BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party

National Party · Founded in 1980

Lok Sabha

240

Rajya Sabha

State Assemblies

1321

Legislative Councils

LeaderJ. P. Nadda

Political PositionRight-wing

RecognitionNational Party

Ideology

HindutvaConservatismNationalism

Lok Sabha — every election contested

Election performance and vote share trends over time.

best: 303 seats in 2019

Year-wise Lok Sabha election performance of the party.

Year	Legislature	Leader	Contested	Won	Total	Vote %	Strike	Outcome
1984	8th Lok Sabha	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	229	2	541	7.40%	0.9%	Opposition
1989	9th Lok Sabha	Lal Krishna Advani	225	85	545	11.36%	37.8%	Outside Support
1991	10th Lok Sabha	Lal Krishna Advani	477	120	545	20.07%	25.2%	Opposition
1996	11th Lok Sabha	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	471	161	545	20.29%	34.2%	Government
1998	12th Lok Sabha	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	388	182	545	25.59%	46.9%	Government
1999	13th Lok Sabha	Atal Bihari Vajpayee	339	182	545	23.75%	53.7%	Government
2004	14th Lok Sabha	Lal Krishna Advani	364	138	543	22.16%	37.9%	Opposition
2009	15th Lok Sabha	Lal Krishna Advani	433	116	543	18.80%	26.8%	Opposition
2014	16th Lok Sabha	Narendra Modi	428	282	543	31.34%	65.9%	Government
2019	17th Lok Sabha	Narendra Modi	436	303	543	37.82%	69.5%	Government
2024	18th Lok Sabha	Narendra Modi	441	240	543	37.02%	54.4%	Government

Dive deeper into the party's political presence, finances and funding information.

Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha and State Legislature representation.

Annual income, expenditure and financial disclosures.

Electoral bond donations and funding history.