Bharatiya Janata Party, Himachal Pradesh
Bharatiya Janata Party, Himachal Pradesh भारतीय जनता पार्टी, हिमाचल प्रदेश | |
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Abbreviation | BJP |
Leader | Jai Ram Thakur (Leader of the Opposition) |
President | Rajeev Bindal |
General Secretary | Pavan Rana |
Founded | 6 April 1980 |
Headquarters | Deep Kamal, Kamna Nagar, Shimla-5 Himachal Pradesh |
ECI Status | National Party |
Seats in Lok Sabha | 4 / 4 (as of 2024) |
Seats in Rajya Sabha | 3 / 3 (as of 2024) |
Seats in Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | 28 / 68 (as of 2024) |
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Bharatiya Janata Party, Himachal Pradesh, or simply, BJP HP is the affiliate of Bharatiya Janata Party for the state of Himachal Pradesh. Its head office is situated at the Deep Kamal Chakkar, Shimla.
Legislative Assembly election
[edit]Year | Party leader | Seats won | +/- | Voteshare (%) | +/- (%) | Outcome |
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Bharatiya Jana Sangh | ||||||
1967 | Shanta Kumar | 7 / 60 | ![]() | 13.87% | ![]() | Opposition |
1972 | 5 / 68 | ![]() | 7.75% | ![]() | Opposition | |
Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
1982 | Shanta Kumar | 29 / 68 | ![]() | 35.16% | ![]() | Opposition |
1985 | 7 / 68 | ![]() | 30.61% | ![]() | Opposition | |
1990 | 46 / 68 | ![]() | 41.78% | ![]() | Government | |
1993 | 8 / 68 | ![]() | 36.14% | ![]() | Opposition | |
1998 | Prem Kumar Dhumal | 31 / 68 | ![]() | 39.02% | ![]() | Government |
2003 | 16 / 68 | ![]() | 35.38% | ![]() | Opposition | |
2007 | 41 / 68 | ![]() | 43.78% | ![]() | Government | |
2012 | 26 / 68 | ![]() | 38.47% | ![]() | Opposition | |
2017 | Jai Ram Thakur | 44 / 68 | ![]() | 48.79% | ![]() | Government |
2022 | 25 / 68 | ![]() | 43% | ![]() | Opposition |
Lok Sabha seats
[edit]Year | Legislature | Party leader | Seats won | Change in seats | Outcome |
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1984 | 8th Lok Sabha | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 0 / 4 | ![]() | Opposition |
1989 | 9th Lok Sabha | Lal Krishna Advani | 3 / 4 | ![]() | Outside support for NF |
1991 | 10th Lok Sabha | 2 / 4 | ![]() | Opposition | |
1996 | 11th Lok Sabha | Atal Bihari Vajpayee | 0 / 4 | ![]() | Government, later opposition |
1998 | 12th Lok Sabha | 3 / 4 | ![]() | Government | |
1999 | 13th Lok Sabha | 3 / 4 | ![]() | Government | |
2004 | 14th Lok Sabha | 1 / 4 | ![]() | Opposition | |
2009 | 15th Lok Sabha | Lal Krishna Advani | 3 / 4 | ![]() | Opposition |
2014 | 16th Lok Sabha | Narendra Modi | 4 / 4 | ![]() | Government |
2019 | 17th Lok Sabha | 4 / 4 | ![]() | Government | |
2024 | 18th Lok Sabha | 4 / 4 | ![]() | Government |
List of Current Members
[edit]In Himachal Legislative Assembly
[edit]In Lok Sabha
[edit]No | Constituency | Name | Party | |
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1 | Kangra | Rajeev Bhardwaj | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
2 | Mandi | Kangana Ranaut | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
3 | Hamirpur | Anurag Thakur | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
4 | Shimla (SC) | Suresh Kumar Kashyap | Bharatiya Janata Party |
In Rajya Sabha
[edit]No | Name[1] | Party | Date of Appointment | Date of Retirement | |
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1 | Harsh Mahajan | BJP | 03-Apr-2024 | 02-Apr-2030 | |
2 | Indu Goswami | BJP | 10-Apr-2020 | 09-Apr-2026 | |
3 | Sikander Kumar | BJP | 03-Apr-2022 | 02-Apr-2028 |
Leadership
[edit]Chief Minister
[edit]No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of Office | Tenure | Assembly | |
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1 | ![]() | Shanta Kumar | Palampur | 5 March 1990 | 15 December 1992 | 2 years, 285 days | 7th |
2 | ![]() | Prem Kumar Dhumal | Bamsan | 24 March 1998 | 5 March 2003 | 9 years, 342 days | 9th |
30 December 2007 | 25 December 2012 | 11th | |||||
3 | ![]() | Jai Ram Thakur | Seraj | 27 December 2017 | 11 December 2022 | 4 years, 349 days | 13th |
President
[edit]No | Portrait | Name | Tenure | ||
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1 | Gangaram Thakur | 1980 | 1984 | 4 years | |
2 | Nageen Chand Pal | 1984 | 1986 | 2 years | |
3 | ![]() | Shanta Kumar | 1986 | 1990 | 4 years |
4 | Maheshwar Singh | 1990 | 1993 | 3 years | |
5 | ![]() | Prem Kumar Dhumal | 1993 | 1998 | 5 years |
6 | ![]() | Suresh Chandel | 1998 | 2000 | 2 years |
7 | Jai Krishan Sharma | 2000 | 2003 | 3 years | |
8 | ![]() | Suresh Bhardwaj | 2003 | 2007 | 4 years |
9 | ![]() | Jai Ram Thakur | 2007 | 2009 | 2 years |
10 | ![]() | Khimi Ram | 2009 | 2010 | 1 year |
11 | Satpal Singh Satti | 2010 | 2020 | 10 years | |
12[2] | Rajeev Bindal | 18-Jan-2020 | 22-Jul-2020 | 186 days | |
13[3] | Suresh Kumar Kashyap | 22-Jul-2020 | 23-Apr-2023 | 2 years, 275 days | |
(12)[4] | Rajeev Bindal | 23-Apr-2023 | Present | 1 year, 116 days |
See also
[edit]- Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Madhya Pradesh
- State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party
References
[edit]- ^ "Statewise List". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ^ "Rajiv Bindal unanimously elected Himachal BJP president". Tribuneindia News Service. 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Lok Sabha MP Suresh Kumar Kashyap elected as Himachal Pradesh BJP president". ThePrint. 22 July 2020.
- ^ https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjp-appoints-rajeev-bindal-as-partys-himachal-pradesh-chief-3973608