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{{Infobox Indian Political Party <br />
|party_name = Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Mahila Morcha <br />
|colorcode ={{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}<br />
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|president = [[Vanathi Srinivasan]]<br />
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|ideology= [[Integral humanism (India)|Integral humanism]]<br />[[Conservatism]]<br />[[Hindu Nationalism]] <br /><br />
|headquarters = <br /> [[New Delhi]] |publication = [http://www.bjp.org/today/kamal_sandesh/kamal_sandesh.htm Kamal Sandesh]<br />
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[[File:Office Bearers of BJP Mahila Morcha call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.jpg|thumb|Mahila Morcha office bearers meet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2015]]<br />
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'''BJP Mahila Morcha''', or simply '''Mahila Morcha''' ([[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]]: Mahilā Mōrcā, {{translation|Woman's Front}}), is the women's wing of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) of India. [[Vanathi Srinivasan]], former Tamil Nadu BJP Unit Vice president and current [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly]] from [[Coimbatore South (state assembly constituency)|Coimbatore South state assembly constituency]] is the national president of the wing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/badaun-gangrape-akhilesh-yadav-faces-bjp-mahila-morcha-protests/1/364845.html |title=Akhilesh Yadav faces BJP Mahila Morcha protests over Badaun gangrape : North, News - India Today |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |access-date=2014-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/BJP-Mahila-Morcha-March-Towards-UP-CMs-Office-Stopped/842872 |title=Badaun Gangrape: Police Fire Water Cannons on Protesters |publisher=Outlookindia.com |access-date=2014-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/bjp-mahila-morcha-protests-against-increasing-number-of-rapes-in-up-114053001898_1.html |title=BJP Mahila Morcha protests against increasing number of rapes in UP |journal=Business Standard India |date=2014-05-30 |access-date=2014-06-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=July 20, 2021|first=Pramod|last=Madhav|title=Discussion on 'Kongu Nadu' needed, growth of area pending for years: BJP MLA Vanathi Srinivasan|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/kongu-nadu-tamil-nadu-bjp-mla-vanathi-srinivasan-1830445-2021-07-20|access-date=2021-08-05|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
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The BJP's Malila Morcha was formed in 1980.{{Sfnp|Kumari|Kidwai|1998|p=99}}<br />
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==Campaigns==<br />
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In September 2019 the Mahila Morcha used the Durga Puja festival in a campaign to spread the BJP party's message to women particularly on Article 370 and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).{{Sfnp|Arnimest|2019}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
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* [[Vanathi Srinivasan]], President of Mahila Morcha<br />
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], The parent political party <br />
* [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]], The youth wing of the BJP<br />
* [[BJP Minority Morcha]], A BJP wing for minorities<br />
* [[All India Mahila Congress]], comparable Women's wing of opposition party<br />
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==References==<br />
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* {{Cite news|last=Arnimest|first=Shankder|date=28 September 2019|title=Posters, boat rides & tea stalls — how BJP plans to use Durga Puja to win over Bengal|url=https://theprint.in/politics/posters-boat-rides-tea-stalls-how-bjp-plans-to-use-durga-puja-to-win-over-bengal/297908/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200229104311/https://theprint.in/politics/posters-boat-rides-tea-stalls-how-bjp-plans-to-use-durga-puja-to-win-over-bengal/297908/|archive-date=29 February 2020|url-status=live|work=[[ThePrint]]|access-date=29 February 2020}}<br />
* {{Cite book|last1=Kumari|first1=Abhilasha|last2=Kidwai|first2=Sabina|date=1998|title=Crossing the Sacred Line: Women's Search for Political Power |publisher=Orient Longman|location=Hyderabad|isbn=8125014357|oclc=1129461055|ol=OL2309708W}}<br />
* {{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Pitam|date=22 February 2003|title=Women Legislators in Indian Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ldhazU_vvQcC&q=mahila+morcha&pg=PA70|oclc=491611670|ol=OL3716171M|isbn=9788180690198|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|via=Google Books}}<br />
* {{Cite book|last=Vajpayee|first=Atal Bihari Vajpayee|date=2000|title=Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Selected Speeches|volume=1|chapter=Women's Particaption in Political Leadership|access-date=3 March 2020|chapter-url=https://archive.org/details/primeministerata01unse/page/332/mode/2up|location=New Delhi|isbn=8123008341|publisher=Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|author-link=Atal Bihari Vajpayee}}<br />
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