Bharath Dharma Jana Sena (BDJS) is a political party in

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

. Thushar Vellappally is the current national president of BDJS. BDJS is a constituent of

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in Kerala. BDJS was formed in December 2015. BDJS is the political wing of

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. In 1976, the SNDP had formed the Socialist Republican Party (SRP) which won two seats in the

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but soon faded into oblivion due to internal issues. In February 2021, BDJS split and a faction under the leadership of M. K. Neelakandan Master declared a new political party, Bharathiya Jana Sena (BJS).

Electoral performance

In the

2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election The 2016 Kerala Legislative Assembly election was held on 16 May 2016 to elect 140 MLAs to the 14th Kerala Legislative Assembly. Voter turnout was 77.53%, up from 75.12% in the previous election. The result was declared on 19 May 2016. The Left ...

, BDJS was part of

and contested in 37 seats (out of 140) but won none. In the 2019 Lok Sabha election in Kerala, BDJS contested in 4 seats (out of 20) and won none. Party president Thushar Vellapally contested in

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and lost by a huge margin against

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."Tushar Vellapally, who contested polls against Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad, arrested in UAE in cheque bounce case"
''Financial Express''. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

References

*https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/bdjs-president-thushar-vellapally-says-subash-vasu-cheated-party/articleshow/73275343.cms *https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/lok-sabha-election-2019-thushar-vellappally-bjp-ally-will-face-rahul-gandhi-in-wayanad-2015983 Political parties in Kerala 2015 establishments in Kerala Member parties of the National Democratic Alliance Political parties established in 2015 State political parties in Kerala {{India-party-stub