About Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) founded in 1980, is a major political party of India. The party advocates nationalist social policies, self reliance, robust economic growth, foreign policy driven by a nationalist agenda, and strong national defense. The party has a strong relation with the Sangh Parivar, in which the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh plays a leading role.

The BJP, in alliance with several other parties, was in power from 1998 to 2004, with Sh. Atal Bihari Vajpayee as the Prime Minister and Sh. Lal Krishna Advani as his deputy. It is the biggest constituent of the National Democratic Alliance which currently is in the opposition.

Party President	Sh. Rajnath Singh
Parliamentary Party Chairperson	Sh. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Leader in Lok Sabha	Sh. Lal Krishna Advani (Opposition)
Deputy Leader in Lok Sabha	Smt. Sushma Swaraj (Opposition)
Leader in Rajya Sabha	Sh. Arun Jaitley (Opposition)
Deputy Leader in Rajya Sabha	Sh. S.S. Ahluwalia (Opposition)
Founded	1980
Headquarters	11, Ashoka Road, New Delhi - 110001
Alliance	National Democratic Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha	138
Seats in Rajya Sabha	48
Political ideology	Hindutva, Indian nationalism, Free Trade, Integral
Publications	BJP Today
Official Website Site	http://www.bjp.org
Overseas Friends of BJP	http://www.ofbjp.org
Official website of Shri L. K. Advani	http://www.lkadvani.in