BJP Mahila Morcha
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| Newspaper | Kamal Sandesh |
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Mahila Morcha (IPA: Mahilā Mōrcā, transl. Women's Front), is the women's wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Rupkumari Choudhary, MP from Mahasamund Lok Sabha constituency is the current president of Mahila Morcha.[1][2][3][4]
List of presidents
The list of Mahila Morcha presidents from 1980 to present is given here:[5]
- Raja Mataji (1980—1985)
- Mridula Sinha (1985—1991)
- Jayawanti Ben Mehta (1991—1995)
- Mridula Sinha (1995 —1998)
- Maya Singh (1998—2000)
- Surama Padhy (2000—2002)
- Kanta Tai Nalawade (2002—2004)
- Karuna Shukla (2004—2007)
- Kiran Maheshwari (2007—2010)
- Smriti Irani (24 June 2010—24 April 2013)
- Saroj Pandey (24 April 2013—21 August 2014)
- Vijaya Rahatkar (21 August 2014—28 October 2020)
- Vanathi Srinivasan (28 October 2020—16 August 2026)
- Rupkumari Choudhary (17 August 2026—present)
Campaigns
In September 2019, the Mahila Morcha used the Durga Puja festival in a campaign to spread the BJP party's message to women particularly on Article 370 and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).[6]
See also
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- Rupkumari Choudhary, President of Mahila Morcha
- Bharatiya Janata Party, The parent political party
- Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, the youth wing of BJP
- All India Mahila Congress, comparable women's wing of opposition party
References
- ↑ "Akhilesh Yadav faces BJP Mahila Morcha protests over Badaun gangrape : North, News - India Today". India Today. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ "Badaun Gangrape: Police Fire Water Cannons on Protesters". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ "BJP Mahila Morcha protests against increasing number of rapes in UP". Business Standard India. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ↑ "10 women, six leaders from minority communities get representation in BJP's new national team". The New Indian Express. 17 August 2026. Retrieved 17 August 2026.
- ↑ "BJP Mahila Morcha". 27 April 2024. Archived from the original on 27 April 2024. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ↑ Arnimest (2019).
- Arnimest, Shankder (28 September 2019). "Posters, boat rides & tea stalls — how BJP plans to use Durga Puja to win over Bengal". ThePrint. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- Kumari, Abhilasha; Kidwai, Sabina (1998). Crossing the Sacred Line: Women's Search for Political Power. Hyderabad, India: Orient Longman. ISBN 8125014357. OCLC 1129461055. OL 2309708W.
- Singh, Pitam (22 February 2003). Women Legislators in Indian Politics. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788180690198. OCLC 491611670. OL 3716171M – via Google Books.
- Vajpayee, Atal Bihari Vajpayee (2000). "Women's Particaption in Political Leadership". Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Selected Speeches. Vol. 1. New Delhi: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. ISBN 8123008341. Retrieved 3 March 2020.