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BJP Recognized National Party Established 06 April 1980

Bharatiya Janata Party

பாரதிய ஜனதா கட்சி

Opposition Bloc (4 Seats Won)

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Seats Won (MLAs) 1 of 234 Assembly Seats

Seats Contested 28 2026 General Election

Strike Rate 3.6% Win Conversion %

Total Votes Secured 619,102 EVM + Postal Ballots

Avg Vote Share 10.53% Across Contested Seats

Top Victory Margin +976 Highest Seat Lead

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Statutory Recognition & Symbol Orders

Official Symbol (EN):	Lotus
சின்னம் (தமிழ்):	தாமரை
TNSEC Statutory Status:	Reserved National Party Symbol (ECI & TNSEC)
Legal Gazette Reference:	TNSEC Order SO0012/2025 Table-1 (Recognized National Parties)
State Headquarters:	Kamalalayam, Vaidyarama Street, T. Nagar, Chennai - 600017
Party Flag & Heraldry:	Vertical bicolour featuring Saffron and Green bands with the Indian national flower Lotus in the center of the saffron section.

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Leadership Roster & Ideology

Founder:	Atal Bihari Vajpayee, L. K. Advani
Party President / Head:	J. P. Nadda (National); K. Annamalai / Nainar Nagenthran (State Leadership)
General Secretary:	Arun Singh; B. L. Santhosh
Assembly Floor Leader:	M. R. Gandhi / Nainar Nagenthran
Coalition / Alliance:	National Democratic Coalition

Core Ideological Pillars

✓ Integral Humanism & Nationalism ✓ Central Infrastructure Investments & Industrial Corridors ✓ Direct Benefit Transfers & Anti-Dynastic Governance ✓ Cultural Preservation of Ancient Tamil Heritage & Sengol

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Political Evolution & Electoral History

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has expanded its grassroots footprint across Tamil Nadu, focusing on industrial belts, Coimbatore-Tiruppur textile clusters, Kanyakumari, and Southern coastal districts.

Highlighting central infrastructure projects, national highway connectivity, defense industrial corridor investments, and the historical Sengol installation in Parliament, the BJP secured 4 seats in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election.

17th Tamil Nadu Assembly Candidates & MLAs (2026)

Showing 28 contested assembly constituencies with candidate profiles and analytical vote projections.

AC #	Constituency	District	Candidate Name	Votes	Vote Share %	Margin / Diff	Status
108	Udhagamandalam	Nilgiris	🏆 Bhojarajan.M	78,657	40.25%	+976	MLA Won
185	Tiruppattur	Sivaganga	Thirumaran. K.C	31,588	14.30%	-	#3
92	Rasipuram (SC)	Namakkal	Premkumar S D	30,754	14.30%	-	#3
114	Tiruppur (South)	Tiruppur	Thangaraj. S	29,058	13.00%	-	#3
99	Erode (West)	Erode	M.Yuvaraja	26,258	11.70%	-	#3
230	Nagercoil	Kanniyakumari	Gandhi M R	26,220	13.00%	-	#3
192	Madurai South	Madurai	Raama Sreenivasan	26,115	12.35%	-	#3
41	Ranipet	Ranipet	V.M.Karthikeyan	25,390	12.35%	-	#3
183	Aranthangi	Pudukkottai	Kavitha Srikanth	25,184	11.70%	-	#3
234	Killiyoor	Kanniyakumari	Nivin Simon. J	23,121	10.40%	-	#3
112	Avanashi (SC)	Tiruppur	Dr. L.Murugan	22,408	11.05%	-	#3
63	Tiruvannamalai	Tiruvannamalai	Elumalai. C	22,010	10.40%	-	#3
220	Vasudevanallur (SC)	Tenkasi	Ananthan Ayyasamy	21,752	11.05%	-	#3
178	Gandarvakottai (SC)	Pudukkottai	C.Uthayakumar	21,450	9.75%	-	#3
171	Kumbakonam	Thanjavur	Ashokkumar R	21,234	10.40%	-	#3
211	Ramanathapuram	Ramanathapuram	Gbs K.Nagendran	20,563	9.75%	-	#3
231	Colachel	Kanniyakumari	Sivakumar. T	17,193	7.70%	-	#4
202	Rajapalayam	Virudhunagar	Priscilla Pandian. J	17,091	7.70%	-	#4
233	Vilavancode	Kanniyakumari	Vijayadharani S	15,190	7.35%	-	#4
187	Manamadurai (SC)	Sivaganga	Balaganapathy.V	14,962	7.00%	-	#4
56	Thalli	Krishnagiri	Nagesh Kumar. C	14,650	7.35%	-	#4
168	Thiruvarur	Tiruvarur	Chandrasekaran Govi	14,057	6.65%	-	#4
174	Thanjavur	Thanjavur	Karuppu Muruganantham	13,487	6.65%	-	#4
25	Mylapore	Chennai	Tamilisai Soundararajan	13,349	6.65%	-	#4
215	Tiruchendur	Thoothukkudi	K.R.M Radhakrishnan	12,973	5.95%	-	#4
180	Pudukkottai	Pudukkottai	N.Ramachandran	12,851	5.95%	-	#4
232	Padmanabhapuram	Kanniyakumari	Ramesh. P	11,034	5.25%	-	#4
100	Modakkurichi	Erode	S.Kirthika	10,503	4.90%	-	#4

District-Wise Electoral Performance (2026)

Regional strongholds, contested constituencies, seats won, and cumulative district votes.

District Name	Seats Won	Contested	Conversion Rate	Total District Votes	Avg Vote Share
Nilgiris	1	1	100%	78,657	40.25%
Kanniyakumari	0	5	0%	92,758	8.74%
Pudukkottai	0	3	0%	59,485	9.13%
Tiruppur	0	2	0%	51,466	12.03%
Sivaganga	0	2	0%	46,550	10.65%
Erode	0	2	0%	36,761	8.30%
Thanjavur	0	2	0%	34,721	8.53%
Namakkal	0	1	0%	30,754	14.30%
Madurai	0	1	0%	26,115	12.35%
Ranipet	0	1	0%	25,390	12.35%
Tiruvannamalai	0	1	0%	22,010	10.40%
Tenkasi	0	1	0%	21,752	11.05%
Ramanathapuram	0	1	0%	20,563	9.75%
Virudhunagar	0	1	0%	17,091	7.70%
Krishnagiri	0	1	0%	14,650	7.35%
Tiruvarur	0	1	0%	14,057	6.65%
Chennai	0	1	0%	13,349	6.65%
Thoothukkudi	0	1	0%	12,973	5.95%

Historical Assembly Election Track Record

Comparative seats won, candidates fielded, and total voter support across Tamil Nadu elections.

Election	Assembly Label	Seats Won	Contested	Strike Rate	Total Votes	Avg Vote Share
2026	17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly Election	1	28	3.6%	619,102	10.53%
2024	18th Lok Sabha General Election	2	2	100%	712,294	53.55%
2021	16th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly	4	20	20%	1,198,824	34.39%
2019	17th Lok Sabha General Election	1	1	100%	674,664	63.62%
2016	15th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly	0	4	0%	154,287	23.41%
2001	12th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly	4	4	100%	894,962	51.20%

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Data Disclosure & Statutory Citation: Political party profiles, symbol reservations, and statutory movement classifications are compiled under Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC) Statutory Order SO0012/2025 and the Election Commission of India (ECI). Candidate performance, votes secured, margins, and MLA records correspond to certified returning officer reports for the 17th Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly General Election.