Bharatiya Janata Party, Jharkhand
भारतीय जनता पार्टी, झारखंड
AbbreviationBJP
PresidentBabulal Marandi
ChairpersonAmar Kumar Bauri
(Leader of the Opposition)
General SecretaryDharmpal Singh
Founded6 April 1980 (1980-04-06)
HeadquartersDr. Syama Prasad Mookerji Bhawan M-7, Harmu Housing Colony, Ranchi - 834 002 Jharkhand
Colours  Saffron
ECI StatusNational Party
Seats in Lok Sabha
12 / 14
(as of 2022)
Seats in Rajya Sabha
4 / 6
(as of 2022)
Seats in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
26 / 81
(as of 2022)
Website
bjpjharkhand.org

Bharatiya Janata Party, or simply, BJP is the affiliate of Bharatiya Janata Party for the state of Jharkhand. Its head office is situated at the M-7, Harmu Housing Colony, Ranchi. Deepak Prakash was appointed as the State President of the Jharkhand unit on 25 February 2020.

Electoral history

Legislative Assembly election

Year Seats won +/- Voteshare (%) +/- (%) Outcome
2005
30 / 81
Increase 30 23.57% Increase 23.57 Coalition Government
2009
18 / 81
Decrease 12 20.18% Decrease 3.39% Coalition Government
2014
37 / 81
Increase 19 31.26% Increase 11.08% Government
2019
25 / 81
Decrease 12 33.37% Increase 2.11% Opposition

Lok Sabha election

Year Seats won +/- Outcome
2004
1 / 14
Steady Opposition
2009
9 / 14
Increase 8
2014
12 / 14
Increase 3 Government
2019
11 / 14
Decrease 1

Leadership

Chief Minister

No Portarit Name Constituency Term Assembly
1 Babulal Marandi Ramgarh 15 November 2000 18 March 2003 2 years, 123 days 1st
2 Arjun Munda Kharsawan 18 March 2003 2 March 2005 1 year, 349 days
12 March 2005 19 September 2006 1 year, 191 days 2nd
11 September 2010 18 January 2013 2 years, 129 days 3rd
3 Raghubar Das Jamshedpur East 28 December 2014 29 December 2019 5 years, 1 day 4th

Deputy Chief Minister

No Portarit Name Constituency Term Assembly Chief Minister
1 Raghubar Das Jamshedpur East 30 December 2009 31 May 2010 152 days 3rd Hemant Soren

Leader of the Opposition

No Portarit Name Term Assembly
1 Arjun Munda 4 December 2006 29 May 2009 2 years, 176 days 2nd
19 July 2013 23 December 2014 1 year, 157 days 3rd
2 Babulal Marandi 24 February 2020 16 October 2023 3 years, 234 days 5th
3 Amar Kumar Bauri 16 October 2023 Incumbet 92 days 5th

President

# Name Term
[1] Yadunath Pandey 13-May-2005
7[2] Dineshanand Goswami 25-Sep-2010 10-Mar-2013 2 years, 166 days
8[3] Ravindra Kumar Ray 10-Mar-2013 17-May-2016 3 years, 68 days
9[4] Tala Marandi 17-May-2016 24-Aug-2016 99 days
10[5] Laxman Giluwa 24-Aug-2016 25-Feb-2020 3 years, 185 days
11[6] Deepak Prakash 25-Feb-2020 4-Jul-2023 3 years, 129 days
12 Babulal Marandi 4-Jul-2023 present 196 days

See also

References

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  2. "Goswami is state BJP chief". www.telegraphindia.com.
  3. "Ravindra Rai, K V Singh Deo to head BJP in Jharkhand, Odisha". Business Standard India.
  4. "BJP appoints Tala Marandi its Jharkhand unit president". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. "Jharkhand: New BJP chief Laxman Gilua takes over from Tala Marandi, promises to work on tribal issues". The Indian Express. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  6. "Deepak Prakash appointed BJP Jharkhand chief". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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