Bharatiya Janata Party, Puducherry

Bharatiya Janata Party, Puducherry
Abbreviation	BJP
Leader	A. Namassivayam (Home Minister)
President	S. Selvaganapathy
General Secretary	A.K. Sai J. Saravana Kumar
Preceded by	Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Puducherry (1951–1977) Janata Party, Puducherry (1977–1980
Headquarters	45 46 I Main Road, 3rd Cross St, Ellaipillaichavady, Sithananda Nagar, Puducherry, 605005
Newspaper	Kamal Sandesh
Student wing	ABVP
Youth wing	Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
Women's wing	BJP Mahila Morcha
Political position	Right-wing to far-right
Religion	Hinduism
Colours	Saffron
Slogan	Sabka Sath Sabka Bikash Sabka Biswas Sabka Prayas
Alliance	National Democratic Alliance
Seats in Puducherry Legislative Assembly	6 / 30
Seats in Lok Sabha	0 / 1
Seats in Rajya Sabha	1 / 1
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
www.bjp.org/puducherry
Elections

Bharatiya Janata Party, Puducherry (Tamil: பாரதிய ஜனதா, புதுச்சேரி/ Telugu:భారతీయ జనతా పార్టీ, పుదుచ్చేరి/Malayalam: ഭാരതീയ ജനതാ പാർട്ടി, പുതുച്ചേരി, French: Parti Bharatiya Janata, Pondichéry), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Indian state of Puducherry. The party's headquarters is located in Pondicherry, the capital of the state. S. Selvaganapathy is currently appointed as the president of BJP, Puducherry.

The party currently holds 1 seat in the Rajya Sabha and no seat in the Lok Sabha from the state. Furthermore, the party has 6 seats in the Puducherry Legislative Assembly.

Pledge of a member of BJP

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.

Electoral Performance

Puducherry Legislative Assembly

Year	Assembly	Total Seats	Seats Contested	Seats won	Change in seats	Votes	Percentage of votes	Vote swing	Nominated MLAs
1985	7th	30	3	0	-	158	0.05	0.05	0
1990	8th	30	8	0		2,154	0.51	0.46	0
1991	9th	30	12	0		3,045	0.78	0.27	0
1996	10th	30	14	0		5,217	1.13	0.35	0
2001	11th	30	5	1	1	22,164	4.65	3.52	0
2006	12th	30	27	0	1	17,356	3.07	1.58	0
2011	13th	30	20	0		9,183	1.32	1.75	1
2016	14th	30	30	0		19,303	2.41	1.09	3
2021	15th	30	9	6	6	114,298	13.66	11.25	3

Lok Sabha Elections

Year	Lok Sabha	Candidate	Seats won	Votes	Vote Percentage	Vote Swing	Result
1991	10th Lok Sabha	J.R. Ramasami	0	7,728	1.97%	-	Lost
1996	11th Lok Sabha	S. Thiyagarajan	0	20,351	4.42%	2.45%	Lost
2004	14th Lok Sabha	Lalitha Kumaramangalam	0	172,472	35.65%	31.23	Lost
2009	15th Lok Sabha	M. Visweswaran	0	13,442	2.21%	33.44%	Lost
2024	18th Lok Sabha	A. Nammasivayam

List of Elected MLA's

Puducherry had 7 elected MLA's and four nominated MLA's from Bharatiya Janata Party.

A. M. Krishnamurthy is the first MLA from BJP.

List of Elected MP's

BJP never had a MP in Lok Sabha from Puducherry. Puducherry had only one MP in Rajya Sabha, S.Selvaganapathy who is the current MP and president of BJP, State Unit of Puducherry. His term started from October 4, 2021. His term is scheduled to end in October 4, 2027.