electoral history of the Bharatiya Janata Party

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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.

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Lok Sabha

YearLegislatureParty leaderSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsPercentage of votesVote swingOutcomeRef.
1984 8th Lok Sabha Lal Krishna Advani 229
2 / 541
Increase2.svg 27.74%Opposition [1] [2]
1989 9th Lok Sabha Lal Krishna Advani 225
85 / 545
Increase2.svg 8311.36%Increase2.svg 3.62% Outside support for NF [3]
1991 10th Lok Sabha Lal Krishna Advani 477
120 / 545
Increase2.svg 3520.11%Increase2.svg 8.75%Opposition [4]
1996 11th Lok Sabha Atal Bihari Vajpayee 471
161 / 545
Increase2.svg 4120.29%Increase2.svg 0.18%Government, later opposition [5]
1998 12th Lok Sabha Atal Bihari Vajpayee 388
182 / 545
Increase2.svg 2125.59%Increase2.svg 5.30%Coalition [6]
1999 13th Lok Sabha Atal Bihari Vajpayee 339
182 / 545
Steady2.svg23.75%Decrease2.svg 1.84%Coalition [7]
2004 14th Lok Sabha Atal Bihari Vajpayee 364
138 / 543
Decrease2.svg 4422.16%Decrease2.svg 1.69%Opposition [8]
2009 15th Lok Sabha Lal Krishna Advani 433
116 / 543
Decrease2.svg 2218.80%Decrease2.svg 3.36%Opposition [9]
2014 16th Lok Sabha Narendra Modi 425
282 / 543
Increase2.svg 16631.34%Increase2.svg 12.54%Government [10]
2019 17th Lok Sabha Narendra Modi 437
303 / 543
Increase2.svg 2137.46%Increase2.svg 6.12%Government [11]
2024 18th Lok Sabha Narendra Modi 441
240 / 543
Decrease2.svg 6336.56%Decrease2.svg0.9%Coalition

Andhra Pradesh

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1983 294803-582,4642.76-
1985 294108Increase2.svg5372,9781.62Decrease2.svg1.14
1989 294125Decrease2.svg3512,3051.78Increase2.svg0.16
1994 2942803Decrease2.svg21,210,8783.89Increase2.svg2.11
1999 2942412Increase2.svg91,223,4813.67Decrease2.svg0.22
2004 294272Decrease2.svg10942,0082.63Decrease2.svg1.04
2009 2942712Steady2.svg1,192,8142.84Increase2.svg0.21
2014 294589Increase2.svg72,000,6774.13Increase2.svg1.29
After the state's bifurcation in 2014
2019 1751730Decrease2.svg4264,4370.84-
2024 175108Increase2.svg8953,9772.83Increase2.svg1.99

Arunachal Pradesh

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1984 3061-17,2837.69-
1990 60Not Contested
1995 60150Steady2.svg14,3353.37-
1999 60230Steady2.svg44,55610.83Increase2.svg7.46
2004 60399Increase2.svg987,31219.0Increase2.svg8.17
2009 60183Decrease2.svg629,9295.21Decrease2.svg13.79
2014 604211Increase2.svg8157,41230.97Increase2.svg25.76
2019 606041Increase2.svg30315,54050.86Increase2.svg19.89
2024 606046Increase2.svg5332,77354.57Increase2.svg3.71

Assam

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1983 126Not Contested
1985 126370-79,0681.07-
1991 1264810Increase2.svg10548,2716.55Increase2.svg5.48
1996 1261174Decrease2.svg6946,23610.41Increase2.svg4.93
2001 126468Increase2.svg4995,0049.35Decrease2.svg1.06
2006 12612510Increase2.svg21,581,92511.98Increase2.svg2.63
2011 1261205Decrease2.svg51,584,89511.47Decrease2.svg0.51
2016 1268960Increase2.svg554,992,18529.51Increase2.svg18.04
2021 1269360Steady2.svg6,384,53833.21Increase2.svg3.7

Bihar

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1980 32424621-1,891,3258.41-
1985 32423416Decrease2.svg51,833,2757.54Decrease2.svg0.87
1990 32423739Increase2.svg233,721,39211.61Increase2.svg4.07
1995 32431541Increase2.svg24,480,36312.96Increase2.svg1.35
2000 32416867Increase2.svg265,424,68714.64Increase2.svg1.68
After the state's bifurcation in 2000
2005
(FEB)
24310337-2,686,29010.97-
2005
(OCT)
24310255Increase2.svg183,686,72015.65Increase2.svg4.68
2010 24310291Increase2.svg364,790,43616.49Increase2.svg0.84
2015 24315753Decrease2.svg389,308,01524.42Increase2.svg7.93
2020 24311074Increase2.svg218,202,06719.46Decrease2.svg4.96

Chhattisgarh

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
2003 909050-3,789,91439.26-
2008 909050Steady2.svg4,333,93440.33Increase2.svg1.07
2013 909049Decrease2.svg15,365,27241.04Increase2.svg0.71
2018 909015Decrease2.svg344,706,83032.97Decrease2.svg8.07
2023 909054Increase2.svg397,234,96846.27Increase2.svg13.33

Delhi

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1993 707049-1,520,67542.82-
1998 706715Decrease2.svg341,390,68934.02Decrease2.svg8.8
2003 707020Increase2.svg51,589,32335.22Increase2.svg1.2
2008 706923Increase2.svg32,244,62936.34Increase2.svg1.12
2013 706831Increase2.svg82,604,10033.07Decrease2.svg3.27
2015 70693Decrease2.svg282,890,48532.19Decrease2.svg0.88
2020 70678Increase2.svg53,575,52938.51Increase2.svg6.32
2025 706848Increase2.svg404,323,11045.56Increase2.svg7.05

Goa

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1984 30160-49151.21-
1989 4070Steady2.svg19850.39Decrease2.svg0.82
1994 40124Increase2.svg452,0949.05Increase2.svg8.66
1999 403910Increase2.svg6150,95926.15Increase2.svg17.1
2002 403917Increase2.svg7226,35035.57Increase2.svg9.42
2007 403314Decrease2.svg3215,60530.32Decrease2.svg5.25
2012 402821Increase2.svg7294,39234.68Increase2.svg4.36
2017 403613Decrease2.svg8297,58832.48Decrease2.svg2.2
2022 404020Increase2.svg7316,57333.3Increase2.svg0.82

Gujarat

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1980 1821279-1,090,65214.02-
1985 18212411Increase2.svg21,379,12014.96Increase2.svg0.94
1990 18214367Increase2.svg563,386,25626.69Increase2.svg11.73
1995 182182121Increase2.svg547,672,40142.51Increase2.svg15.82
1998 182182117Decrease2.svg47,300,82644.81Increase2.svg2.3
2002 182182127Increase2.svg1010,194,35349.85Increase2.svg5.04
2007 182182117Decrease2.svg1010,739,97249.12Decrease2.svg0.73
2012 182182115Decrease2.svg213,119,57947.85Decrease2.svg1.27
2017 18218299Decrease2.svg1614,724,03149.05Increase2.svg1.2
2022 182182156Increase2.svg5716,707,96252.5Increase2.svg3.45

Haryana

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1982 90246-376,6047.67-
1987 902016Increase2.svg10613,81910.08Increase2.svg2.41
1991 90892Decrease2.svg14582,8509.43Decrease2.svg0.65
1996 902511Increase2.svg9672,5588.88Decrease2.svg0.55
2000 90296Decrease2.svg5684,2838.94Increase2.svg0.06
2005 90902Decrease2.svg4949,17610.36Increase2.svg1.42
2009 90904Increase2.svg2857,8319.04Increase2.svg1.32
2014 909047Increase2.svg434,125,28533.20Increase2.svg24.16
2019 909040Decrease2.svg74,569,01636.49Increase2.svg3.29
2024 908948Increase2.svg85,548,80039.94Increase2.svg3.45

Himachal Pradesh

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1982 686729-545,03735.16-
1985 68577Decrease2.svg22502,25230.61Decrease2.svg4.55
1990 685146Increase2.svg39858,51841.78Increase2.svg11.17
1993 68688Decrease2.svg38840,23336.14Decrease2.svg5.64
1998 686831Increase2.svg23995,48239.02Increase2.svg2.88
2003 686816Decrease2.svg251,079,88235.38Decrease2.svg3.64
2007 686841Increase2.svg251,441,14243.78Increase2.svg8.4
2012 686826Decrease2.svg151,300,75638.47Decrease2.svg5.31
2017 686844Increase2.svg181,846,43248.79Increase2.svg10.32
2022 686825Decrease2.svg191,814,53043.00Decrease2.svg5.79

Jammu and Kashmir

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1983 76270-70,1933.19-
1987 76292Increase2.svg2132,5285.10Increase2.svg1.91
1996 87538Increase2.svg6301,23812.13Increase2.svg7.03
2002 87581Decrease2.svg7227,6338.57Decrease2.svg3.56
2008 876411Increase2.svg10493,75712.45Increase2.svg3.88
2014 877525Increase2.svg141,107,19422.98Increase2.svg10.53
After The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act In 2019
2024 906129Increase2.svg41,462,22525.64Increase2.svg2.66

Jharkhand

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
2005 816330-2,387,13023.57-
2009 816718Decrease2.svg122,074,21520.18Decrease2.svg3.39
2014 817237Increase2.svg194,334,72831.26Increase2.svg11.08
2019 817925Decrease2.svg125,022,37433.37Increase2.svg2.11
2024 816821Decrease2.svg45,921,47433.18Decrease2.svg0.19

Karnataka

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1983 22411018-1,024,8927.93-
1985 2241162Decrease2.svg16571,2803.88Decrease2.svg4.05
1989 2241184Increase2.svg2755,0324.14Increase2.svg0.26
1994 22422340Increase2.svg363,517,11916.99Increase2.svg12.85
1999 22414944Increase2.svg44,598,74120.69Increase2.svg3.7
2004 22419879Increase2.svg357,118,65828.33Increase2.svg7.64
2008 224224110Increase2.svg318,857,75433.86Increase2.svg5.53
2013 22422340Decrease2.svg706,236,22719.89Decrease2.svg13.97
2018 224223104Increase2.svg6413,268,28436.22Increase2.svg16.33
2023 22422466Decrease2.svg381,40,96,60436.00Decrease2.svg0.35

Kerala

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1982 140690-263,3312.75-
1987 1401160Steady2.svg708,2615.56Increase2.svg2.81
1991 1401370Steady2.svg674,5254.76Decrease2.svg0.8
1996 1401270Steady2.svg781,0905.48Increase2.svg0.72
2001 1401230Steady2.svg789,7645.02Decrease2.svg0.46
2006 1401360Steady2.svg738,2444.75Decrease2.svg0.27
2011 1401380Steady2.svg1,053,6546.03Increase2.svg1.28
2016 140981Increase2.svg12,129,72610.53Increase2.svg4.5
2021 1401150Decrease2.svg12,354,46811.3Increase2.svg0.77

Madhya Pradesh

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1980 32031060-3,665,20130.34-
1985 32031258Decrease2.svg24,606,13332.45Increase2.svg2.11
1990 320269220Increase2.svg1627,779,94239.14Increase2.svg6.69
1993 320320117Decrease2.svg1039,188,60238.82Decrease2.svg0.32
1998 320320119Increase2.svg210,430,23339.28Increase2.svg0.46
After the state's bifurcation in 2000
2003 230230173-10,836,80742.50-
2008 230228143Decrease2.svg309,493,64137.64Decrease2.svg4.86
2013 230230165Increase2.svg2215,191,33544.88Increase2.svg7.24
2018 230230109Decrease2.svg5615,643,62341.02Decrease2.svg3.86
2023 230230163Increase2.svg5421,116,19748.55Increase2.svg7.53

Maharashtra

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1980 28814514-1,645,7349.38-
1985 2886716Increase2.svg21,590,3517.25Decrease2.svg2.13
1990 28810442Increase2.svg263,180,48210.71Increase2.svg3.46
1995 28811665Increase2.svg234,932,76712.80Increase2.svg2.09
1999 28811756Decrease2.svg94,776,30114.54Increase2.svg1.74
2004 28811154Decrease2.svg25,717,28713.67Decrease2.svg0.87
2009 28811946Decrease2.svg86,352,14714.02Increase2.svg0.35
2014 288260122Increase2.svg7614,709,27627.81Increase2.svg13.79
2019 288164105Decrease2.svg1714,199,37525.75Decrease2.svg2.06
2024 288145132Increase2.svg2717,293,65026.27Increase2.svg0.52

Manipur

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1984 60120-6,1630.71-
1990 54110Steady2.svg18,5491.87Increase2.svg1.16
1995 60201Increase2.svg138,4053.35Increase2.svg1.48
2000 60396Increase2.svg5142,17411.28Increase2.svg7.93
2002 60464Decrease2.svg2126,0449.55Decrease2.svg1.73
2007 60140Decrease2.svg412,5360.85Decrease2.svg8.7
2012 60190Steady2.svg29,6632.12Increase2.svg1.27
2017 606021Increase2.svg21601,53936.28Increase2.svg34.16
2022 606032Increase2.svg11702,63237.83Increase2.svg1.55

Meghalaya

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1993 60200-29,9483.68-
1998 60283Increase2.svg341,9245.01Increase2.svg1.33
2003 60282Decrease2.svg148,9325.42Increase2.svg0.41
2008 60231Decrease2.svg129,4652.67Decrease2.svg2.75
2013 60130Decrease2.svg116,8001.27Decrease2.svg1.4
2018 60472Increase2.svg2151,2929.63Increase2.svg8.36
2023 60602Steady2.svg173,0839.17Decrease2.svg0.46

Mizoram

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1993 4080-10,0043.11-
1998 40120Steady2.svg8,4482.50Decrease2.svg0.61
2003 4080Steady2.svg7,8231.87Decrease2.svg0.63
2008 4090Steady2.svg2,2220.44Decrease2.svg1.43
2013 40170Steady2.svg2,1390.37Decrease2.svg0.07
2018 40391Increase2.svg151,0878.09Increase2.svg7.72
2023 40232Increase2.svg135,5245.06Decrease2.svg3.03

Nagaland

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1987 6020-9260.19-
1989 60Not Contested
1993 6060-2,5610.35-
1998 60Not Contested
2003 60387-96,65810.88-
2008 60232Decrease2.svg560,6275.35Decrease2.svg5.53
2013 60111Decrease2.svg119,1211.75Decrease2.svg3.6
2018 602012Increase2.svg11153,86415.31Increase2.svg13.56
2023 602012Steady2.svg215,33618.81Increase2.svg3.5

Odisha

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1980 147280-86,4211.36-
1985 147671Increase2.svg1204,3462.60Increase2.svg1.24
1990 147632Increase2.svg1390,0603.56Increase2.svg0.96
1995 1471449Increase2.svg71,245,9967.88Increase2.svg4.32
2000 1476338Increase2.svg292,570,07418.20Increase2.svg10.32
2004 1476332Decrease2.svg62,898,10517.11Increase2.svg1.09
2009 1471456Decrease2.svg262,674,06715.05Decrease2.svg2.06
2014 14714710Increase2.svg43,874,74817.99Increase2.svg2.94
2019 14614623Increase2.svg137,612,44932.49Increase2.svg14.5
2024 14714778Increase2.svg5510,064,82740.07Increase2.svg7.58

Puducherry

YearAssemblyTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swingNominated MLAs
1985 7th3030-1580.050.050
1990 8th3080Steady2.svg2,1540.51Increase2.svg0.460
1991 9th30120Steady2.svg3,0450.78Increase2.svg0.270
1996 10th30140Steady2.svg5,2171.13Increase2.svg0.350
2001 11th3051Increase2.svg122,1644.65Increase2.svg3.520
2006 12th30270Decrease2.svg117,3563.07Decrease2.svg1.580
2011 13th30200Steady2.svg9,1831.32Decrease2.svg1.751
2016 14th 30300Steady2.svg19,3032.41Increase2.svg1.093
2021 15th 3096Increase2.svg6114,29813.66Increase2.svg11.253 [12]

Punjab

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1980 117411-405,1066.48-
1985 117266Increase2.svg5345,5604.99Decrease2.svg1.49
1992 117666Steady2.svg495,16116.48Increase2.svg11.49
1997 1172218Increase2.svg12857,2198.33Decrease2.svg8.15
2002 117233Decrease2.svg15583,2145.67Decrease2.svg2.66
2007 1172319Increase2.svg161,046,4518.28Increase2.svg2.61
2012 1172312Decrease2.svg7998,0987.18Decrease2.svg1.1
2017 117233Decrease2.svg9833,0925.39Decrease2.svg1.79
2022 117732Decrease2.svg11,027,1436.60Increase2.svg1.21

Rajasthan

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1980 20012332-1,721,32118.60-
1985 20011839Increase2.svg72,437,59421.24Increase2.svg2.64
1990 20012885Increase2.svg463,744,94525.25Increase2.svg4.01
1993 19919695Increase2.svg10649833038.60Increase2.svg13.35
1998 20019633Decrease2.svg626,258,50933.23Decrease2.svg5.37
2003 200197120Increase2.svg878,929,57239.20Increase2.svg5.97
2008 20019378Decrease2.svg428,258,96634.27Decrease2.svg4.93
2013 200200163Increase2.svg8513,939,20345.17Increase2.svg10.9
2018 20020073Decrease2.svg9013,829,04638.77Decrease2.svg6.4
2023 200200115Increase2.svg4216,608,74141.70Increase2.svg2.93

Sikkim

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1994 3230-2740.16-
1999 32Not Contested
2004 3240-6670.34-
2009 32110Steady2.svg1,9660.78Increase2.svg0.44
2014 32130Steady2.svg22080.71Decrease2.svg0.07
2019 32120Steady2.svg5,7001.62Increase2.svg0.91
2024 32310Steady2.svg19,9565.18Increase2.svg3.56

Tamil Nadu

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1980 234100-13,1770.07-
1984 234150Steady2.svg54,3900.25Increase2.svg0.18
1989 234310Steady2.svg84,8650.35Increase2.svg0.10
1991 234990Steady2.svg419,2291.70Increase2.svg1.35
1996 2341431Increase2.svg1490,4531.81Increase2.svg0.11
2001 234214Increase2.svg3895,3523.19Increase2.svg1.38
2006 2342250Decrease2.svg4666,8232.02Decrease2.svg1.17
2011 2342040Steady2.svg819,5772.22Increase2.svg0.20
2016 2341880Steady2.svg1,228,7042.84Increase2.svg0.62
2021 234204Increase2.svg41,213,5102.62Decrease2.svg0.22

Telangana

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
2018 1191171-1,443,7996.98-
2023 1191118Increase2.svg73,257,51113.90Increase2.svg6.92

Tripura

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1983 6040-5780.06-
1988 60100Steady2.svg1,7570.15Increase2.svg0.09
1993 60380Steady2.svg27,0782.02Increase2.svg1.87
1998 60600Steady2.svg80,2725.87Increase2.svg3.85
2003 60210Steady2.svg20,0321.32Decrease2.svg4.55
2008 60490Steady2.svg28,1021.49Increase2.svg0.17
2013 60500Steady2.svg33,8081.54Increase2.svg0.05
2018 605136Increase2.svg361,025,67343.59Increase2.svg42.05
2023 605532Decrease2.svg3985,79738.97Decrease2.svg4.62

Uttar Pradesh

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage of votesVote swing
1980 42540011-2,777,73110.76-
1985 42534716Increase2.svg52,890,8849.83Decrease2.svg0.93
1989 42527557Increase2.svg414,522,86711.61Increase2.svg1.78
1991 425415221Increase2.svg16411,770,21431.45Increase2.svg19.84
1996 424422177Decrease2.svg4416,637,72033.30Increase2.svg1.85
After the state's bifurcation in 2000
2002 40332088-10,776,07820.08-
2007 40335051Decrease2.svg378,851,19916.97Decrease2.svg3.11
2012 40339847Decrease2.svg411,371,08015.00Decrease2.svg1.97
2017 403384312Increase2.svg26534,403,29939.67Increase2.svg24.67
2022 403376255Decrease2.svg5738,051,72141.29Increase2.svg1.62

Uttarakhand

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage ofVote swing
2002 706919-728,13425.45-
2007 696934Increase2.svg151,203,72631.90Increase2.svg6.45
2012 707031Decrease2.svg31,4083,4133.13Increase2.svg1.23
2017 707057Increase2.svg262,314,25046.51Increase2.svg13.38
2022 707047Decrease2.svg102,383,83844.33Decrease2.svg2.18

West Bengal

YearTotal SeatsSeats ContestedSeats wonChange in seatsVotesPercentage ofVote swing
1982 294520-129,9940.58-
1987 294570Steady2.svg134,8670.51Decrease2.svg0.07
1991 2942910Steady2.svg3,513,12111.34Increase2.svg10.76
1996 2942920Steady2.svg2,372,4806.45Decrease2.svg4.89
2001 2942660Steady2.svg1,901,3515.19Decrease2.svg1.26
2006 294290Steady2.svg760,2361.93Decrease2.svg3.26
2011 2942890Steady2.svg1,934,6504.06Increase2.svg2.13
2016 2942913Increase2.svg35,555,13410.16Increase2.svg6.1
2021 29229177Increase2.svg7422,850,71038.13Increase2.svg27.97

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