Bharatiya Janata Party, Telangana
భారతీయ జనతా పార్టీ, తెలంగాణ
PresidentG. Kishan Reddy
ChairpersonEtela Rajender
General SecretarySri Gujjula Premender Reddy
◽️Sri Dugyala Pradeep Rao
◽️Kum. Bangaru Shruthi
◽️Dr. Kasam Venkateshwarlu
Founded6 April 1980 (1980-04-06)
HeadquartersNampally, Hyderabad, Telangana
Youth wingBharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Telangana
Women's wingBJP Mahila Morcha, Telangana
Ideology
Colours  Saffron
AllianceNational Democratic Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
4 / 17
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 7
Seats in Telangana Legislative Assembly
8 / 119
Seats in Telangana Legislative Council
1 / 40
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
bjptelangana.org

Bharatiya Janata Party, Telangana or simply BJP Telangana is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Indian state of Telangana. The party's state headquarters is located in Nampally of Hyderabad, the capital of the state. Bandi Sanjay Kumar is currently appointed as the president and K. V. Ramana Reddy as the vice president of BJP Telangana.

The party currently holds 0 seats in the Rajya Sabha and 4 seats in the Lok Sabha from the state. Furthermore, the party has 1 seat in the Telangana Legislative Council and 8 seats in the Telangana Legislative Assembly.

History

After the formation of Telangana, the BJP in alliance with Telugu Desam Party fought the 2014 Legislative Assembly election.[1] BJP won 5 seats in the newly formed Telangana Legislative Assembly. BJP also won a Lok Sabha seat from Secunderabad constituency in the simultaneously held 2014 Lok Sabha election.[2]

In 2018, the state assembly was dissolved earlier than its term, and elections were held same year. BJP in this election could only secure 1 seat.[3] However, in the 2019 Lok Sabha BJP won 4 out of the 17 seats.[4] The BJP got 19.45% of the total votes.[5]


Electoral Performance

Lok Sabha elections

Year Leader Seats won +/- Outcome
2014 Narendra Modi
1 / 17
 Steady Government
2019 Narendra Modi
4 / 17
 Increase 3 Government

Legislative Assembly elections

Year Leader Seats contested Seats won +/- Voteshare (%) +/- (%) Outcome
2014 G. Kishan Reddy 46
5 / 119
 Steady 4.13% Steady Opposition
2018 T. Raja Singh 118
1 / 119
 Decrease 4 6.98% Increase 2.85% Opposition
2023 111
8 / 119
 Increase 7 13.90% Increase 6.92% Opposition

Leadership

Legislative Council Floor Leader

Year Floor leader
2015-2021 N. Ramchander Rao
2023-2029 A. Venkata Narayana Reddy

Union Ministers from Telangana

Year Name Ministry
2014 Bandaru Dattatreya Minister of State for Labour and Employment
2019 G. Kishan Reddy Union Minister of Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region of India.

State Presidents

S.No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Tenure
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 G. Kishan Reddy


(1964–)

 2 June 2014 8 April 2016 677
2 K. Laxman


(1960–)

 8 April 2016 11 March 2020 1434
3 Bandi Sanjay Kumar


(1971–)

 11 March 2020 4 July 2023 1211
(1) G. Kishan Reddy


(1964–)

 4 July 2023 Incumbent 190

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mallikarjun, Y. (7 April 2014). "TDP-BJP deal after days of uncertainty". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. ↑ IANS (9 November 2014). "Bandaru Dattatreya - a simple leader from backward class (Profile)". Business Standard India. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "BJP decimated in Telangana, wins only one MLA seat in Hyderabad". The News Minute. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Geetanath, V. (23 May 2019). "Double delight for BJP in Telangana". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "BJP takes Telangana by storm, gets 19.45% vote share - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
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