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Bharatiya Janata Party, Kerala
ഭാരതീയ ജനതാ പാർട്ടി, കേരളം
AbbreviationBJP
PresidentK.Surendran[1]
Founder
Founded6 April 1980
(44 years ago)
 (1980-04-06)
Split fromJanata Party
Preceded by
HeadquartersMaraji Smruthi Mandiram, K.G. Marar Road, Thycaud. P.O. Trivandrum - 695014, Kerala, India [3]
NewspaperKamal Sandesh
Youth wingBharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
Women's wingBJP Mahila Morcha
Labour wingBharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[4]
Peasant's wingBharatiya Kisan Sangh[5]
Ideology
International affiliation
Colours  Saffron
AllianceNational Democratic Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
0 / 20
(as of 2022)
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 9
(as of 2022)
Seats in Kerala Legislative Assembly
0 / 140
(as of 2022)
Election symbol
Lotus
Party flag
Website
www.keralabjp.org

The Bharatiya Janata Party, or simply, BJP Kerala (BJP; [bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː] ; lit.'Indian People's Party'), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of the Kerala. Its head office is situated at the Maraji Smruthi Mandiram, K.G. Marar Road, Thycaud. P.O. Trivandrum - 695014, Kerala, India [9]. The current president of BJP Kerala is K.Surendran.

In General Election

In General Elections
Year Party leader Seats won Change in seats Result
2019 Kummanam Rajasekharan 0 Steady 0 Government
2014 0 Steady 0 Government
2009 0 Steady 0 Opposition
2004 0 Steady 0 Opposition
1999 0 Steady 0 Government
1998 0 Steady 0 Government
1996 0 Steady 0 Government, later Opposition
1991 0 Steady 0 Opposition
1989 0 Steady 0 Opposition
1984 0 new Opposition

In State Election

Year Election Seats won Change of Seats Popular votes Vote% Change of Vote% Result
1987 8th Assembly (Kerala)
0 / 140
new -- -- new None
1991 9th Assembly (Kerala)
0 / 140
Steady 6,74,443 -- -- None
1996 10th Assembly (Kerala)
0 / 140
Steady 7,81,090 5.48% -- None
2001 11th Assembly (Kerala)
0 / 140
Steady 7,89,762 5.02% Decrease 0.46% None
2006 12th Assembly (Kerala)
0 / 140
Steady 7,38,244 4.75% Decrease 0.27% None
2011 13th Assembly (Kerala)
0 / 140
Steady 10,53,654 6.03% Increase 1.33% None
2016 14th Assembly (Kerala)
1 / 140
Increase 1 21,29,726 10.6% Increase 4.57% Other
2021 15th Assembly (Kerala)
0 / 140
Decrease 1 23,54,468 11.30% Increase 0.77% None

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.bjp.org/state-president-kerala
  2. ^ "What you need to know about India's BJP". AlJazeera. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. ^ https://www.bjp.org/kerala-state-office
  4. ^ Pragya Singh (15 January 2008). "Need to Know BJP-led BMS is biggest labour union in India". live mint. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. ^ Gupta, Sejuta Das (2019e). Class, Politics, and Agricultural Policies in Post-liberalisation India. Cambridge University Press. pp. 172–173. ISBN 978-1-108-41628-3.
  6. ^ Pillalamarri, Akhilesh. "India's Bharatiya Janata Party Joins Union of International Conservative Parties — The Diplomat". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Members". idu.org. International Democrat Union. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  8. ^ "International Democrat Union » Asia Pacific Democrat Union (APDU)". International Democrat Union. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  9. ^ https://www.bjp.org/kerala-state-office