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Bharatiya Janata Party – Tamil Nadu
| Bharatiya Janata Party – Tamil Nadu பாரதிய ஜனதா கட்சி – தமிழ்நாடு |
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| Nainar Nagenthran |
| Rama Srinivasan |
| S. R. Sekhar |
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| 6 April 1980 (1980-04-06) |
| Kamalalayam,19, Vaidyaraman Street,T. Nagar, Chennai-600017, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Tamil Nadu |
| BJP Mahila Morcha, Tamil Nadu |
| Integral humanismSocial conservatismTamil nationalismEconomic nationalismCultural nationalismHindu nationalism |
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| National Democratic Alliance |
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| 0 / 39 |
| 4 / 234 |
| BJP Tamil Nadu |
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The Bharatiya Janata Party – Tamil Nadu (BJP Tamil Nadu) (தமிழ்நாடு பாரதிய ஜனதா கட்சி), 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.
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.
| Election Year | Lok Sabha | Seats contested | Seats won | Overall votes | (%) of votes | (+/-) in seats | Vote swing | Outcome |
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| 1984 | 8th | 1 | 0 / 39 | 15,462 | 0.07% | new | Others | |
| 1989 | 9th | 3 | 0 / 39 | 76,511 | 0.29% | 0.22 | Government | |
| 1991 | 10th | 15 | 0 / 39 | 4,06,869 | 1.65% | 1.36 | Opposition | |
| 1996 | 11th | 37 | 0 / 39 | 7,95,797 | 2.93% | 1.28 | Opposition | |
| 1998 | 12th | 5 | 3 / 39 | 17,57,645 | 6.86% | 3 | 3.93 | Government |
| 1999 | 13th | 6 | 4 / 39 | 17,57,645 | 7.14% | 1 | 0.28 | Government |
| 2004 | 14th | 6 | 0 / 39 | 14,55,899 | 5.07% | 4 | 2.10 | Opposition |
| 2009 | 15th | 18 | 0 / 39 | 17,57,645 | 2.30% | 2.77 | Opposition | |
| 2014 | 16th | 9 | 1 / 39 | 22,23,566 | 5.56% | 1 | 3.21 | Government |
| 2019 | 17th | 5 | 0 / 39 | 15,51,924 | 3.62% | 1 | 1.94 | Government |
| 2024 | 18th | 23 | 0 / 39 | 48,80,954 | 11.24% | 7.58 | Government |
| Year | Seats contested | Seats won | +/- | Voteshare (%) | +/- (%) | Vote share/Seats contested | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10 | 0 / 234 | – | 0.07% | New | 0.007 | None |
| 1984 | 15 | 0 / 234 | – | 0.25% | 0.18 | 0.016 | None |
| 1989 | 30 | 0 / 234 | – | 0.35% | 0.1 | 0.011 | None |
| 1991 | 99 | 0 / 234 | – | 1.70% | 1.35 | 0.017 | None |
| 1996 | 143 | 1 / 234 | 1 | 1.81% | 0.11 | 0.012 | None |
| 2001 | 21 | 4 / 234 | 3 | 3.19% | 1.38 | 0.151 | None |
| 2006 | 225 | 0 / 234 | 4 | 2.02% | 1.17 | 0.008 | None |
| 2011 | 204 | 0 / 234 | – | 2.22% | 0.2 | 0.010 | None |
| 2016 | 188 | 0 / 234 | – | 2.84% | 0.62 | 0.015 | None |
| 2021 | 20 | 4 / 234 | 4 | 2.62% | 0.22 | 0.131 | None |
| 2026 | 33 |
| S.No. | Constituency | Name | Remarks | Win Margin in 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erode District | ||||
| 100 | Modakkurichi | C. Saraswathi | 281 | |
| Coimbatore District | ||||
| 120 | Coimbatore South | Vanathi Srinivasan | 1,728 | |
| Tirunelveli District | ||||
| 224 | Tirunelveli | Nainar Nagendran | 23,107 | |
| Kanyakumari District | ||||
| 230 | Nagercoil | M. R. Gandhi | 11,669 |
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M. Chakravarthy
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V. P. Duraisamy, Former Member of Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly, Former Deputy Speaker (from DMK)
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K. S. Narendiran
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M. Muruganandam
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M. N. Raja
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A. R. Mahalakshmi
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P. Kanagasabapathi
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Puratchikavidhasan
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K. T. Raghavan
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G. K. Selvakumar
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R. Srinivasan
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Karu. Nagarajan
| S.No | Name | Tenure | Elected year | Ref. |
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| K. Narayan Rao(1929–2017) | 1980 – 1983 | 1980 | - | |
| K. N. Lakshmanan(1930–2020) | 1984 – 1989 | 1984 | ||
| V. Vijayaraghavalu(unknown) | 1990 – 1993 | 1990 | - | |
| N. S. Chandra Bose(1932–2010) | 1993 – 1995 | 1993 | - | |
| K. N. Lakshmanan(1930–2020) | 1996 – 2000 | 1996 | - | |
| S. P. Kirubanidhi(1927–2017) | 6 May 2000 – 12 May 2003 | 2000 | - | |
| C. P. Radhakrishnan(b. 1957) | 12 May 2003 – 22 September 2006 | 2003 | ||
| La Ganesan(1945–2025) | 22 September 2006 – 30 December 2009 | 2006 | ||
| Pon Radhakrishnan(b. 1952) | 30 December 2009 – 27 May 2014 | 2009 | ||
| 2012 | ||||
| Tamilisai Soundararajan(b. 1961) | 16 August 2014 – 1 September 2019 | 2014 | ||
| 2016 | ||||
| L. Murugan(b. 1977) | 11 March 2020 – 7 July 2021 | 2020 | ||
| K. Annamalai(b. 1984) | 8 July 2021 – 12 April 2025 | 2021 | ||
| Nainar Nagendran(b. 1960) | 12 April 2025 – Incumbent | 2025 |
- Pattali Makkal Katchi
- Tamil Maanila Congress
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