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| Abbreviation | BDJS |
| President | Thushar Vellappally |
| General Secretary | T. V. Babu |
| Founded | December 2015 |
| National affiliation | NDA |
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Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) is a political party in India. Thushar Vellappally is the current national president of BDJS.[1][2][3][4] BDJS is a constituent of the National Democratic Alliance in the state of Kerala.[5]
BDJS is the political wing of SNDP Yogam. In 1976, the SNDP had formed the Socialist Republican Party (SRP) which won two seats in the 1982 Kerala Legislative Assembly election but soon faded into oblivion due to internal issues.[6]
In February 2021, BDJS split and a faction under the leadership of M. K. Neelakandan Master declared a new political party, Bharathiya Jana Sena (BJS).[7] BDJS is part of the Central government administration through various chairmanship of Central boards and corporations.
- ^ Press Trust of India (5 December 2015). "SNDP launches new political outfit, Bharat Dharma Jana Sena". Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "SNDP Yogam's political wing Bharat Dharma Jana Sena". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Kerala's Bharat Dharma Jana Sena joins NDA; to jointly contest state polls with BJP". Zee News. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ Radhakrishnan Kuttoor. "Kerala BJP to ride the Dharma Jana Sena". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Rift in NDA may benefit LDF". The Hindu. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "A new ‘sena’ prepares to join the BJP". Tehelka. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "BDJS party splits; newly formed faction alleges nexus between BJP and CPM". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 4 February 2021.