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National Democratic Alliance
political coalition in India, led by the BJP / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is an Indian political alliance. It is made up of center-right and right-wing political parties and led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It was founded in 1998. It currently controls the Indian union government as well as the government of 18 Indian states.
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Abbreviation | NDA |
Chairperson | Amit Shah (Home Minister) |
Lok Sabha leader | Narendra Modi (Prime Minister) |
Rajya Sabha leader | Piyush Goyal (Union cabinet minister) |
Founder | L. K. Advani and
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (Bharatiya Janata Party) |
Founded | 1998 |
Political position | Centre-right to right-wing |
ECI Status | National Alliance |
Seats in Lok Sabha | 333 / 543
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Seats in Rajya Sabha | 118 / 245
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Seats in State Legislative Assemblies | See § Strength in legislative assemblies |
Its first chairman was Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. L. K. Advani, the former Deputy Prime Minister, took over as chairman in 2004 and served until 2014. After that, Amit Shah has been the chairman since 2014. The coalition ruled from 1998 to 2004. The alliance returned to power in the 2014 general elections with a combined vote share of 38.5%.[1] Its leader, Narendra Modi, was sworn in as Prime Minister of India on 26 May 2014. In the 2019 general election, the alliance further increased its tally to 353 seats with combined vote share of 45.43%.[2]