Bharatiya Janata Party – Andhra Pradesh రతీయ జనతా పార్టీ – ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్భా | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| President | P. V. N. Madhav[1] |
| Chairman | Penmetsa Vishnu Kumar Raju |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 (45 years ago) (1980-04-06) |
| Split from | Janata Party |
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| Headquarters | Vijayawada,Andhra Pradesh - 522003[10] |
| Labour wing | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[11] |
| Peasant's wing | Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[12] |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Alliance | |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 2 / 11 |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 3 / 25 |
| Seats in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council | 1 / 58 |
| Seats in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | 8 / 175 |
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| Party flag | |
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TheBharatiya Janata Party – Andhra Pradesh (ఆంధ్రప్రదేశ్ భారతీయ జనతా పార్టీ), also known as theBJP Andhra Pradesh, is the affiliate of theBharatiya Janata Party in theIndian state ofAndhra Pradesh. The party is based inVijayawada and is led by chairDaggubati Purandeswari.[1][13]P. V. N. Madhav is currently appointed as the president of BJP Andhra Pradesh.
The party currently holds 2 seats in theRajya Sabha and 3 seats in theLok Sabha from the state, while it holds 1 seat in theAndhra Pradesh Legislative Council and 8 seats in theAndhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
| Year | Seats won | Voteshare (%) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 / 42 | 2.21% | Opposition |
| 1989 | 0 / 42 | 1.78% | Opposition |
| 1991 | 1 / 42 | 9.27% | Opposition |
| 1996 | 0 / 42 | 14.12% | Opposition |
| 1998 | 4 / 42 | 18.12% | Government |
| 1999 | 7 / 42 | 9.91% | Government |
| 2004 | 0 / 42 | 8.41% | Opposition |
| 2009 | 0 / 42 | 2.84% | Opposition |
| 2014 | 2 / 25 | 4.13% | Government |
| 2019 | 0 / 25 | 0.98% | Government |
| 2024 | 3 / 25 | 11.28% | Government |
| Year | Seats won | Voteshare (%) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |||
| 1967 | 3 / 287 | 2.11% | Opposition |
| 1972 | 0 / 287 | 1.86% | Lost |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 1983 | 3 / 294 | 2.76% | Opposition |
| 1985 | 8 / 294 | 1.32% | Opposition |
| 1989 | 5 / 294 | 1.78% | Opposition |
| 1994 | 3 / 294 | 3.89% | Opposition |
| 1999 | 12 / 294 | 3.67% | Opposition |
| 2004 | 2 / 294 | 2.63% | Opposition |
| 2009 | 2 / 294 | 2.84% | Opposition |
| 2014 | 4 / 175 | 4.13% | Government |
| 2019 | 0 / 175 | 0.84% | Lost |
| 2024 | 8 / 175 | 2.83% | Government |
| No | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.Suryaprakash Reddy | 1980 | 1982 | |
| 2 | P. V. Chalapathi Rao | 1982 | 1986 | |
| 3 | Bangaru Laxman | 1986 | 1988 | |
| 4 |  | Venkaiah Naidu | 1988 | 1993 |
| 5 | .jpg) | V. Rama Rao | 1993 | 1997 |
| 6 | _International_Labour_Organization%2c_Ms._Deborah_Greenfield_meeting_the_Minister_of_State_for_Labour_and_Employment_(Independent_Charge)%2c_Shri_Bandaru_Dattatreya%2c_in_New_Delhi_(cropped).jpg) | Bandaru Dattatreya | 1997 | 1998 |
| 7 | .jpg) | C. Vidyasagar Rao | 1998 | 1999 |
| (5) | | V. Rama Rao | 1999 | 2001 |
| 8 | Chilakam Ramachandra Reddy | 2001 | 2003 | |
| 9[14] |  | N. Indrasena Reddy | 3-Aug-2003 | 2006 |
| (6) | | Bandaru Dattatreya | 2006 | 8-Mar-2010 |
| 10[15] |  | G. Kishan Reddy | 8-Mar-2010 | 2-Jun-2014 |
| 11 |  | Kambhampati Hari Babu | 2-Jun-2014 | 13-May-2018 |
| 12[16] |  | Kanna Lakshminarayana | 13-May-2018 | 28-Jul-2020 |
| 13[17] | Somu Veerraju | 28-Jul-2020 | 4-Jul-2023 | |
| 14[18] | _D._Purandeswari_addressing_at_the_Golden_Jubilee_Celebrations_of_Indian_Institute_of_Foreign_Trade_(IIFT)%2c_in_New_Delhi_on_May_02%2c_2013_(cropped).jpg) | Daggubati Purandeswari | 4-Jul-2023 | 30-Jun-2025 |
| 15 | P. V. N. Madhav | 1-Jul-2025 | Incumbent | |