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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is a right-wing political party in India. The BJP was founded on 26 April 1980 by L. K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Rajiv Gandhi and Uma Bharti. The BJP is a major political party in India, with 246 of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Indian Parliament) as of February 2018. The BJP is the largest political party in India by vote share and also the largest party in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The BJP traces its ideological roots to the Hindu nationalist movement and has been described as a 'nationalist, social, and conservative party'. The party's main ideological goals are to promote the Hindu identity and to create a Hindu-majority country. The BJP also seeks to improve the economic condition of the country's poorest citizens, and to improve the governance of India. The BJP is a part of the national coalition government of India. The BJP is a major political party in India, with 246 of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Indian Parliament) as of February 2018. The BJP is the largest political party in India by vote share and also the largest party in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).