Bharatiya Janata Party – Chhattisgarh
Bharatiya Janata Party – Chhattisgarh भारतीय जनता पार्टी – छत्तीसगढ़ | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Vishnu Deo Sai (Chief Minister) |
| President | Kiran Singh Deo |
| General Secretary | Pawan Sai |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Headquarters | Kushabhau Thakre Parisar Boriyakala, Raipur - 492 015 Chhattisgarh |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 5
|
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 10 / 11
|
| Seats in Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | 54 / 90
|
| Election symbol | |
| Lotus | |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Bharatiya Janata Party – Chhattisgarh or simply, BJP Chhattisgarh is an affiliate of the Bharatiya Janata Party for the state of Chhattisgarh. Its head office is situated at the Kushabhau Thakre Parisar Boriyakala, Raipur. On 13 December 2023, Kunkuri MLA Vishnu Deo Sai took oath as Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh and Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma were elected as Deputy Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh.[8]
Electoral history
Legislative Assembly election
| Year | Seats won | +/- | Voteshare (%) |
+/- | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 50 / 90
|
50 | 39.26% | New | Government |
| 2008 | 50 / 90
|
40.33% | 1.07 | Government | |
| 2013 | 49 / 90
|
1 | 41.04% | 0.71 | Government |
| 2018 | 15 / 90
|
34 | 32.97% | 8.07 | Opposition |
| 2023 | 54 / 90
|
39 | 46.27% | 13.33 | Government |
Lok Sabha election
| Year | Seats won | +/- | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10 / 11
|
Opposition | |
| 2009 | 10 / 11
|
Opposition | |
| 2014 | 10 / 11
|
Government | |
| 2019 | 9 / 11
|
1 | Government |
| 2024 | 10 / 11
|
1 | Government |
Leadership
Chief Minister
| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term | Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raman Singh | Dongargaon | 7 December 2003 | 12 December 2008 | 15 years, 10 days | 2nd | |
| Rajnandgaon | 12 December 2008 | 12 December 2013 | 3rd | ||||
| 12 December 2013 | 17 December 2018 | 4th | |||||
| 2 | Vishnu Deo Sai | Kunkuri | 13 December 2023 | Incumbent | 2 years, 97 days | 6th | |
Deputy Chief Minister
| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term | Assembly | Chief minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arun Sao | Lormi | 13 December 2023 | Incumbent | 2 years, 97 days | 6th | Vishnu Deo Sai | |
| 2 | Vijay Sharma | Kawardha | ||||||
Leader of the Opposition
| # | Portrait | Name | Term | Assembly | Chief minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nand Kumar Sai | 14 December 2000 | 5 December 2003 | 2 years, 356 days | 1st | Ajit Jogi | |
| 2 | Dharamlal Kaushik | 4 January 2019 | 17 August 2022 | 3 years, 225 days | 5th | Bhupesh Baghel | |
| 3 | Narayan Chandel | 17 August 2022 | 3 December 2023 | 3 years, 215 days | |||
President
| # | Portrait | Name | Period | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarachand Sahu | 1-Nov-2000 | 05-Aug-2002 | 1 year, 277 days | |
| 2[9] | Raman Singh | 05-Aug-2002 | 2003 | ||
| 3 | Nand Kumar Sai | 2003 | 2005 | ||
| 4 | Shiv Pratap Singh | 2005 | 2006 | ||
| 5[10] | Vishnudeo Sai | 31-Oct-2006 | 11-May-2010 | 3 years, 192 days | |
| 6[11] | Ram Sewak Paikra | 11-May-2010 | 21-Jan-2014 | 3 years, 255 days | |
| (5)[12] | Vishnudeo Sai | 21-Jan-2014 | 16-Aug-2014 | 207 days | |
| 6[13] | Dharamlal Kaushik | 16-Aug-2014 | 8-Mar-2019 | 4 years, 204 days | |
| 7[14] | Vikram Usendi | 8-Mar-2019 | 2-Jun-2020 | 1 year, 86 days | |
| (5)[15] | Vishnudeo Sai | 2-Jun-2020 | 9-Aug-2022 | 2 years, 68 days | |
| 8[16] | Arun Sao | 9-Aug-2022 | 21-Dec-2023 | 1 year, 134 days | |
| 9 | Kiran Singh Deo | 21-Dec-2023 | Incumbent | 2 years, 89 days | |
See also
- Bharatiya Janata Party – Gujarat
- Bharatiya Janata Party – Uttar Pradesh
- Bharatiya Janata Party – Madhya Pradesh
- State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party
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