Organisation of the Bharatiya Janata Party

BJP also draws its membership from the organisation of the Sangh Parivar.

The BJP on the national level has several publicly known internal departments, such as:{{Cite web|url=https://www.bjp.org/departments|title=Departments {{!}} BJP|access-date=6 January 2022|archive-date=9 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209141019/https://www.bjp.org/departments|url-status=dead}}

• Good Governance
• Policy Research
• Media
• Media Relations
• Training
• Political Feedback and Response
• National Programs and Meetings
• Documentation and Library
• Sahayog and Disaster Relief Service
• President Office Tours and Programs
• Publicity Literature
• Coordination of Trusts
• Election Management
• Election Commission
• Legal Affairs
• Party Journals and Publications
• IT, Website and Social Media Management (popularly known as the BJP IT Cell)
• Foreign Affairs

The BJP does not publicly release more information about these departments aside from their respective heads.

The organisation of the BJP is strictly hierarchical, with the president being the highest authority in the party.{{sfn|Swain|2001|pp=71–104}} According to the party's constitution, the president is elected by an electoral college consisting of the National Council and the State Councils. Until 2012, the BJP constitution mandated that any qualified member could be national or state president for a single three-year term.{{sfn|Swain|2001|pp=71–104}} This was amended to a maximum of two consecutive terms.{{Cite news|last=Verma|first=Gyan|date=2012-09-28|title=BJP amends constitution to let Gadkari get second term|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/bjp-amends-constitution-to-let-gadkari-get-second-term-112092800158_1.html|access-date=2021-03-16}}

The National Executive of Bharatiya Janata Party is the presidium and chief executive body of the Bharatiya Janata Party setting the overall strategic direction of the party and policy development. It is composed of members appointed by the BJP president and can have as many as 120 members.{{cite web |title=Bharatiya Janata Party Constitution |url=https://www.bjp.org/en/constitution|website=BJP official website |publisher=Bharatiya Janata Party |access-date=8 April 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171118173055/http://www.bjp.org/images/pdf_2012_h/constitution_eng_jan_10_2013.pdf |archive-date=18 November 2017 }}

Below the president is the National Executive of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which contains a variable number of senior leaders from across the country appointed by the President of the party. It is the higher decision making body of the party. It consists of several office holders of the party, including up to seven vice-presidents, up to five general secretaries, one general secretary (organisation), one treasurer and up to seven secretaries who work directly with the president.{{sfn|Swain|2001|pp=71–104}}

The National Executive has the authority to interpret the Articles and Rules of the party constitution. The Executive can also amend, alter and add to the party constitution which is subject to rectification by the following Plenary Session or Special Session of National Council. The National Executive also oversees the internal elections to the President and the National Council and appoints a returning officer for conducting the triennial election of the party.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}}

An identical structure, with a State Executive Committee led by a State President, exists at the state level.{{sfn|Swain|2001|pp=71–104}}

The Parliamentary Board is the governing body of the BJP which takes day-to-day decisions on behalf of the National Executive. The National Executive sets up a Parliamentary Board consisting of Party President and ten other members.{{cite news |url =https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/amit-shah-set-to-reconstitute-bjps-decision-making-bodies/856377/|quote=According to the BJP constitution, the National Executive of the party constitutes the Parliamentary Board consisting of the party president and 10 others, including the leader of the party in Parliament, as members. The Chairman of the Board would be the President and one of the General Secretaries would be nominated by the BJP President to act as the board Secretary.|publisher =Financial Express|title =Amit Shah set to reconstitute BJP's decision making bodies|date=September 15, 2017|author=IANS|access-date =April 3, 2020}}{{cite news |url =https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/nadda-likely-to-add-new-members-to-bjp-parliamentary-board-120012101673_1.html|title =Nadda likely to add new members to BJP parliamentary board|date=January 21, 2020 | quote = The members of parliamentary board include Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari, former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Social Justie and Empowerment Minister Thawarchand Gehlot, General Secretary (Organisation) BL Santosh apart from Nadda. | publisher =Business Standard |author =Asian News International}}{{cite news |url =https://www.rediff.com/news/report/out-with-the-old-advani-mm-joshi-vajpayee-dropped-from-bjps-parl-board/20140826.htm|title =Out with the old: Advani, MM Joshi, Vajpayee dropped from BJP's parl board|date =August 26, 2014|publisher =Rediff News|author =PTI|access-date = April 1, 2020}} The Parliamentary Board supervises the activities of the parliamentary and legislative groups of the Party. It guides and regulates all the organisational units under the National Executive.{{Cite web |title=What is BJP's parliamentary board of which BSY is a member but Yogi is not? |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bjp-parliamentary-board-meeting-this-week-powerful-panel-karnataka-yediyurappa-yogi-adityanath-2311361-2022-12-20 |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=India Today |date=20 December 2022 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-08-17 |title=BJP rejigs its parliamentary board: Meet the new members |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/all-the-names-bjp-parliamentary-board-new-members-profile-8095796/ |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}

The Central Election Committee, is also set up by the National Executive, and consist of the 11 members of the Parliamentary Board and 8 other members{{efn|Currently the Central Election Committee has only 4 members other than the 11 members of the Parliamentary Board}}{{cite news |url =https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/sep/20/ravi-shankar-prasad-devendra-fadnavis-likely-in-bjp-parliamentary-board-2036340.html|title=Ravi Shankar Prasad, Devendra Fadnavis likely in BJP Parliamentary Board|date=20 September 2019|access-date = 6 April 2020|publisher = The New Indian Express|author=Manish Anand|quote=Currently, there are three vacancies in the Parliamentary Board and eight in the CEC.}} elected by the National Executive.{{cite news |title =BJP names members of new central election committee|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/bjp-names-members-of-new-central-election-committee-114082600699_1.html|date=August 26, 2014|publisher =Business Standard |access-date=1 April 2020|author =IANS}} The role of the CEC is to select candidates for all Legislative and Parliamentary elections throughout India.{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bjp-central-election-committee-meets-to-select-rajya-sabha-candidates-120031000966_1.html|title =BJP central election committee meets to select Rajya Sabha candidates|date=10 March 2020|publisher =Business Standard|author=Press Trust of India}}{{cite news |url =https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/delhi-assembly-polls-2020/story/bjp-cec-delhi-elections-1637069-2020-01-15|title=BJP CEC meet to finalise candidates for Delhi assembly elections likely on Thursday|date=January 16, 2020|publisher =India Today|author =PTI}}{{cite news |url =https://www.firstpost.com/politics/bjp-leader-shahnawaz-hussain-loses-bhagalpur-ticket-to-jdu-in-bihar-despite-being-member-of-partys-central-election-committee-6287831.html|title=BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain loses Bhagalpur ticket to JD(U) in Bihar despite being member of party's central election committee|date=Mar 19, 2019|author =FP Politics|publisher =Firstpost |quote = Shahnawaz's membership in the BJP's central election committee makes the situation ironic. He now finds himself in an awkward position, not being able to secure a seat for himself even as he sits on this all-important panel with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah and bigwigs like Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley, Sushma Swaraj, Nitin Gadkari and Shivraj Singh Chouhan.|access-date =April 1, 2020}}

The National Council is the highest policy making body of the party. It is also responsible for rectification of any amendment, alteration and addition to the party constitution by National Executive in the following Plenary Session or Special Session. The National Council along with the State Council also elects the President every three year. The National Council consists of members that are elected by the State Councils, 10% of the parliamentary party, former national Presidents, leaders of state legislative assemblies and state legislative councils, members nominated by the national president, all members of the National Executive, presidents of Morchas and Cells.

There are several State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party with representation.

• Bharatiya Janata Party – Andhra Pradesh
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Arunachal Pradesh
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Assam
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Bihar
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Chhattisgarh
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Goa
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Gujarat
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Haryana
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Himachal Pradesh
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Jharkhand
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Karnataka
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Kerala
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Madhya Pradesh
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Maharashtra
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Manipur
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Meghalaya
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Mizoram
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Nagaland
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Odisha
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Punjab
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Rajasthan
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Sikkim
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Tamil Nadu
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Telangana
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Tripura
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Uttar Pradesh
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Uttarakhand
• Bharatiya Janata Party – West Bengal
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Delhi
• Bharatiya Janata Party – Jammu and Kashmir

District Committee is an important grassroots level organisation of BJP with one President, Six Vice President and Four General Secretary and Six Secretaries. The District Committee has Other members also.

The Mandal Committee of BJP has one president with two general secretary and four secretaries

{{quote box|width=25em|align=right|bgcolor=ivory|quote=I believe in Integral Humanism which is the basic philosophy

of the Bharatiya Janata Party. I am committed to Nationalism and National Integration, Democracy, Gandhian Socialism, Positive Secularism, (Sarva Dharma Sama Bhava) and Value-based politics. I subscribe to the concept of a Secular state and nation not based on religion. I firmly believe that this task can be achieved by peaceful means alone. I do not observe or recognize untouchability in any shape or form. I am not a member of any other political party. I undertake to abide by the Constitution, Rules and Discipline of the Party.|source= — Bharatiya Janata Party membership pledge}}

{{vanchor|Overseas Friends of BJP}} are various voluntary organisations present in other foreign countries that operate under the foreign affairs department of the BJP.{{Cite news |title=How BJP's overseas friends are working online and offline to ensure Modi 3.0 |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/how-bjps-overseas-friends-are-working-online-and-offline-to-ensure-modi-3-0/articleshow/109004577.cms |access-date=2024-04-23 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}} These organisations were first launched in the year 1991, and ever since, have promoted the party and governments led by the party.{{Cite web |last=Press Release |first=BJP |date=12 April 2004 |title=Overseas Friends of BJP Campaigns for BJP victory in Elections |url=https://www.bjp.org/pressreleases/overseas-friends-bjp-campaigns-bjp-victory-elections |access-date=23 April 2024}} There are more than 25 countries including the USA, the UK, Canada, and Israel, where these volunteer organisations organise events and promotional campaigns on behalf of the Bharatiya Janata Party.{{Cite news |date=2024-03-24 |title='Modi for 2024': Overseas Friends of BJP, Australia launches campaign to drum up support ahead of LS polls |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/modi-for-2024-overseas-friends-of-bjp-australia-launches-campaign-to-drum-up-support-ahead-of-ls-polls/articleshow/108748804.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-04-23 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}{{Cite web |last=Livemint |date=2024-03-18 |title=Overseas Friends of BJP holds car rally to support PM Modi for upcoming elections |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/uk-overseas-friends-of-bjp-holds-car-rally-to-support-pm-modi-for-upcoming-elections-11710723119382.html |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Livemint |language=en}}{{cite news |author=Scroll Staff |title=Explainer: Why the 'Overseas Friends of BJP' has registered as a foreign agent in the US |url=https://scroll.in/global/973063/explainer-why-the-overseas-friends-of-bjp-has-registered-as-a-foreign-agent-in-the-us |access-date=12 October 2022 |work=Scroll.in}}

Any Indian citizen of the age of 18 years or above can become a member of the Party, provided that he is not a member of any other political party. The term of membership will ordinarily be of 6 years. {{As of|2019}}, it is the world's largest political party in terms of primary membership.

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• {{cite book |last1 = Swain |first1 = Pratap Chandra |title = Bharatiya Janata Party: Profile and Performance |date = 2001 |publisher = APH publishing |location = India |isbn = 978-81-7648-257-8 |pages = 71–104 |url = https://books.google.com/books?id=7Gk1Wz4k_xUC |access-date = 5 July 2014}}

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