Bharatiya Janata Party

President

Amit Shah

Parliamentary
Chairperson

Narendra Modi

Lok Sabha leader

Narendra Modi
(Prime Minister)

Rajya Sabha leader

Arun Jaitley

Founded

6 April 1980 (34 years

ago)

Preceded by

Bharatiya Jana Sangh

Janata Party

Headquarters

11 Ashoka Road,
New Delhi 110001

Newspaper

Kamal Sandesh

Student wing

Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi

Parishad

Youth wing

Bharatiya Janata Yuva

Morcha

Women's wing

BJP Mahila Morcha

Peasant's wing

BJP Kisan Morcha

Membership

32.5 million (2014)[1]

Ideology

Hindu nationalism
Social conservatism
Gandhian socialism[2]
Integral humanism
Conservatism

Political position

Right-wing[3][4]

International affiliation None

Saffron
Colours
ECI Status

National Party[5]

Alliance

National Democratic

Alliance (NDA)
Seats in Lok Sabha
Seats in Rajya Sabha

281 / 545
(currently 542 members
+ 1 Speaker)
[6]

[7]

45 / 245
(currently 243 members)

Election symbol

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Indian National Congress

President

Sonia Gandhi

Parliamentary
Chairperson

Sonia Gandhi

Lok Sabha leader

Mallikarjun Kharge

Rajya Sabha leader

Ghulam Nabi Azad

(Leader of the Opposition in
Rajya Sabha)

Founded

28 December 1885 (129

years ago)

Headquarters

24, Akbar Road, New Delhi

110001

Newspaper

Congress Sandesh

Student wing

National Students Union of

India
Youth wing

Indian Youth Congress

Women's wing

Mahila Congress

Labour wing

Indian National Trade

Union Congress

Membership

~20 million[1]

Ideology

Populism
Liberal nationalism
Social democracy
Democratic socialism
Gandhian socialism
Progressivism
Internal factions:
Social liberalism
Secularism
Centrism
Social conservatism

Political position

Centre-left[2]

Colours

Progressive Alliance[3]
Socialist International[4]
Aqua

ECI Status

National Party[5]

Alliance

United Progressive Alliance

(UPA)

Seats in Lok Sabha

[6]

International affiliation

Seats in Rajya Sabha

44 / 545
(currently 540 members +
1 Speaker of the House)
[7]

69 / 245
(currently 242 members)

Election symbol

Aam Aadmi Party

Leader

Arvind Kejriwal

Founded

26 November 2012

Headquarters

Ground Floor, A-119,

Kaushambi (NCR),
Ghaziabad- 201010

Newspaper

Aap Ki Kranti[1]

Student wing

Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh

Samiti (CYSS)[2]

Youth wing

Aam Aadmi Party Youth

Wing[3]

Women's wing

AAP Ki Mahila Shakti[4]

Ideology

Swaraj
Anti-corruption

Political position

Centre-left[5]

ECI Status

State party

Seats in Lok Sabha

4 / 543

Seats in Rajya Sabha

0 / 245

Seats in Legislative
Assembly

28 / 70
(Delhi Legislative