The Bharatiya Janata Party – Tamil Nadu (BJP Tamil Nadu) , also known as the Tamil Nadu BJP, is the affiliate of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The party is based in Chennai and is led by chair Nainar Nagendran.
History
In 1980, K. Narayan Rao became the first state president of BJP Tamil Nadu unit. As per political observers, the 1982 Mandaikadu incident was a turning point, after which Hindu Munnani and later the BJP expanded the base from Kanyakumari District. This led to early electoral gains, including K. V. Balachandran’s 1984 win as an independent with its backing and the BJP’s later victory on its own in Padmanabhapuram Constituency. In Kanyakumari district, the electorate is later divided between Hindus and Christians, with the BJP drawing support largely from Hindus and the Congress backed by many Christians, leaving limited space for the Dravidian majors DMK and AIADMK.
Electoral performance
Lok Sabha Elections in Tamil Nadu
+ Election Year Leader Alliance SeatsPopular vote Sitting side seats contested seats won +/- in seats Votes votes % ±ppLok Sabha Elections Performance in Tamil Nadu1984Atal Bihari VajpayeeNone115,4620.07%1989Lal Krishna Advani376,5110.29% 0.22%1991154,06,8691.65% 1.36%1996Atal Bihari Vajpayee377,95,7972.93% 1.28%1998 NDA5 317,57,6456.86% 3.93%19996 117,57,6457.14% 0.28%2004Lal Krishna Advani6 414,55,8995.07% 2.10%2009None18 17,57,6452.30% 2.77%2014Narendra Modi NDA9 122,23,5665.56% 3.21%20195 115,51,9243.62% 1.94%202423 48,80,95411.24% 7.58%
Elected Members to Lok Sabha election in Tamil Nadu ++Lok Sabha Members in Tamil NaduS.No.PortraitNameElection Years ConstituencyPopular Votes Prime Minister No.NameVotes Vote %MarginMargin %2014 Lok Sabha Members in Tamil Nadu01.Pon Radhakrishnan(br. 1 March 1952)201439Kanniyakumari372,90637.62%128,66212.98%Narendra Modi1999 Lok Sabha Members in Tamil Nadu01.Master Mathan(br. 19 September 1932 - di. 26 July 2024)199918Nilgiris369,82850.73%23,9593.29%Atal Bihari Vajpayee02.C. P. Radhakrishnan(br. 4 May 1957)20Coimbatore430,06849.21%54,0776.19%03.Rangarajan Kumaramangalam(br. 12 May 1952 - di. 23 August 2000)27Tiruchirappalli377,45054.61%89,19712.90%04.Pon Radhakrishnan(br. 1 March 1952)39Nagercoil307,31950.21%145,64323.80%1998 Lok Sabha Members in Tamil Nadu01.Master Mathan(br. 19 September 1932 - di. 26 July 2024)199818Nilgiris322,81846.49%60,3858.69%Atal Bihari Vajpayee02.C. P. Radhakrishnan(br. 4 May 1957)20Coimbatore449,26955.85%144,67617.99%03.Rangarajan Kumaramangalam(br. 12 May 1952 - di. 23 August 2000)27Tiruchirappalli305,23348.39%11,4551.82%
Legislative Assembly Elections in Tamil Nadu + Election Year Leader Alliance SeatsPopular vote Result seats contested seats won +/- in seats Votes votes % ±ppLegislative Assembly Elections Performance in Tamil Nadu 1980K. Narayana RaoNone1013,1770.07% 19841554,3900.25% 0.18% 1989K. N. Lakshmanan3088,7770.35% 0.10% 1991994,19,2291.70% 1.35% 1996143 14,90,4531.81% 0.11% 2001S. P. Kripanidhi DMK+21 38,95,3523.19% 1.38% 2006C. P. RadhakrishnanNone225 46,66,8232.02% 1.17% 2011Pon Radhakrishnan NDA204 8,19,5772.22% 0.20% 2016Tamilisai Soundararajan188 12,28,6922.84% 0.62%2021L. Murugan AIADMK+20 412,13,6702.62% 0.22%2026Nainar Nagendran33 314,67,0242.97% 0.35%
Elected Members to Legislative Assembly election in Tamil Nadu ++Legislative Assembly Members in Tamil NaduS.No.PortraitNameElection Years ConstituencyPopular Votes DistrictNo.NameVotes Vote %MarginMargin %2026 Legislative Assembly Members in Tamil Nadu01.M. Bhojarajan2026Nilgiris108Udhagamandalam48,48832.61%9760.66%2021 Legislative Assembly Members in Tamil Nadu01.Dr. C.K. Saraswathi(br.1945)2021Erode100Modakkurichi78,12542.96%2810.15%02.Vanathi Srinivasan(br.6 June 1970)Coimbatore120Coimbatore South53,20934.38%1,7281.12%03. Nainar Nagendran(br.16 October 1960)Tirunelveli224Tirunelveli92,28246.70%23,10711.69%04.M. R. Gandhi(br.25 July 1945)Kanniyakumari230Nagercoil88,80448.21%11,6696.33%2001 Legislative Assembly Members in Tamil Nadu01.K. N. Lakshmanan(br.20 October 1930 - di.1 June 2020)2001Chennai13Mylapore60,99651.09%6,0475.06%02.K. V. MuralidharanDharmapuri75Thalli36,73838.33%6,2176.49%03.Jega VeerapandianNagapattinam171Mayuram51,30349.51%2,4522.37%04.H. Raja(br.29 September 1957)Sivaganga195Karaikudi54,09348.40%1,6511.47%1996 Legislative Assembly Members in Tamil Nadu01.C. Velayudham1996Kanniyakumari231Padmanabhapuram27,44331.76%4,5405.25%
Leadership Current Party Office bearers MemberParty PositionPast elected positions Nainar NagendranParty PresidentFormer cabinet minister in the Government of Tamil Nadu Khushbu Sundar Vice-Presidents Sasikala PushpaFormer Rajya Sabha MP from AIADMK K. P. RamalingamFormer DMK MP (1996) from Tiruchengode Lok Sabha constituencyV. P. DuraisamyFormer Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assemblyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamil_Nadu_Legislative_Assembly, Former Deputy Speaker (from DMK) R. N. JayaprakashDolphin SritharanR.C. Paul KanagarajM. ChakravarthyP. KanagasabapathiA. G. SampathMa. VenkatesanK. GopalsamyN. SundarS. R. SekharTreasurerDr. Veera ThirunavukkarasuPresident, OBC WingPepsi G. SivakumarPresident, Arts and Culture WingR. ArjunamurthyPresident, NGO Wing
Party Secretaries MemberParty Position Ashvathaman AllimuthuState Secretaries Prof. Raama Sreenivasan Vinoj P. SelvamA. P. MuruganandhamKarate R. ThiagarajanS. SatishkumarP. KarthiyayiniDr. R. Ananda PriyaY.G. MadhuvanthiSecretary - Intellectual CellSelva KumarSecretary - Professional CellPrasobha KumarOrganization SecretaryK.T. RaghavanOrganization General Secretary
Youth and Women wing MemberParty PositionS. G. SuryahYouth Wing PresidentKavitha SrikanthWomen Wing PresidentVithya RameshWomen Wing Vice-president
Spokesperson of state unit Narayanan Thirupathy
List of presidents S.NoNameTenureElected yearRef.1K. Narayan Rao(1929–2017)1980 – 19831980 -2K. N. Lakshmanan(1930–2020)1984 – 1989 19843V. Vijayaraghavalu(unknown)1990 – 1993 1990 -4N. S. Chandra Bose(1932–2010)1993 – 1995 1993 -(2) K. N. Lakshmanan(1930–2020)1996 – 20001996 -5S. P. Kirubanidhi(1927–2017)6 May 2000 – 12 May 2003 2000 -6C. P. Radhakrishnan( 1957) 12 May 2003 – 22 September 20062003 7La Ganesan(1945–2025)22 September 2006 – 30 December 200920068Pon Radhakrishnan( 1952)30 December 2009 – 27 May 2014200920129Tamilisai Soundararajan( 1961)16 August 2014 – 1 September 20192014201610L. Murugan( 1977)11 March 2020 – 7 July 2021202011K. Annamalai( 1984)8 July 2021 – 12 April 2025202112Nainar Nagendran( 1960)12 April 2025 – Incumbent2025
See also Pattali Makkal Katchi Tamil Maanila Congress
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