Bharatiya Janata Party – Manipur
Bharatiya Janata Party – Manipur ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯖꯅꯇꯥ ꯄꯥꯔꯇꯤ – ꯃꯅꯤꯄꯨꯔꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕꯥ | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Yumnam Khemchand Singh (Chief minister) |
| President | Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi[1] |
| General Secretary | Shri Abhay kumar Giri[2] |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Split from | Janata Party |
| Preceded by |
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| Headquarters | Nitaipai Chuthak, Keishamthong, Imphal, Manipur, 795004 [1] |
| Newspaper | Kamal Sandesh |
| Youth wing | Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha |
| Women's wing | BJP Mahila Morcha |
| Labour wing | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[10] |
| Peasant's wing | Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[11] |
| Ideology | |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Alliance | National Democratic Alliance North East Democratic Alliance |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 1
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| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 2
|
| Seats in Manipur Legislative Assembly | 37 / 60
|
| Election symbol | |
| Lotus | |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Bharatiya Janata Party – Manipur, or simply BJP Manipur (BJP; [bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː] ⓘ; lit. 'Indian People's Party'), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of the Manipur. Its head office is situated at Nitaipai Chuthak, Keishamthong, Imphal, Manipur, 795004, India. The current president of BJP Manipur is Adhikarimayum Sharda Devi.
Electoral performance
Lok Sabha Election
| Year | Seats won | +/- | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1 / 2
|
– | Government |
| 2004 | 0 / 2
|
1 | Opposition |
| 2009 | 0 / 2
|
– | |
| 2014 | 0 / 2
|
– | Government |
| 2019 | 1 / 2
|
1 | |
| 2024 | 0 / 2
|
1 |
Legislative Assembly Election
| Year | Seats won | +/- | Voteshare (%) | +/- (%) | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | ||||||
| Janata Party |- style="text-align:center;" | 1984 | 0 / 60 |
New | 0.71% | New | None |
| 1995 | 1 / 60 |
1 | 3.28% | 2.57% | Opposition | |
| 2000 | 6 / 60 |
5 | 11.28% | 8% | ||
| 2002 | 4 / 60 |
2 | 9.55% | 1.73% | ||
| 2007 | 0 / 60 |
4 | 0.85% | 8.7% | None | |
| 2012 | 0 / 60 |
0 | 2.1% | 1.25% | ||
| 2017 | 21 / 60 |
21 | 36.3% | 34.2% | Government | |
| 2022 | 32 / 60 |
11 | 37.83% | 2.73% |
Leadership
| No. | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. Biren Singh | Heignang | 15 March 2017 | 20 March 2022 | 7 years, 335 days | 12th | |
| 21 March 2022 | 13 February 2025 | 13th | |||||
| 2 | Y. Khemchand Singh | 4 February 2026 | Incumbent | 46 days | |||
| No | Name | Constituency | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leishemba Sanajaoba | Manipur | 22/06/2020 | 21/06/2026 | |
Lok Sabha members 2019
| No | Name | Constituency | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajkumar Ranjan Singh | Inner Manipur | 2,63,632 | |
See also
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- National Democratic Alliance
- North East Democratic Alliance
- National People's Party
- Naga People's Front
- Kuki People's Alliance
References
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- ^ Manipur Archived 2022-12-26 at the Wayback Machine bjp.org
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