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The organisation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is based upon the Constitution of the BJP. [1] The organisation of the BJP is strictly hierarchical, with the president being the highest authority in the party. The party is considered to be a cadre-based party that draws from the Hindutva-based ideology of its parent organisation, the RSS. [2] [3]
As of 2019 [update] , it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the national parliament and state assemblies and is the world's largest party in terms of primary membership. [4]
The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is considered as the parent organisation of Bharatiya Janata Party. BJP also draws its membership from the organisation of the Sangh Parivar.
The BJP on the national level has several publicly known internal departments, such as: [5]
The BJP does not publicly release more information about these departments aside from their respective heads. [5]
The organisation of the BJP is strictly hierarchical, with the president being the highest authority in the party. [6] According to the party's constitution, the president is elected by an electoral college consisting of the National Council and the State Councils. Until 2012, the BJP constitution mandated that any qualified member could be national or state president for a single three-year term. [6] This was amended to a maximum of two consecutive terms. [7]
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]
Below the president is the National Executive of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which contains a variable number of senior leaders from across the country appointed by the President of the party. It is the higher decision making body of the party. It consists of several office holders of the party, including up to seven vice-presidents, up to five general secretaries, one general secretary (organisation), one treasurer and up to seven secretaries who work directly with the president. [6]
The National Executive has the authority to interpret the Articles and Rules of the party constitution. The Executive can also amend, alter and add to the party constitution which is subject to rectification by the following Plenary Session or Special Session of National Council. The National Executive also oversees the internal elections to the President and the National Council and appoints a returning officer for conducting the triennial election of the party.[ citation needed ]
An identical structure, with a State Executive Committee led by a State President, exists at the state level. [6]
The Parliamentary Board is the governing body of the BJP which takes day-to-day decisions on behalf of the National Executive. The National Executive sets up a Parliamentary Board consisting of Party President and ten other members. [8] [9] [10] The Parliamentary Board supervises the activities of the parliamentary and legislative groups of the Party. It guides and regulates all the organisational units under the National Executive.
The Central Election Committee, is also set up by the National Executive, and consist of the 11 members of the Parliamentary Board and 8 other members [lower-alpha 1] [13] elected by the National Executive. [8] [10] [14] The role of the CEC is to select candidates for all Legislative and Parliamentary elections throughout India. [15] [16] [17]
The National Council is the highest policy making body of the party. It is also responsible for rectification of any amendment, alteration and addition to the party constitution by National Executive in the following Plenary Session or Special Session. The National Council along with the State Council also elects the President every three year. The National Council consists of members that are elected by the State Councils, 10% of the parliamentary party, former national Presidents, leaders of state legislative assemblies and state legislative councils, members nominated by the national president, all members of the National Executive, presidents of Morchas and Cells. [1]
There are several State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
District Committee is an important grassroots level organisation of BJP with one President, Six Vice President and Four General Secretary and Six Secretaries. The District Committee has Other members also.
The Mandal Committee of BJP has one president with two general secretary and four secretaries
I believe in Integral Humanism which is the basic philosophy of the Bharatiya Janata Party. I am committed to Nationalism and National Integration, Democracy, Gandhian Socialism, Positive Secularism, ( Sarva Dharma Sama Bhava ) and Value-based politics. I subscribe to the concept of a Secular state and nation not based on religion. I firmly believe that this task can be achieved by peaceful means alone. I do not observe or recognize untouchability in any shape or form. I am not a member of any other political party. I undertake to abide by the Constitution, Rules and Discipline of the Party.
— Bharatiya Janata Party membership pledge [1]
Morcha | President | Details |
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Mahila Morcha | Vanathi Srinivasan | Women's wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). |
Kishan Morcha | Rajkumar Chahar | Farmer's wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). |
S.C. (Schedule Cast) Morcha | Lal Singh Arya | |
S.T. (Schedule Tribe) Morcha | Samir Oraon | |
O.B.C. (Other Backward Classe) Morcha | K. Laxman | |
Minority Morcha | Jamal Siddiqui | Minority's wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). |
Yuva Morcha | Tejasvi Surya | Youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). |
Labour Morcha | Labour wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). | |
Overseas Friends of BJP-USA, is a registered foreign agent, on behalf of the Bharatiya Janata Party. [18]
Any Indian citizen of the age of 18 years or above can become a member of the Party, provided that he is not a member of any other political party. The term of membership will ordinarily be of 6 years. [1] As of 2019 [update] , it is the world's largest political party in terms of primary membership. [4]
State | Portrait | Name | Took office | Ref. |
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Andhra Pradesh | Daggubati Purandeswari | 4 July 2023 (249 days) | [19] | |
Arunachal Pradesh | Biyuram Wahge | 17 January 2020 (4 years, 52 days) | [20] | |
Assam | Bhabesh Kalita | 26 June 2021 (2 years, 257 days) | [21] | |
Bihar | Samrat Choudhary | 23 March 2023 (352 days) | [22] | |
Chhattisgarh | Kiran Singh Deo | 21 December 2023 (79 days) | [23] | |
Goa | Sadanand Tanavade | 12 January 2020 (4 years, 57 days) | [24] | |
Gujarat | C. R. Patil | 20 July 2020 (3 years, 233 days) | [25] | |
Haryana | Nayab Singh Saini | 28 October 2023 (133 days) | [26] | |
Himachal Pradesh | Rajeev Bindal | 23 April 2023 (321 days) | [27] | |
Jharkhand | Babulal Marandi | 4 July 2023 (249 days) | [28] | |
Karnataka | B. Y. Vijayendra | 10 November 2023 (120 days) | [29] | |
Kerala | K. Surendran | 15 February 2020 (4 years, 23 days) | [31] | |
Madhya Pradesh | V. D. Sharma | 15 February 2020 (4 years, 23 days) | [32] | |
Maharashtra | Chandrashekhar Bawankule | 12 August 2022 (1 year, 210 days) | [33] | |
Manipur | Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi | 26 June 2021 (2 years, 257 days) | [34] | |
Meghalaya | Rikman Momin | 25 September 2023 (166 days) | [35] | |
Mizoram | Vanlalhmuaka | 7 January 2020 (4 years, 62 days) | [36] | |
Nagaland | Benjamin Yepthomi | 25 September 2023 (166 days) | [37] | |
Odisha | Manmohan Samal | 23 March 2023 (352 days) | [39] | |
Punjab | Sunil Jakhar | 4 July 2023 (249 days) | [40] | |
Rajasthan | Chandra Prakash Joshi | 27 March 2023 (348 days) | [41] | |
Sikkim | Dilli Ram Thapa | 4 February 2023 (1 year, 34 days) | [42] | |
Tamil Nadu | K. Annamalai | 8 July 2021 (2 years, 245 days) | [43] | |
Telangana | G. Kishan Reddy | 4 July 2023 (249 days) | [44] | |
Tripura | Rajib Bhattacharjee | 25 August 2022 (1 year, 197 days) | [45] | |
Uttar Pradesh | Chaudhary Bhupendra Singh | 25 August 2022 (1 year, 197 days) | [46] | |
Uttarakhand | Mahendra Bhatt | 30 July 2022 (1 year, 223 days) | [47] | |
West Bengal | Sukanta Majumdar | 20 September 2021 (2 years, 171 days) | [48] |
State/UT | Portrait | Name | Took office | Ref. |
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Ajoy Bairagi | 16 January 2020 (4 years, 53 days) | [50] | |
Chandigarh | Jatinder Pal Malhotra | 13 October 2023 (148 days) | ||
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Deepesh Thakorbhai Tandel | 18 January 2020 (4 years, 51 days) | [51] | |
Delhi | Virendra Sachdeva | 24 March 2023 (351 days) | [52] | |
Jammu and Kashmir | Ravinder Raina | 14 May 2018 (4 years, 55 days) | [53] | |
Ladakh | Phunchok Stanzin | 9 January 2022 (2 years, 60 days) | [54] | |
Lakshadweep | K.N. Kasmikoya | 9 January 2022 (2 years, 60 days) | [55] | |
Puducherry | S Selvaganapathy | 25 September 2023 (166 days) | [56] [57] |
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