BJP Eyes 1,800 MLAs As Party Strength Hits Record High After Bihar Win

Last Updated:November 17, 2025, 14:10 IST

Amit Malviya highlighted the BJP’s growing strength, noting that its representation in state assemblies has reached its “highest-ever” level  and continues to rise.

From 1,035 to 1,654 MLAs - BJP’s Steady Climb Across State Legislatures. (PTI)

Fresh from its emphatic win in the Bihar Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has turned attention to what it describes as its steadily expanding footprint across state legislatures in India. 

Party leader Amit Malviya highlighted the BJP’s growing strength, noting that its representation in state assemblies has reached its “highest-ever" level  and continues to rise.

Malviya says BJP set to cross 1,800 MLA mark

Amit Malviya expressed strong confidence in the party’s trajectory, predicting that the BJP would surpass 1,800 MLAs nationwide within the next two years. In a post shared on X, Malviya contrasted the BJP’s growth with the Congress Party’s historical high point.

“At this pace, the BJP will comfortably cross the 1800-seat mark in the next two years," he wrote, pointing out that the Congress had reached its peak of around 2,018 MLAs in 1985 during what he termed a “massive sympathy wave" following the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Malviya argued that political conditions in the 1980s made it “easier… to consolidate power and sway the electorate," whereas, according to him, the BJP’s rise has been built gradually and persistently.

Congress inherited its peak, BJP earned its rise

In his statement, Malviya drew a pointed comparison between the two national parties, asserting that the BJP’s climb has been the result of consistent hard work.

“The difference is clear: Congress inherited its peak. BJP has earned and endured its rise, seat by seat, state by state, struggle by struggle," he wrote. He further claimed that “the future belongs to a party that works, not one that survives on legacy."

BJP’s rising MLA count

Data shared by the party shows a steady increase in BJP MLAs from 2014 onwards, reflecting its widening electoral influence at the state level.

The BJP’s MLA count has steadily evolved over the years, starting with 1,035 legislators in 2014, followed by 997 in 2015, 1,053 in 2016, and a significant rise to 1,365 in 2017. The numbers then shifted to 1,184 in 2018, 1,160 in 2019, and 1,207 in 2020. The upward trend continued with 1,278 MLAs in 2021, 1,289 in 2022, 1,441 in 2023, 1,588 in 2024, and ultimately 1,654 in 2025, marking the party’s highest representation to date.

The figures outline an upward trajectory, with particularly sharp growth noted in recent years.

Buoyed by its Bihar win and rising legislative presence, the BJP is projecting momentum into future electoral cycles.

Shuddhanta Patra

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