18-781: Central Election Committee may refer to: Central Election Committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party Central Election Committee of the Indian National Congress Central Elections Committee , a government agency in Israel Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Central Election Committee . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
36-697: A maximum of two consecutive terms. The National Executive of Bharatiya Janata Party is the presidium and chief executive body of the Bharatiya Janata Party setting the overall strategic direction of the party and policy development. It is composed of members appointed by the BJP president and can have as many as 120 members. Below the president is the National Executive of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which contains
54-580: A member of any other political party. I undertake to abide by the Constitution, Rules and Discipline of the Party. — Bharatiya Janata Party membership pledge Overseas Friends of BJP are various voluntary organisations present in other foreign countries that operate under the foreign affairs department of the BJP. These organisations were first launched in the year 1991, and ever since, have promoted
72-529: A post within a government, and party chiefs have resigned the position to assume posts in Cabinet. After the party's foundation in 1980, Atal Bihari Vajpayee became its first president. He later became the prime minister of India , the only BJP president to serve in that position to date. In 1986, Lal Krishna Advani was sworn in as the party president and has been the longest serving president over three different periods. As of 2022, 11 people have served as
90-480: A variable number of senior leaders from across the country appointed by the President of the party. It is the higher decision making body of the party. It consists of several office holders of the party, including up to seven vice-presidents, up to five general secretaries, one general secretary (organisation), one treasurer and up to seven secretaries who work directly with the president. The National Executive has
108-609: Is the world's largest political party in terms of primary membership . List of presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party The national president of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the chief executive authority of the BJP , and fills a number of roles, including chairing meetings of the National Executive of the party and appointing the presidents of party subsidiaries, such its youth wing and farmer's wing. Any candidate for
126-461: Is the basic philosophy of the Bharatiya Janata Party. I am committed to Nationalism and National Integration , Democracy , Gandhian Socialism , Positive Secularism , ( Sarva Dharma Sama Bhava ) and Value-based politics. I subscribe to the concept of a Secular state and nation not based on religion. I firmly believe that this task can be achieved by peaceful means alone. I do not observe or recognize untouchability in any shape or form. I am not
144-540: Is the highest policy making body of the party. It is also responsible for rectification of any amendment, alteration and addition to the party constitution by National Executive in the following Plenary Session or Special Session. The National Council along with the State Council also elects the President every three year. The National Council consists of members that are elected by the State Councils, 10% of
162-480: The national parliament and state assemblies and is the world's largest party in terms of primary membership . BJP also draws its membership from the organisation of the Sangh Parivar . The BJP on the national level has several publicly known internal departments, such as: The BJP does not publicly release more information about these departments aside from their respective heads. The organisation of
180-467: The BJP is strictly hierarchical, with the president being the highest authority in the party. According to the party's constitution, the president is elected by an electoral college consisting of the National Council and the State Councils. Until 2012, the BJP constitution mandated that any qualified member could be national or state president for a single three-year term. This was amended to
198-544: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is based upon the Constitution of the Bharatiya Janata Party . The organisation of the BJP is strictly hierarchical, with the president being the highest authority in the party. The party is considered to be a cadre-based party that draws from the Hindutva -based ideology of its parent organisation, the RSS . As of 2019 , it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in
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#1732772501114216-610: The activities of the parliamentary and legislative groups of the Party. It guides and regulates all the organisational units under the National Executive. The Central Election Committee , is also set up by the National Executive, and consist of the 11 members of the Parliamentary Board and 8 other members elected by the National Executive. The role of the CEC is to select candidates for all Legislative and Parliamentary elections throughout India. The National Council
234-517: The authority to interpret the Articles and Rules of the party constitution. The Executive can also amend, alter and add to the party constitution which is subject to rectification by the following Plenary Session or Special Session of National Council. The National Executive also oversees the internal elections to the President and the National Council and appoints a returning officer for conducting
252-579: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Central_Election_Committee&oldid=969630003 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages National Executive of the Bharatiya Janata Party#Central Election Committee The organisation of
270-743: The parliamentary party, former national Presidents, leaders of state legislative assemblies and state legislative councils , members nominated by the national president, all members of the National Executive, presidents of Morchas and Cells. There are several State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party with representation. District Committee is an important grassroots level organisation of BJP with one President, Six Vice President and Four General Secretary and Six Secretaries. The District Committee has Other members also. The Mandal Committee of BJP has one president with two general secretary and four secretaries I believe in Integral Humanism which
288-564: The party and governments led by the party. There are more than 25 countries including the USA, the UK, Canada, and Israel, where these volunteer organisations organise events and promotional campaigns on behalf of the Bharatiya Janata Party. Any Indian citizen of the age of 18 years or above can become a member of the Party, provided that he is not a member of any other political party. The term of membership will ordinarily be of 6 years. As of 2019 , it
306-433: The presidency needs to have been a member of the party for at least 15 years. The president is nominally elected by an electoral college composed of members drawn from the party's National and State councils, but in practice is a consensus choice of senior members of the party. The term of the president is three years long, and individuals may not serve more than two consecutive terms. The president usually does not also hold
324-433: The triennial election of the party. An identical structure, with a State Executive Committee led by a State President, exists at the state level. The Parliamentary Board is the governing body of the BJP which takes day-to-day decisions on behalf of the National Executive. The National Executive sets up a Parliamentary Board consisting of Party President and ten other members. The Parliamentary Board supervises
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