Bharatiya Janata Party – Punjab
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Bharatiya Janata Party – Punjab ਭਾਰਤੀ ਜਨਤਾ ਪਾਰਟੀ – ਪੰਜਾਬ | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Ashwani Kumar Sharma |
| President | Sunil Kumar Jakhar |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Split from | Janata Party |
| Preceded by |
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| Headquarters | Amar Shaheed Dr. Syama Prasad, Mukherjee Smarak Bhawan, Dakshin Marg, Sector-37-A, Chandigarh,-160036, India [2] |
| Newspaper | Kamal Sandesh |
| Youth wing | Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha |
| Women's wing | BJP Mahila Morcha |
| Labour wing | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[3] |
| Peasant's wing | Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[4] |
| Ideology | |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Alliance | |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 13 (as of 2024)
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 7 (as of 2022)
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| Seats in Punjab Legislative Assembly | 2 / 117 (as of 2022)
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Lotus | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
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The Bharatiya Janata Party – Punjab (BJP Punjab) (ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਜਨਤਾ ਪਾਰਟੀ, پنجابی بھارتی جنتا پارٹی), also known as the Punjab BJP, is the affiliate of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Indian state of Punjab.[7] Its head office is situated at the Amar Sahid Dr. Syama Prasad, Mukherjee Smarak Bhawan, Dakshin Marg, Sector-37-A, Chandigarh, Punjab-160036, India.[8] The current president of BJP Punjab is Sunil Kumar Jakhar.[7]
Electoral performance
[edit]Lok Sabha elections
[edit]| Year | Seats won | +/- | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3 / 13
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– | Government |
| 1999 | 1 / 13
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 2
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Government |
| 2004 | 3 / 13
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 2
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Opposition |
| 2009 | 1 / 13
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2
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Opposition |
| 2014 | 2 / 13
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1
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Government |
| 2019 | 2 / 13
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– | Government |
| 2024 | 0 / 13
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2
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Government |
Legislative Assembly elections
[edit]| Year | Seats contested | Seats won | +/- | Voteshare (%) | +/- (%) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 41 | 1 / 117 |
New | 6.48% | New | Opposition |
| 1985 | 26 | 6 / 117 |
5 |
4.99% | 1.49
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| 1992 | 66 | 6 / 117 |
– | 16.48% | 11.49%
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| 1997 | 22 | 18 / 117 |
12 |
8.33% | 8.15% |
Government |
| 2002 | 23 | 3 / 117 |
15 |
5.67% | 2.66% |
Opposition |
| 2007 | 23 | 19 / 117 |
16 |
8.28% | 2.61% |
Government |
| 2012 | 23 | 12 / 117 |
7 |
7.18% | 1.1%
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| 2017 | 23 | 3 / 117 |
9 |
5.4% | 1.8% |
Opposition |
| 2022 | 73 | 2 / 117 |
1 |
6.6% | 1.2%
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Leadership
[edit]Elected members
[edit]2019 member(s) of Parliament
[edit]| S.No | Member of Parliament | Constituency Name | District(s) | Term Start |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Sunny Deol | Gurdaspur | Gurdaspur | 2019 |
| 2. | Som Prakash | Hoshiarpur | Hoshiarpur |
2022 member(s) of Legislative Assembly
[edit]| S.No | Constituency | MLA | Present Party | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | |||||
| Pathankot District | ||||||
| 01. | 3 | Pathankot | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| Hoshiarpur District | ||||||
| 02. | 39 | Mukerian | Jangi Lal Mahajan | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
President
[edit]| No. | Name | Term of Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Balram Das Tandon | 1995 | 1997 | 2 years |
| 2. | Brij Lal Rinwa | 1997 | 27-Sep-2003 | 6 years |
| 3.[9] | Avinash Rai Khanna | 27-Sep-2003 | 21-Apr-2007 | 3 years, 206 days |
| 4.[10] | Rajinder Bhandari | 21-Apr-2007 | 4-Feb-2010 | 2 years, 289 days |
| 5.[11] | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | 4-Feb-2010 | 15-Jan-2013 | 2 years, 346 days |
| 6.[12] | Kamal Sharma | 15-Jan-2013 | 8-Apr-2016 | 3 years, 84 days |
| 7.[13] | Vijay Sampla | 8-Apr-2016 | 6-Apr-2018 | 1 year, 363 days |
| 8.[14] | Shwait Malik | 6-Apr-2018 | 17-Jan-2020 | 1 year, 286 days |
| 9.[15] | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | 17-Jan-2020 | 4-Jul-2023 | 3 years, 168 days |
| 10.[16] | Sunil Kumar Jakhar | 5-Jul-2023 | present | 2 years, 31 days |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "What you need to know about India's BJP". AlJazeera. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Bharatiya Janata Party".
- ^ Pragya Singh (15 January 2008). "Need to Know BJP-led BMS is biggest labour union in India". live mint. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Gupta, Sejuta Das (2019e). Class, Politics, and Agricultural Policies in Post-liberalisation India. Cambridge University Press. pp. 172–173. ISBN 978-1-108-41628-3.
- ^ "New team new vote base, BJP eying both Sikhs and Hindus at Punjab". India Today.
- ^ "BJP's new Punjab team now has 45% Sikhs". Hindustan Times.
- ^ a b The Hindu Bureau (11 July 2023). "Sunil Jakhar takes over as BJP Punjab chief, says BJP no longer younger brother in State". The Tribune. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Punjab State Office". Bharatiya Janata Party. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "Avinash Khanna to be the new Punjab BJP chief". The Times of India. 27 September 2003.
- ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Ludhiana Stories". www.tribuneindia.com.
- ^ "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab". www.tribuneindia.com.
- ^ "RSS activist Kamal Sharma elected new Punjab BJP chief - Indian Express".
- ^ "Modi's minister Vijay Sampla replaces Kamal as Punjab BJP chief". Hindustan Times. 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Shwet Malik to take charge on April 8". The Times of India. 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Ashwani Sharma files sole nomination for Punjab BJP president's election". The Times of India. 17 January 2020.
- ^ "Sunil Jakhar named new Punjab BJP chief, replaces Ashwani Sharma". The Indian Express. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
Works cited
[edit]- "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18 January 2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.