Bharatiya Janata Party – Meghalaya
Bharatiya Janata Party – Meghalaya | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Sanbor Shullai[1] |
| President | Rikman Momin[2] |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Split from | Janata Party |
| Preceded by |
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| Headquarters | 3rd Floor, Opp.Passport Seva Kendra Lower Lachumiere, Shillong-793 001, Meghalaya [10] |
| Newspaper | Kamal Sandesh |
| Youth wing | Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha |
| Women's wing | BJP Mahila Morcha |
| Labour wing | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[11] |
| Peasant's wing | Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[12] |
| Ideology |
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| Colours | Saffron |
| Alliance | National level National Democratic Alliance Regional level North East Democratic Alliance State level Meghalaya Democratic Alliance |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 1 (as of 2023)
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| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 2 (as of 2023)
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| Seats in Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | 2 / 60 (as of 2023)
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| Election symbol | |
| Lotus | |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Bharatiya Janata Party – Meghalaya, or simply, BJP Meghalaya (BJP; [bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː] ⓘ; lit. 'Indian People's Party'), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of Meghalaya. Its head office is situated at the 3rd Floor, Opp.Passport Seva Kendra Lower Lachumiere, Shillong-793 001, Meghalaya India. The current president of BJP Meghalaya is Rikman Momin.
In General Election
| Year | Party leader | Photo | Seats won | Change in seats | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | Government | ||
| 2019 | Sanbor Shullai | 0 | 0 | Government | |
| 2014 | Shibun Lyngdoh | 0 | 0 | Government | |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | Opposition | ||
| 2004 | 0 | 0 | Opposition | ||
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | Government | ||
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | Government | ||
| 1996 | 0 | 0 | Government, later Opposition | ||
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | Opposition | ||
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | Opposition | ||
| 1984 | 0 | new | Opposition |
In State Election
| Year | Election | Seats won | Change of Seats | Popular votes | Vote% | Change of Vote% | Result|- | Bharatiya Jana Sangh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janata Party | ||||||||
| 1993 | 4th Assembly (Meghalaya) | 0 / 60 |
new | 29,948 | 3.68% | new | None | |
| 1998 | 5th Assembly (Meghalaya) | 3 / 60 |
3 | 41,924 | 5.01% | 1.33% | Opposition | |
| 2003 | 7th Assembly (Meghalaya) | 2 / 60 |
1 | 48,932 | 5.42% | 0.41% | Opposition | |
| 2008 | 8th Assembly (Meghalaya) | 1 / 60 |
1 | 29,465 | 2.71% | 2.71% | Opposition | |
| 2013 | 9th Assembly (Meghalaya) | 0 / 60 |
1 | 16,752 | 1.27% | 1.44% | None | |
| 2018 | 10th Assembly (Meghalaya) | 2 / 60 |
2 | 152,162 | 9.6% | 8.33% | Allied Government MDA | |
| 2023 | 11th Assembly (Meghalaya) | 2 / 60 |
173,042 | 9.30% | 0.30% | Allied Government MDA |
In Local Elections
Autonomous District Council election
| Year | Autonomous District Council | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garo Hills | |||||||
| 2021 | Garo Hills | 21 | 2 / 29
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1[16] | Allied government of MDA | ||
| 2015 | Garo Hills | 6 | 1 / 29
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Allied government of NEDA | |||
| Jaintia Hills | |||||||
| 2021 | Jaintia Hills | 0 / 29
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0 | MDA Government of BJP Allies. | |||
| 2015 | Jaintia Hills | 0 / 29
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NEDA Government of BJP Allies. | ||||
| Khasi Hills | |||||||
| 2021 | Kashi Hills | 0 / 29
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0 | MDA Government of BJP Allies. | |||
| 2015 | Khasi Hills | 0 / 29
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See also
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- National Democratic Alliance
- North East Democratic Alliance
- Meghalaya Democratic Alliance
- National People's Party
- United Democratic Party
- People's Democratic Front
- Hill State People's Democratic Party
- Organisation of the Bharatiya Janata Party
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