Twitter Google Share on Facebook BJP Also found in:Acronyms,Wikipedia. BJP (in India)abbreviation for (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) Bharatiya Janata Party Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006,...
BJP-Sena combine leading in 42 of 48 seats in MaharashtraPress Trust of India
After three years in power, the Janata party dissolved in 1980 with the members of the erstwhile Jana Sangh reconvening to form the BJP. Although initially unsuccessful, winning only two seats in the 1984 general election, it grew in strength on the back of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement. ...
According to India’s Election Commission, BJP has won 156 out of the 182 seats in the Gujarat legislature, securing more than 80 percent seats, the biggest electoral success by any party in the state’s history. The main opposition party, the Indian National Congress, or INC, once India’...
While final results of the elections held earlier this month are yet to be officially announced by the Election Commission of India, the BJP is most likely to win nearly 100 seats in Gujarat out of the total 182, with the Congress finishing a close second winning 77 state constituencies. ...
According to the Election Commission of India, the Bharatiya Janata Party is set to form the government in Haryana for the third consecutive time. The saffron party is currently leading on 50 out of 90 seats. The Congress, seeking to return to power a...
Though the announcement has sent back the agitating farmers to their homes after a year-long protest, it remains to be seen if it can help the BJP win the election in Uttar Pradesh. In the last local elections held in 2017, the BJP bagged 312 seats in the 403-strong legislative assembly...
There are a total of 543 contested seats in the lower house, and the party or coalition that wins at least 272 votes will form the government. India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks set for a rare third consecutive term in power, as local ...
Other parties are in power in seven states--Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Odisha, Mizoram, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal. Jammu & Kashmir is under Governor’s rule. Of 678 seats in MP, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram--which account for a sixth or 15.2% of India’s popul...
India targets sizeable share in global manufacturing pie Legislative process for reforms faces possible delays The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has won the elections, with a tally of more than 290 out of a total of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha or low...