The Bharatiya Janata Party is a political party in India, and one of the two major Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. Since 2014, it has been the ruling political party in India under Narendra Modi, the incumbent Indian prime minister. The BJP is aligned with right-wing politics, and its policies have historically reflected a traditional Hindu nationalist ideology; it has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). As of 17 February 2022, it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the Parliament of India as well as state legislatures.
The Bharatiya Jana Sangh was an Indian right wing political party that existed from 1951 to 1977 and was the political arm of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist volunteer organisation. In 1977, it merged with several other left, centre and right parties opposed to the Indian National Congress and formed the Janata Party. In 1980, Jana Sangh faction broke away from Janata Party over the issue of dual membership, and formed the Bharatiya Janata Party.
Shankersinh Laxmansinhji Vaghela is an Indian politician and former Chief Minister of Gujarat. He was the Leader of Opposition in 13th Gujarat Legislative Assembly.
K. Jana Krishnamurthi was an Indian political leader who rose to be the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2001. A former Union Law Minister and a member of the Parliament of India, Krishnamurthi was the second person from Tamil Nadu to head a national party in India after Kamaraj.
Gopinath Pandurang Munde was an Indian politician from Maharashtra. A popular Leader in Maharashtra called a Lokneta. He was a senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Union Minister for Rural and Panchayati Raj in Narendra Modi's Cabinet. He is well known for being the mastermind behind the finish of the underworld in Mumbai, as deputy chief minister and home minister of Maharashtra in 1995-1999. He is a chief architect who introduced the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act in assembly which was ratified by the supreme court of India.
Chandikadas Amritrao Deshmukh, better known as Nanaji Deshmukh, was a social reformer and politician from India. He worked in the fields of education, health, and rural self-reliance. He was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award in 2019 by Government of India. He was a leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and also a member of the Rajya Sabha.
Guhagar Assembly constituency is one of the 288 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Maharashtra state in western India.
Election to legislative assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh is held every five years and conducted by Election commission of India whereas the election to local bodies of Uttar pradesh is conducted by the Election Commission of Uttar pradesh. Parliamentary constituencies and Legislative assembly constituencies are also called "Lok sabha seats" and "Vidhan sabha seats" respectively. There are 80 parliamentary constituencies and 403 legislative assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh. The state has seen 17 Vidhan Sabha elections and 16 Lok Sabha elections since independence.
Jawad is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1951 as one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state.
Manasa is one of the 230 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh state in central India. This constituency came into existence in 1951 as one of the 79 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of the erstwhile Madhya Bharat state.
Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini is a not-for-profit organisation established in memory of the Rambhau Mhalgi. Established in 1982, RMP is a learning and research organisation for government leadership aspirants and current government leaders of India. RMP has been granted special consultative status by the United Nations Economic and Social Council. The organization operates nationally through its offices in Delhi, Pune, Mumbai, and its headquarters in Thane.Since its establishment in 1982, RMP has trained many government leaders..
Elections in Rajasthan are held since 1952 to elect members of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and of Lok Sabha. There are 200 assembly constituencies and 25 Lok sabha constituencies. In 2018, Legislative assembly election in Rajasthan were held on 7 December 2018.
Vinay Prabhakar Sahasrabuddhe is an Indian politician and Member of Parliament of India representing state of Maharashtra in the Rajya Sabha. He has also served as National Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party from Aug, 2014 - Sep, 2020. Dr. Sahasrabuddhe, since 2018 has been appointed as President of Indian Council for Cultural Relations. He is known as a political scholar and an occasional columnist. He is the Vice Chairman of Rambhau Mhalgi Prabodhini, a research and training academy for elected representatives & social activists. Currently, he is also Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Education, Women, Children and Youth & Sports.
Girish Bapat is an Indian politician and a Member of Parliament in the 17th Lok Sabha. He was elected to the Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Pune, Maharashtra in the 2019 Indian general election as member of Bharatiya Janata Party. Earlier he was the Cabinet Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, Food and Drugs Administration, Parliamentary Affairs in Government of Maharashtra. He was member of 13th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and one of top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in Vidhansabha. He was elected from Kasba Peth Constituency to the Vidhan Sabha in five consecutive elections since 1995.
Ravindra Yashwantrao Bhusari was the Maharashtra State General Secretary (Organisation) of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He was the Pracharak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh for western India and a former member of its National Executive.
Abhimanyu Dattatray Pawar is an Indian politician from Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a member of the 14th Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. He completed his Graduation degree in B.com. from Dayanand Commerce College, Latur. A post graduate degree in master of personal management from Savitribai Phule Pune University. He was Personal Assistant to Chief minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis, in office from 2014 to 2019. being one of leading officers on special duty (OSD), the personal assistant (PA) and a leading and well-known member of the Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) from Latur district.
Shukrawar Peth Vidhan Sabha seat was one of the seats in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly in India, from 1962 to 1977. It was a segment of Pune Lok Sabha constituency. The Vidhan Sabha seat was made defunct after constituency map of India was redrawn around 1975.
Arvind Lele (1935-2006) was among the veteran Jana Sangh and BJP leaders from Maharashtra state in India. He was associated with RSS from early age, and made a name for himself as a Jana Sangh leader in Pune area in 1960s.
Vasant Kumar Pandit (1921-1987) was an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Jana Sangh party from Mumbai. Later he was part of Janata Party and Bharatiya Janata Party.
Girish Y. Prabhune is an Indian social worker and social activist known particularly for his work towards upliftment of the nomadic Pardhi community and their children since 1970. He was conferred the Padma Shri in 2021 in Social Work category.
