Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Flag

Facts about the Flag of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Flag

1. The flag of the Bharatiya Janata Party, founded in 1980 and one of India’s two main national parties.
2. The flag belongs to Bharatiya Janata Party. It is used in India.
3. It was founded on 6 April 1980 by Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lal Krishna Advani, among others.
4. It is based in New Delhi.
5. It is flown at party offices, rallies and election campaigns across India.
6. The flag was adopted in 1980.
7. The design is 46 years old as of 2026.
8. Construction: Saffron over green with a white lotus.
9. It is normally drawn to a ratio of 2:3, which makes it rectangular.
10. The flag uses 3 colours: saffron, green and white.
11. The saffron stands for the upper band, a traditional Hindu colour.
12. The green stands for the lower band.
13. The white stands for the lotus.
14. Lotus: The party’s election symbol, and a flower of long-standing cultural importance in India.
15. The party succeeded the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, founded in 1951; the lotus is its registered election symbol and gives the flag its emblem.
16. It is filed here under Political Party Flags, one of the categories of flag that belong to no country.