Affiliation | Bharatiya Janata Party |
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Status | Prime Ministerial candidate : 13 September 2013 Head of poll campaign : 10 June 2013 |
Key people | Narendra Modi (Prime Ministerial Candidate) Rajnath Singh (Party President) Murli Manohar Joshi (Manifesto Committee) Nitin Gadkari (Vision Document) |
Slogans | Ek Bharat, Shreshtha Bharat ("United India, Great India") Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas Achhe din aane waale hain! |
Chants | Jan–Jan Modi, Ghar-Ghar Modi Abki Baar Modi Sarkar ("Time for Change, Time for Modi.") |
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www.bjp.org www.india272.com | |
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is one of the major political parties in India and is the main opposition party during the 15th Lok Sabha. It contested the 2014 parliamentary election along with their supportive parties, to form National Democratic Alliance with Narendra Modi as its Prime Ministerial candidate and party president Rajnath Singh as the chief-of-election of campaign. The important issues during the campaign included price hikes, corruption, the economy, national security, basic infrastructure such as roads and railways, and supplying basic needs such as electricity and water.[1] The party promised a vibrant and participatory democracy, inclusive and sustainable development, quality of life, productive youth, a globally competitive economy, open and transparent government, and pro-active and pro-people governance in its manifesto.[2]