Bharatiya Janata Party – Punjab
Bharatiya Janata Party – Punjab ਭਾਰਤੀ ਜਨਤਾ ਪਾਰਟੀ – ਪੰਜਾਬ | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Ashwani Kumar Sharma |
| President | Sunil Kumar Jakhar |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Split from | Janata Party |
| Preceded by |
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| Headquarters | Amar Shaheed Dr. Syama Prasad, Mukherjee Smarak Bhawan, Dakshin Marg, Sector-37-A, Chandigarh,-160036, India [8] |
| Newspaper | Kamal Sandesh |
| Youth wing | Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha |
| Women's wing | BJP Mahila Morcha |
| Labour wing | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[9] |
| Peasant's wing | Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[10] |
| Ideology | |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Alliance | |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 7 (as of 2022)
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| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 13 (as of 2024)
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| Seats in Punjab Legislative Assembly | 2 / 117 (as of 2022)
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| Election symbol | |
| Lotus | |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Bharatiya Janata Party – Punjab (BJP Punjab) (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਜਨਤਾ ਪਾਰਟੀ, پنجابی بھارتی جنتا پارٹی), also known as the Punjab BJP, is the affiliate of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Indian state of Punjab.[13] Its head office is situated at the Amar Sahid Dr. Syama Prasad, Mukherjee Smarak Bhawan, Dakshin Marg, Sector-37-A, Chandigarh, Punjab-160036, India.[14] The current president of BJP Punjab is Sunil Kumar Jakhar.[13]
Electoral performance
General Elections
| Year | Lok Sabha | Seats contested | Seats won | (+/-) in seats | % of votes | Vote swing | Popular vote | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 9th | 0 / 13
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External Support | |||||
| 1992 | 10th | 9 | 0 / 13
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16.51% | 4,97,999 | Opposition | ||
| 1996 | 11th | 6 | 0 / 13
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6.48% | 10.03 | 5,71,920 | Opposition | |
| 1998 | 12th | 3 | 3 / 13
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3 | 11.67% | 5.19 | 10,63,751 | Government |
| 1999 | 13th | 3 | 1 / 13
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2 | 9.16% | 2.51 | 8,01,806 | Government |
| 2004 | 14th | 3 | 3 / 13
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2 | 10.48% | 1.32 | 10,71,650 | Opposition |
| 2009 | 15th | 3 | 1 / 13
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2 | 10.06% | 0.42 | 11,90,144 | Opposition |
| 2014 | 16th | 3 | 2 / 13
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1 | 8.73% | 1.33 | 12,09,004 | Government |
| 2019 | 17th | 3 | 2 / 13
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9.63% | 0.90 | 13,25,445 | Government | |
| 2024 | 18th | 13 | 0 / 13
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2 | 18.56% | 8.93 | 25,00,877 | Government |
Legislative Assembly elections
| Year | Seats contested | Seats won | +/- | Voteshare (%) | +/- (%) | Outcome|- | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janata Party | |||||||
| 1980 | 41 | 1 / 117 |
New | 6.48% | New | Opposition | |
| 1985 | 26 | 6 / 117 |
5 | 4.99% | 1.49 | ||
| 1992 | 66 | 6 / 117 |
– | 16.48% | 11.49% | ||
| 1997 | 22 | 18 / 117 |
12 | 8.33% | 8.15% | Government | |
| 2002 | 23 | 3 / 117 |
15 | 5.67% | 2.66% | Opposition | |
| 2007 | 23 | 19 / 117 |
16 | 8.28% | 2.61% | Government | |
| 2012 | 23 | 12 / 117 |
7 | 7.18% | 1.1% | ||
| 2017 | 23 | 3 / 117 |
9 | 5.4% | 1.8% | Opposition | |
| 2022 | 73 | 2 / 117 |
1 | 6.6% | 1.2% |
Leadership
Elected members
2022 member(s) of Legislative Assembly
| S.No | Constituency | MLA | Present Party | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | |||||
| Pathankot District | ||||||
| 01. | 3 | Pathankot | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| Hoshiarpur District | ||||||
| 02. | 39 | Mukerian | Jangi Lal Mahajan | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
President
| No. | Name | Term of Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dr. Baldev Prakash Ji | 6-April-1980 | 1988 | 8 years |
| 2. | Babu Hitabhilashi Ji | August 1988 | 19 September 1988 | 1.5 month |
| 3. | Madam Mohan Mittal | 1988 | 1995 | 7 years |
| 4. | Balram Das Tandon | 1995 | 1997 | 2 years |
| 5. | Manoranjan Kalia | Feb 1997 | Oct 1997 | 9 months |
| 6. | Daya Singh Sodhi | Oct 1997 | 2001 | 4 years |
| 7. | Brij Lal Rinwa | 2001 | 27-Sep-2003 | 2 years |
| 8. | Avinash Rai Khanna | 27-Sep-2003 | 21-Apr-2007 | 3 years, 206 days |
| 9. | Rajinder Bhandari | 21-Apr-2007 | 4-Feb-2010 | 2 years, 289 days |
| 10. | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | 4-Feb-2010 | 15-Jan-2013 | 2 years, 346 days |
| 11. | Kamal Sharma | 15-Jan-2013 | 8-Apr-2016 | 3 years, 84 days |
| 12. | Vijay Sampla | 8-Apr-2016 | 6-Apr-2018 | 1 year, 363 days |
| 13. | Shwait Malik | 6-Apr-2018 | 17-Jan-2020 | 1 year, 286 days |
| 14. | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | 17-Jan-2020 | 4-Jul-2023 | 3 years, 168 days |
| 15. | Sunil Kumar Jakhar | 5-Jul-2023 | present | 2 years, 260 days |
See also
References
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- ^ Jain, Devaki (14 August 2021). "The Maharani who founded the BJP". The Citizen (India).
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- ^ Pragya Singh (15 January 2008). "Need to Know BJP-led BMS is biggest labour union in India". live mint. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Gupta, Sejuta Das (2019e). Class, Politics, and Agricultural Policies in Post-liberalisation India. Cambridge University Press. pp. 172–173. ISBN 978-1-108-41628-3.
- ^ "New team new vote base, BJP eying both Sikhs and Hindus at Punjab". India Today.
- ^ "BJP's new Punjab team now has 45% Sikhs". Hindustan Times.
- ^ a b The Hindu Bureau (11 July 2023). "Sunil Jakhar takes over as BJP Punjab chief, says BJP no longer younger brother in State". The Tribune. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Punjab State Office". Bharatiya Janata Party. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
Works cited
- "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18 January 2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.