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{{short description|Telengana affiliate of the Bharatiya Janata Party}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2020}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
| colorcode = {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| name = Bharatiya Janata Party – Telangana
| logo = [[File:Logo of the Bharatiya Janata Party.svg|150px]]
| president = [[N. Ramchander Rao]]
| general_secretary = Sri Gujjula Premender Reddy ◽️Sri Dugyala Pradeep Rao ◽️Kum. Bangaru Shruthi ◽️Dr. Kasam Venkateshwarlu
| chairman = [[Alleti Maheshwar Reddy]]
| headquarters = [[Nampally, Hyderabad]], [[Telangana]]
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
| ideology = {{ubl|[[Integral humanism (India)|Integral humanism]]|[[Social conservatism]]|[[Economic liberalism]]|[[Hindu nationalism]]|[[Cultural nationalism]]}}
| youth = [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha|Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Telangana]]
| women = [[BJP Mahila Morcha|BJP Mahila Morcha, Telangana]]
| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}} [[Saffron (color)|Saffron]]
| loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|8|17|hex=#FF9900}}
| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|0|7|hex=#FF9900}}
| state2_seats_name = [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]
| state2_seats = {{Composition bar|7|119|hex=#FF9933}}
| state_seats_name = [[Telangana Legislative Council]]
| state_seats = {{Composition bar|3|40|hex=#FF9900}}
| website = {{URL|bjptelangana.org}}
| symbol = [[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg|120px]]
| flag = BJPFlagTeluguVersion.png{{!}}border
| foundation = {{start date and age|1980|04|06|df=y|p=y1|br=y}}
| eci =
| founder={{ubl
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| [[L. K. Advani|Lal Krishna Advani]]<ref name=":3001">{{Cite news|date=23 May 2019|title=What you need to know about India's BJP|work=[[Al Jazeera]]|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/india-bjp-190523053850803.html|url-status=live|access-date=16 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513075856/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/india-bjp-190523053850803.html|archive-date=13 May 2020}}</ref>
}} {{cslist
| title = Other founders<ref name="founders" />
| [[Murli Manohar Joshi]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jain |first=Praveen |date=7 January 2024 |title=Murli Manohar Joshi turns 90: Well-wishers flock to Raisina Road to celebrate life of BJP stalwart |url=https://theprint.in/in-pictures/murli-manohar-joshi-turns-90-well-wishers-flock-to-raisina-road-to-celebrate-life-of-bjp-stalwart/1913267/ |access-date=18 January 2025 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}</ref>
| [[Nanaji Deshmukh]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bharat Ratna for Pranab, Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika |url=http://www.bihartimes.in/newsbihar/2019/jan/newsbihar25jan12.html |access-date=18 January 2025 |website=Bihar Times}}</ref>
| [[K. R. Malkani]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sir |first=Sp |date=29 April 2021 |title=K R Malkani - The Sindhu World Sindhi Author: The Sindh Story: Sindhi Politician: Political Mysteries |url=https://thesindhuworld.com/k-r-malkani/ |access-date=18 January 2025 |website=The Sindhu World |language=en-US}}</ref>
| [[Sikandar Bakht]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=6 April 2024 |script-title=hi:कौन थे बीजेपी के इकलौते मुस्लिम फाउंडर सिकंदर बख्त? जानिए कैसे थामा पार्टी का साथ |url=https://www.abplive.com/news/india/bjp-foundation-day-who-was-bjp-muslim-founder-sikandar-bakht-political-career-profile-in-hindi-2658177 |access-date=18 January 2025 |website= |language=hi}}</ref>
| [[Vijay Kumar Malhotra]]
| [[Vijaya Raje Scindia]]<ref>{{Cite news |last=Jain |first=Devaki |work=The Citizen (India) |url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/7/20759/The-Maharani-who-Founded-the-BJP |title=The Maharani who founded the BJP |date=14 August 2021 }}</ref>
| [[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=22 May 2023 |title=Rajput votes at stake in Rajasthan, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat legacy a new front in BJP, Cong battle |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/rajput-rajasthan-bhairon-singh-shekhawat-bjp-congress-8623357/ |access-date=18 January 2025 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}</ref>
| [[Shanta Kumar]]
| [[Ram Jethmalani]]
| [[Jagannathrao Joshi]]
}}}}

The '''Bharatiya Janata Party - Telangana''' ('''BJP - Telangana''') is the affiliate of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in the [[Indian state]] of [[Telangana]]. The party is based in [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] led by [[N. Ramchander Rao]] and he is the president of the BJP Telangana.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ramchander Rao unanimously elected BJP State president in Telangana |url=https://telanganatoday.com/ramchander-rao-unanimously-elected-bjp-state-president-in-telangana
|date=1 July 2025 |publisher=Telangana Today}} </ref>

The party currently holds 8 seats in the [[Lok Sabha]] from the state. Furthermore, the party has 3 seats in the [[Telangana Legislative Council]] and 8 seats in the [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]].

==History==
After the formation of Telangana, the BJP in alliance with [[Telugu Desam Party]] fought the [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014 Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mallikarjun|first=Y.|date=7 April 2014|title=TDP-BJP deal after days of uncertainty|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/tdpbjp-deal-after-days-of-uncertainty/article5880831.ece|access-date=25 November 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> BJP won 5 seats in the newly formed [[Telangana Legislative Assembly]]. BJP also won a Lok Sabha seat from [[Secunderabad (Lok Sabha constituency)|Secunderabad constituency]] in the simultaneously held [[2014 Indian general election|2014 Lok Sabha election]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=IANS|date=9 November 2014|title=Bandaru Dattatreya - a simple leader from backward class (Profile)|work=Business Standard India|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/bandaru-dattatreya-a-simple-leader-from-backward-class-profile-114110900419_1.html|access-date=17 December 2020}}</ref>

In 2018, the state assembly was dissolved earlier than its term, and elections were held [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|same year]]. BJP in this election could only secure 1 seat and its vote share was 7.10%.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 December 2018|title=BJP decimated in Telangana, wins only one MLA seat in Hyderabad|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/bjp-decimated-telangana-wins-only-one-mla-seat-hyderabad-93197|access-date=17 December 2020|website=The News Minute|language=en}}</ref> However, in the [[2019 Indian general election in Telangana|2019 Lok Sabha]] BJP won 4 out of the 17 seats.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Geetanath|first=V.|date=23 May 2019|title=Double delight for BJP in Telangana|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha-2019/double-delight-for-bjp-in-telangana/article27227118.ece|access-date=17 December 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> The BJP got 19.45% of the total votes.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BJP takes Telangana by storm, gets 19.45% vote share - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/bjp-takes-t-by-storm-gets-19-45-vote-share/articleshow/69489625.cms|access-date=17 December 2020|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>In [[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election]] the BJP won 8 seats with a vote share of 13.90%.In [[2024 Indian general election in Telangana]] the [[BJP]] increased its tally to 8 and secured a vote share of 35.08%.

==Electoral Performance==
===Lok Sabha elections===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Year
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Seats won
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |+/-
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Voteshare (%)
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |+/- (%)
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Outcome
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Floor Leader
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|{{Composition bar|1|17|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 1
|8.52%
|{{steady}}
|{{Yes2|Government}}
|[[Narendra Modi]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|{{Composition bar|4|17|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 3
|19.65%
| {{increase}} 11.13%
|{{Yes2|Government}}
|[[Narendra Modi]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|{{Composition bar|8|17|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 4
|35.08%
| {{increase}} 15.43%
|{{Yes2|Government}}
|[[Narendra Modi]]
|}

===Legislative Assembly elections===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Year
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Seats won
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |+/-
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Voteshare (%)
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |+/- (%)
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Outcome
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Floor Leader
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2014 Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2014]]
|{{Composition bar|5|119|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| {{steady}}
| 4.13%
| {{steady}}
|{{No2|Opposition}}
|[[G. Kishan Reddy]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2018 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|{{Composition bar|1|119|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| {{decrease}} 4
| 6.98%
| {{increase}} 2.85%
|{{No2|Opposition}}
|[[T. Raja Singh]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| [[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
|{{Composition bar|8|119|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
| {{increase}} 7
| 13.90%
| {{increase}} 6.92%
|{{No2|Opposition}}
|[[Alleti Maheshwar Reddy|A.Maheshwar Reddy]]
|}

===Local elections===
====Municipal Corporation====

==Leadership==
===Elected members===
====Incumbent member(s) of Lok Sabha====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" rowspan=2|S.No.
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" colspan=2|Constituency
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" rowspan=2|Name
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" rowspan=2|[[2024 Indian general election in Telangana#Results by constituency|Win Margin in 2024]]
|-
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|No.
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|Name
|-
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|01.
| 1
| [[Adilabad Lok Sabha constituency|Adilabad]] (ST)
| [[G. Nagesh]]
| align=center style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|'''90,652'''
|-
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|02.
| 3
| [[Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Karimnagar]]
| [[Bandi Sanjay Kumar]]
| align=center style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|'''2,25,209'''
|-
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|03.
| 4
| [[Nizamabad Lok Sabha constituency|Nizamabad]]
| [[Dharmapuri Arvind]]
| align=center style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|'''1,09,241'''
|-
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|04.
| 6
| [[Medak Lok Sabha constituency|Medak]]
| [[Raghunandan Rao]]
| align=center style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|'''39,139'''
|-
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|05.
| 7
| [[Malkajgiri Lok Sabha constituency|Malkajgiri]]
| [[Etela Rajender]]
| align=center style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|'''3,91,475'''
|-
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|06.
| 8
| [[Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency|Secunderabad]]
| [[G. Kishan Reddy]]
| align=center style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|'''49,944'''
|-
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|07.
| 10
| [[Chevella Lok Sabha constituency|Chevella]]
| [[Konda Vishweshwar Reddy]]
| align=center style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|'''1,72,897'''
|-
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|08.
| 11
| [[Mahabubnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Mahabubnagar]]
| [[D. K. Aruna]]
| align=center style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|'''4,500'''
|-
|}

====Incumbent member(s) of Legislative Assembly====
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" rowspan=2|S.No.
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" colspan=2|Constituency
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white;width:200px" rowspan=2|Name
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" rowspan=2|Remarks
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" rowspan=2|[[2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election#Results by constituency|Win Margin in 2023]]
|-
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|#
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|Name
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Asifabad district|'''Asifabad District''']]
|-
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|01.
|1
|[[Sirpur Assembly constituency|Sirpur]]
|[[Palvai Harish Babu]]
|
|align=center style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|'''3,088'''
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Adilabad district|'''Adilabad District''']]
|-
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|02.
|7
|[[Adilabad Assembly constituency|Adilabad]]
|[[Payal Shankar|Payal Shanker]]
|
|align=center style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|'''6,692'''
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Nirmal district|'''Nirmal District''']]
|-
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|03.
|9
|[[Nirmal Assembly constituency|Nirmal]]
|[[Alleti Maheshwar Reddy]]
|
|align=center style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|'''50,703'''
|-
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|04.
|10
|[[Mudhole Assembly constituency|Mudhole]]
|[[Rama Rao Pawar]]
|
|align=center style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|'''23,999'''
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Nizamabad district|'''Nizamabad District''']]
|-
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|05.
|11
|[[Armur Assembly constituency|Armur]]
|[[Paidi Rakesh Reddy]]
|
|align=center style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|'''29,669'''
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Kamareddy district|'''Kamareddy District''']]
|-
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|06.
|16
|[[Kamareddy Assembly constituency|Kamareddy]]
|[[K. V. Ramana Reddy]]
|
|align=center style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|'''6,741'''
|-
| colspan="6" align="center" bgcolor="grey"| [[Nizamabad district|'''Nizamabad District''']]
|-
!style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|07.
|17
|[[Nizamabad Urban Assembly constituency|Nizamabad Urban]]
|[[Dhanpal Suryanarayana Gupta]]
|
|align=center style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white"|'''15,387'''
|}

===State Presidents===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" | #
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" | Portrait
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" | Name
! colspan="3" style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" | Tenure
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 1
| [[File:Kishan Reddy.png|99x99px]]
| [[G. Kishan Reddy]]
| 2 June 2014
| 8 April 2016
| {{Ayd|2 June 2014|8 April 2016}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 2
| [[File:Dr Kova Laxman.jpg|113x113px]]
| [[K. Laxman|Kova Laxman]]
| 8 April 2016
| 11 March 2020
| {{Ayd|8 April 2016|11 March 2020}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 3
| [[File:Sanjay Bandi Bjp.png|75x75px]]
| [[Bandi Sanjay Kumar]]
| 11 March 2020
| 4 July 2023
| {{Ayd|11 March 2020|4 July 2023}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| (1)
| [[File:Kishan Reddy.png|99x99px]]
| [[G. Kishan Reddy]]
| 4 July 2023
| 30 June 2025
| {{Ayd|4 July 2023|30 June 2025}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
| 4
| [[File:Photo of N Ramchander Rao.jpg|99x99px]]
| [[N. Ramchander Rao]]
| 1 July 2025
| ''Incumbent''
| {{Ayd|1 July 2025}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
|}

===State Party Leadership===

====State General Secretaries====
*Sri Gujjula Premender Reddy
*Sri Dugyala Pradeep Rao
*Kum. Bangaru Shruthi
*Dr. Kasam Venkateshwarlu

====State Secretary====
*Sri M. Raghunandan Rao, MP-[[Medak Lok Sabha constituency]]
*Dr. Prakash Reddy
*Sri M. Srinivas Goud
*Smt. M. Jayasree
*Sri Palle Ganga Reddy
*Smt. Kolli Madhavi
*Smt. G. Umarani
*Smt. Akula Vijaya

====State Special Invitees====
*[[ D. K. Aruna ]]-BJP National Vice President
*[[Bandi Sanjay Kumar ]]- BJP National General Secretary
*[[ K. Laxman ]]- OBC Morcha National President
*Sri Tarun Chugh-National General Secretary & Telangana State Incharge
*Sunil Bansal- National General Secretary & TS Election Saha Incharge
*Sri Shiv Prakash-BJP National Jt. Gen Secretary (Org.)
*[[Prakash Javadekar]]-Former Union Minister & Telangana State Election Incharge
*[[Dharmapuri Arvind]]-MP-Nizamabad Parliament
*[[Konda Vishweshwar Reddy]]-MP-Chevella Parliament
*[[Etela Rajender]]-BJP National Executive Spl. Invitee
*Sri N. Ramchander Rao- Ex,MLC
*Sri Marri Shashidhar Reddy-Former Minister
*Dr. Bura Narsaiah Goud-Ex.MP
*Sri A. Narayana Reddy, MLC-BJP National Executive Spl. Invitee
*Sri Garikapati Mohan Rao, Ex. MP
*Sri Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy
*Sri Soyam Bapu Rao, Ex. MP
*Sri P. Muralidhar Rao

====State Spokespersons====
*Sri K. Krishna Sagar Rao
*Sri T. Veerender Goud
*Sri N. V. Subash
*Smt. Y. Rachna Reddy, Advocate
*Sri J. Sangappa
*Smt. Chandupatia Keerthi Reddy
*Sri Poreddy Kishore Reddy
*Sri Katta Sudhakar Reddy
*Smt. Rani Rudrama G
*Sri Ch. Vittal
*Sri G.Venkat Reddy, Retired Lecturer

====State Prominent Leaders====
*Smt.Mounika Sunkara- State Media Team POC, Assembly Prabhari, Legal Wing, Advocate.
*Dr. O. Srinivas Reddy-BJP Telangana - State Joint Treasurer
*Sri Vijay Surana Jain- BJP Telangana - State Joint Treasurer

==See also==
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
* [[National Democratic Alliance]]
* [[State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.bjp.org/telangana BJP Telangana official page]
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