The Bharatiya Janata Party (Indian People's Party) (BJP) is the current ruling political party of the Republic of India. It is one of the two major political parties in India, along with the Indian National Congress As of 2019, it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the national parliament and state assemblies and is the world's largest party in terms of primary membership BJP is a right-wing party, and its policy has historically reflected Hindu nationalist positions. It has close ideological and organisational links to the much older Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).
