Delhi: In the wake of the National Democratic Alliance’s sweeping victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reached its highest-ever strength in state legislatures across India — a formidable 1,654 MLAs, marking a political milestone unmatched in the party’s history.
According to data shared by BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya, the BJP’s rise has been anything but accidental. The party held 1,035 MLAs in 2014, the year Prime Minister Narendra Modi first took charge at the Centre. The numbers dipped slightly to 997 in 2015, but the following years witnessed a steady climb driven by state-level victories, strategic leadership, and sustained grassroots outreach.
The BJP bounced back to 1,053 MLAs in 2016, and then delivered a massive leap in 2017 after its landslide win in Uttar Pradesh, taking its tally to 1,365 MLAs — a defining moment in the party’s national expansion.
However, 2018 brought setbacks as the party lost Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, pushing its count down to 1,184 MLAs. But resilience and aggressive reorganisation saw the numbers stabilise once again:
– 1,160 MLAs in 2019
– 1,207 MLAs in 2020 after the Bihar victory
– 1,278 MLAs in 2021
– 1,289 MLAs in 2022
A major turning point came in 2023, when the BJP reclaimed Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, shooting its tally up to 1,441 MLAs.
The momentum continued in 2024, with the BJP scoring a historic mandate in Maharashtra and retaining Haryana for a third straight term, taking the number to 1,588 MLAs.
In 2025, the BJP achieved what was considered impossible for 25 years — a resounding win in Delhi — followed by a decisive mandate in Bihar, pushing the total to 1,654 MLAs nationwide.
Reacting to the unprecedented growth, Amit Malviya wrote on X, “BJP is now at its highest-ever strength in State Assemblies and the momentum is only growing. At this pace, the BJP will comfortably cross the 1800-seat mark in the next two years.”
Drawing a sharp contrast with the Congress, he added, “For comparison, Congress touched its peak of around 2018 MLAs in 1985, riding on a sympathy wave after Indira Gandhi’s assassination. It was easier then to consolidate power and sway the electorate.”
Malviya concluded with a striking remark: “The difference is clear: Congress inherited its peak. BJP has earned and endured its rise — seat by seat, state by state, struggle by struggle. The future belongs to a party that works, not one that survives on legacy.”
