Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh

Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh
భారతీయ జనతా పార్టీ, ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్
AbbreviationBJP
PresidentDaggubati Purandeswari[1]
Founder
Founded6 April 1980
(44 years ago)
 (1980-04-06)
Split fromJanata Party
Preceded by
HeadquartersVijayawada, Andhra Pradesh - 522003 [3]
Labour wingBharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[4]
Peasant's wingBharatiya Kisan Sangh[5]
Colours  Saffron
Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
3 / 25
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 11
Seats in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly
8 / 175
Seats in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council
0 / 58
Election symbol
Lotus
Party flag
Website
andhra.bjp.org

Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh or simply BJP Andhra Pradesh is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The party's headquarters is located in Vijayawada.[6][7] Daggubati Purandeswari is currently appointed as the president of BJP Andhra Pradesh.

The party currently holds no seat in the Rajya Sabha but 3 seats in the Lok Sabha from the state, while it does not have any seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council and 8 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.

  1. ^ https://andhra.bjp.org/state-office-bearers/[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "What you need to know about India's BJP". AlJazeera. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. ^ https://www.bjp.org/andhra-pradesh-state-office
  4. ^ Pragya Singh (15 January 2008). "Need to Know BJP-led BMS is biggest labour union in India". live mint. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. ^ Gupta, Sejuta Das (2019e). Class, Politics, and Agricultural Policies in Post-liberalisation India. Cambridge University Press. pp. 172–173. ISBN 978-1-108-41628-3.
  6. ^ https://andhra.bjp.org/state-office-bearers/[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ "Leadership crisis a hurdle in BJP's Andhra Pradesh expansion plan". 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-02-02.