The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is one of the two major parties in the Indian political system, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India’s second largest political party in terms of representation in parliament and in the various state assemblies.

The BJP’s roots lie in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh; formed in 1951 by Syama Prasad Mookerjee. For the 1977 general elections, the Jana Sangh merged with several parties to form the Janata Party to defeat the incumbent Congress party. Following Janata’s dissolution in 1980, the rank and file of the erstwhile Jana Sangh reconvened as the Bharatiya Janata Party. Although initially unsuccessful, winning only two seats in the 1984 general election, the BJP soon grew in strength on the wave of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, and came to power in several states. Following a series of increasingly better performances at the national elections, the party was invited to form the government in 1996, albeit only for 13 days.

From 1998 to 2004, the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), a coalition of several parties, formed the national government. Headed by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, it was the first non-Congress government to last a full term in office. Since its surprising defeat in the 2004 general elections, the BJP has been the principal opposition party in parliament. The party is currently directly in power in five states. One of those states’ leader, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, is the NDA’s prime-ministerial candidate for the upcoming 2014 general elections.

The BJP designates its official ideology and central philosophy to be “integral humanism”, based upon a 1965 book by Deendayal Upadhyaya. Labelled as right-wing and “Hindu nationalist”, the party advocates social conservatism, self-reliance as outlined by the Swadeshi movement, and a foreign policy centred on nationalist principles. Key issues for the BJP include the abrogation of the special constitutional status to Jammu and Kashmir (Article 370), building a Ram temple in Ayodhya and the implementation of a uniform civil code for all Indians. However, the NDA government pursued none of these controversial issues and implemented a largely-neoliberal economic policy in favour of globalisation. (Source Wikipedia)

BJP was previously known as Bharatiya Jan Sangh (1951-1977), Janata Party(1977-1980) and then todays Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP).

As of December 2013, the BJP has received big success in assembly seats in five states: (Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Goa) and in two other states Nagaland and Punjab. Bharatiy Janata Party has previously ruled Uttar Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra as well as Odisha and Jharkhand as part of coalition governments.

In March, 2013, NaMo( Narendra Modi ) was appointed as chairman of party and  member of the BJP Parliamentary Board which is highest decision maker body of party. After that BJP emerged as strong contender for Loksabha election 2014

Loksabha Seats in Maharashtra :

Constituency	Members
Dhule	Pratap Narayanrao Sonawane
Jalgaon	A T Nana Patil
Raver	Haribhau Madhav Jawale
Akola	Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre
Chandrapur	Hansraj Gangaram Ahir
Jalna	Raosaheb Dadarao Danve
Dindori	Harishchandra Chavan
Ahmednagar	Dilipkumar Mansukhlal Gandhi
Beed	Gopinathrao Pandurang Munde

Vidhansabha Seats in Maharashtra :

Constituency	Members
Sindkheda	Jaykumarbhau Jitendrasinh Rawal
Jamner	Girish Dattatray Mahajan
Muktainagar	Eknath Khadse
Malkapur	Chainsukh Madanlal Sancheti
Jalgaon (Jamod)	Sanjay Shriram Kute
Akola West	Govardhan Mangilalji Sharma
Murtizapur	Harish Marotiappa Pimple
Washim	Lakhan Sahadeo Malik
Arvi	Dadarao Yadavraoji Keche
Hingana	Vijaybabu Pandurangji Ghodmare
Umred	Sudhir Laxman Parwe
Nagpur South West	Devendra Gangadharrao Phadnavis
Nagpur East	Krishna Khopde
Nagpur Central	Vikas Shankarrao Kumbhare
Nagpur West	Sudhakar Shamrao Deshmukh
Kamthi	Chandrashekhar Krishnarao Bawankule
Sakoli	Nanabhau Falgunrao Patole
Arjuni Morgaon	Rajkumar Sudam Badole
Tirora	Khushal Parasram Bopache
Chandrapur	Nanaji Sitaram Shamkule
Ballarpur	Sudhir Sachchidanand Mungantiwar
Bramhapuri	Atul Devidas Deshkar
Baglan	Umaji Manglu Borse
Vikramgad	Chintaman Wanaga
Bhiwanadi Rural	Vishnu Rama Savara
Ulhasnagar	Kumar Uttamchand Ailani
Dombivali	Ravindra Dattatraya Chavan
Borivali	Gopal Shetty
Mulund	Sardar Tara Singh
Charkop	Yogesh Sagar
Ghatkopar East	Prakash Manchhubhai Mehta
Malabar Hill	Mangal Prabhat Lodha
Maval	Bala Alies Sanjay Vishwanath Bhegde
Khadakwasla	Bhimrao Dhondiba Tapkir ( Elected in a By-Poll held due to Ramesh Wanjale's demise )
Parvati	Madhuri Satish Misal
Kasba Peth	Girish Bapat
Rahuri	Shivaji Bhanudas Kardile
Karjat Jamkhed	Prof. Ram Shankar Shinde
Parli	Pankaja Gopinathrao Munde Palve
Udgir	Sudhakar Sangram Bhalerao
Solapur City North	Vijayakumar Sidramappa Deshmukh
Akkalkot	Sidramappa Malkappa Patil
Kankavli	Jathar Pramod Shantaram
Ichalkaranji	Suresh Ganpati Halvankar
Miraj	Khade Suresh (Bhau) Dagadu
Sangli	Pai. Sambhaji Hari Pawar
Jath	Prakash (Anna) Shivajirao Shendge

BJP Maharashtra Candidate List for Loksabha Election 2014:

Constituency	Members
1 - Nandurbar	Kum. Hina Gavit
2 - Dhule	Shri. Subhash Bhamre
3 - Jalgaon	Shri. A.T. Patil
4 - Raver	Ms. Raksha khadse
6 - Akola	Shri. Sanjay Dhotre
8 - Wardha	Shri. Ramdas Tadas
10 - Nagpur	Shri. Nitin Gadkari
11 - Bhandara Gondia	Shri. Nana Patole
12 - Gadchiroli - Chimur	Shri. Ashok Nete
13 - Chandrapur	Shri. Hansraj Ahir
16 - Nanded	Shri. D. B.Patil
18 - Jalna	Shri. Ravsaheb Danve Patil
20 - Dindori	Shri. Harishchandra Chavhan
22 - Palghar	Adv. Chintaman Vanga
23 - Bhivandi	Shri. Kapil Patil
26 - North Mumbai	Shri. Gopal Shetty
28 - North East Mumbai	Dr. Kirit Somaiya
29 - North Central Mumbai	Ms. Poonam Mahajan Rao
34 - Pune	Shri. Anil Shirole
35 - Baramati	Shri. Mahadev Jankar
37 - Ahmednagar	Shri. Dilip Gandhi
39 - Beed	Shri. Gopinath Munde
41 - Latur	Shri. Sunil Gaikwad
42- Solapur	Shri. Sharad Bansode
44- Sangali	Shri. Sanjay Kaka Patil