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Who are the leaders of BJP?
| Bharatiya Janata Party | |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Chairperson | Narendra Modi (Prime Minister) |
| Lok Sabha leader | Narendra Modi (Prime Minister) |
| Rajya Sabha leader | Piyush Goyal (Union Cabinet Ministers) |
| Treasurer | Rajesh Agarwal |
How many seats did BJP won in 1998?
1998 Indian general election
| Party | BJP | INC |
| Leader’s seat | Lucknow | Bihar (Rajya Sabha) |
| Seats won | 182 | 141 |
| Seat change | 21 | 1 |
| Popular vote | 94,266,188 | 95,111,131 |
Who was the first Prime Minister from BJP?
Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the first Prime Minister from BJP (Left), Lal Krishna Advani, deputy Prime Minister under Vajpayee and one of the architects of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement (Right) Formation and early days
How many states in India does BJP have a majority?
As of July 2021, the BJP holds a majority of Legislative Assembly in 10 states – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Further, BJP has a coalition government in 7 states/ union territories – Bihar, Haryana, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Puducherry and Sikkim .
When did the BJP become the largest party in the Parliament?
Following victories in several state elections and better performances in national elections, the BJP became the largest party in the parliament in 1996; however, it lacked a majority in the lower house of Parliament, and its government lasted only 13 days.
Why did the BJP come to power in the 1980s?
Historian Ramachandra Guha writes that the early 1980s were marked by a wave of violence between Hindus and Muslims. The BJP initially moderated the Hindu nationalist stance of its predecessor the Jana Sangh to gain a wider appeal, emphasising its links to the Janata Party and the ideology of Gandhian Socialism.