BJP Mahila Morcha


BJP Mahila Morcha, or simply Mahila Morcha, is the women's wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party of India. Vijaya Rahatkar, former Mayor of Aurangabad is the national president of the wing. On 3 July 2015, Daggubati Purandeswari was appointed in-charge of BJP Mahila Morcha.

History

The BJP's Malila Morcha was formed in 1980.
On 26 March 1999 in a speech in New Delhi the BJP's Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the 10th Prime Minister of India, admitted, that as in other parties, the Mahila Morcha was "one of the peripheral organisations and not integral to shaping the policies and programmes of the party", whilst at the same time stressing the need for women's participation to be more effective.

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.