BJP IT Cell

Information Technology Cell overview
TypeInformation Technology Cell
JurisdictionIndia
Employees5000/5500–6000 approximately
National IT Cell Head responsible
State IT Cell Head responsible
  • All States BJP Conveners
Parent of the Information Technology CellBharatiya Janata Party
Child agencies
  • All States Bharatiya Janata Party Information Technology Cell
  • All Union Territories Bharatiya Janata Party Information Technology Cell

The Bharatiya Janata Party Information Technology Cell (commonly known as BJP IT Cell or BJP Social Media Cell) is a department of the Indian political party BJP that manages social media campaigns for the party and its members.[1][2][3][4] Amit Malviya has been in charge of the IT Cell since 2015.[5]

According to The Washington Post, 150,000 social media workers spread posts aimed at exploiting the fears of India’s Hindu majority across a vast network of WhatsApp groups.[6]

  1. ^ "BJP turns focus on UP IT cell, lays out strategy to boost social media presence for polls". ThePrint. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  2. ^ "BJP's IT cell works behind doors for its candidates who are on the front". The Indian Express. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  3. ^ "BJP Departments". Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  4. ^ "I am a troll: Inside the secret world of the BJP's digital army- Review". Free Press Journal. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  5. ^ "For the First Time in India, Twitter Flags BJP IT Cell's 'Manipulated Media'". The Wire. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Inside the vast digital campaign by Hindu nationalists to inflame India". Washington Post. 27 September 2023.