The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) (translation: Indian People Youth Front) is the youth wing of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). It was founded in 1978, and its first national president was Kalraj Mishra. The highest authority in the BJYM is the National President.The National Executive consists of an undetermined number of senior party leaders from across the nation who are the highest decision-making body in the party. At the state level, a similar structure is in place, with every state unit being led by a president.[1] The Bharatiya Janata Party is a cadre based party, with the members of its affiliates, such as the BJYM, frequently supplementing that of the main party.[1] Many prominent leaders of the BJP, such as Rajnath Singh, Pramod Mahajan, Uma Bharati, JP Nadda and Shivraj Singh Chouhan, were once National Presidents of BJYM.[citation needed] BJYM maintains close relation with Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), (Student wing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) and other organisations in the RSS family, such as the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Swadeshi Jagaran Manch.