Bharatiya Janata Party – Kerala
Bharatiya Janata Party – Kerala ഭാരതീയ ജനതാ പാർട്ടി – കേരളം | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | BJP |
| President | Rajeev Chandrasekhar |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Split from | Janata Party |
| Preceded by |
|
| Headquarters | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala - 695014 |
| Labour wing | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh |
| Peasant's wing | Bharatiya Kisan Sangh |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Alliance | |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 1 / 20
|
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 9
|
| Seats in Kerala Legislative Assembly | 0 / 140
|
| Election symbol | |
| Lotus | |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| www | |
.svg){kind=link}
Bharatiya Janata Party, Kerala or simply (BJP Kerala) is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Indian state of Kerala. The party's headquarters is located in Thiruvananthapuram. Rajeev Chandrasekhar is currently appointed as the president of BJP Kerala.
The party currently holds 1 seat in the Lok Sabha but 0 seats in the Rajya Sabha from the state, while it does not have any seats in the Kerala Legislative Assembly.
The party won its first ever MLA from Kerala in 2016 when party veteran O. Rajagopal defeated V. Sivankutty of the CPI(M) in Nemom. However, the party lost the Nemom seat in the 2021 election by a narrow margin. The party won its first-ever Lok Sabha MP from the state in 2024 when actor-turned politician Suresh Gopi defeated V. S. Sunil Kumar of the CPI(M) in Thrissur by a margin of 74,686 votes, marking a significant event for the party in Kerala that has historically been dominated by the Communist-led LDF and Congress-led UDF.