What is National Democratic Alliance?
{{Infobox Indian political party |party_name = |logo = National Democratic Alliance.svg |abbreviation = '''NDA''' |founder = [[L. K. Advani]] and [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] <br />{{small| ([[Bharatiya Janata Party]])}} |colorcode = {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |chairman = [[Amit Shah]] <br />{{small|([[Home Minister of India|Home Minister]])}} |incumbent = |formerpm = [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] (1998–2004) |loksabha_leader = [[Narendra Modi]]<br />{{small|([[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]])}} |rajyasabha_leader = [[Piyush Goyal]]<br />{{small|([[Union cabinet minister]])}} |national_convener = |foundation = 1998 |position = [[Centre-right politics|Centre-right]] to [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]] |loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|333|543|hex=#FF9933}} |rajyasabha_seats ={{Composition bar|118|245|hex=#FF9933}} | state_seats_name = [[State Legislative Assembly (India)|State Legislative Assemblies]] | state_seats = See {{section link||Strength in legislative assemblies}} |eci= National Alliance |name= |alliance= }} The '''National Democratic Alliance''' ('''NDA''') is an [[India]]n [[political alliance]]. It is made up of [[center-right]] and [[Right-wing politics|right-wing]] political parties and led by the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP). It was founded in 1998. It currently controls the [[Government of India|Indian union government]] as well as the government of 18 [[States and union territories of India|Indian states]]. Its first chairman was Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]. [[L. K. Advani]], the former [[Deputy Prime Minister of India|Deputy Prime Minister]], took over as chairman in 2004 and served until 2014. After that, [[Amit Shah]] has been the chairman since 2014. The coalition ruled from 1998 to 2004. The alliance returned to power in the [[2014 Indian general election|2014 general elections]] with a combined vote share of 38.5%.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.in