Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar
Indian political party
Political party in India
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Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar (or BJP Bihar) is a state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar. Dilip Kumar Jaiswal the current president of the BJP Bihar.[1][2]
Electoral history
Legislative Assembly election
Year | Seats won | Seats contested | +/- | Voteshare (%) | +/- (%) | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
1980 | 21 / 324 | 246 | ![]() | 8.41% | ![]() | Opposition |
1985 | 16 / 324 | 234 | ![]() | 7.54% | ![]() | Opposition |
1990 | 39 / 324 | 237 | ![]() | 11.61% | ![]() | Outside support to Janata Dal |
1995 | 41 / 324 | 315 | ![]() | 12.96% | ![]() | Opposition |
2000 | 67 / 324 | 168 | ![]() | 14.64% | ![]() | Opposition |
2005 | 37 / 243 | 103 | ![]() | 10.97% | ![]() | ![]() |
2005 | 55 / 243 | 102 | ![]() | 15.65% | ![]() | Government |
2010 | 91 / 243 | 102 | ![]() | 16.49% | ![]() | Government, later Opposition |
2015 | 53 / 243 | 157 | ![]() | 24.42% | ![]() | Opposition, later Government |
2020 | 74 / 243 | 110 | ![]() | 19.46% | ![]() | Government, later Opposition |
Lok Sabha election
Year | Seats won | +/- | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|
Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
1980 | 0 / 54 | ![]() | Opposition |
1984 | 0 / 54 | ![]() | Opposition |
1989 | 8 / 54 | ![]() | Outside support to National Front |
1991 | 5 / 54 | ![]() | Opposition |
1996 | 18 / 54 | ![]() | Government, later Opposition |
1998 | 19 / 54 | ![]() | Government |
1999 | 23 / 54 | ![]() | Government |
2004 | 5 / 40 | ![]() | Opposition |
2009 | 12 / 40 | ![]() | Opposition |
2014 | 22 / 40 | ![]() | Government |
2019 | 17 / 40 | ![]() | Government |
2024 | 12 / 40 | ![]() | Government |
Leadership
Deputy Chief Minister
# | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | Tenure | Assembly | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Sushil Kumar Modi | 24 November 2005 | 16 June 2013 | 10 years, 316 days | 14th |
15th | ||||||
27 July 2017 | 16 November 2020 | 16th | ||||
2 | ![]() | Tarkishore Prasad | 16 November 2020 | 9 August 2022 | 1 year, 266 days | 17th |
![]() | Renu Devi | |||||
3 | ![]() | Samrat Choudhary | 28 January 2024 | Incumbent | 224 days | |
![]() | Vijay Kumar Sinha |
Leader of the Opposition Legislative Assembly
# | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | Assembly | Chief Minister | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Yashwant Sinha | 17 April 1995 | 24 January 1996 | 282 days | 11th | Lalu Prasad Yadav |
2 | ![]() | Sushil Kumar Modi | 19 March 1996 | 1 March 2000 | 8 years, 9 days | Rabri Devi | |
15 March 2000 | 28 March 2004 | 12th | |||||
3 | Nand Kishore Yadav | 19 June 2013 | 4 December 2015 | 2 years, 168 days | 15th | Nitish Kumar | |
4 | ![]() | Prem Kumar | 4 December 2015 | 28 July 2017 | 1 year, 236 days | 16th | |
5 | ![]() | Vijay Kumar Sinha | 24 August 2022 | 28 January 2024 | 1 year, 157 days | 17th |
Leader of the Opposition Legislative Council
# | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | Chief Minister | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Sushil Kumar Modi | 19 June 2013 | 27 July 2017 | 4 years, 38 days | Nitish Kumar |
2 | ![]() | Samrat Chaudhary | 24 August 2022 | 20 August 2023 | 361 days | |
3 | ![]() | Hari Sahni | 20 August 2023 | 28 January 2024 | 161 days |
President
# | Portrait | Party leader[3] | Tenure | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | Kailashpati Mishra | 1980 | 1981 | 1 year |
2 | Jagadambi Prasad Yadav | 1981 | 1984 | 3 years | |
(1) | ![]() | Kailashpati Mishra | 1984 | 1987 | 3 years |
3 | ![]() | Inder Singh Namdhari | 1988 | 1990 | 3 years |
4 | Tarakant Jha | 1990 | 1993 | 3 years | |
5 | Ashwani Kumar | 1994 | 1996 | 2 years | |
6 | ![]() | Yashwant Sinha | 1997 | 1998 | 1 year |
7 | Nand Kishore Yadav | 1998 | 2003 | 5 years | |
8[4] | Gopal Narayan Singh | 16-Oct-2003 | 31-May-2005 | 1 year, 227 days | |
9[5] | ![]() | Sushil Kumar Modi | 31 May 2005 | 2006 | 1 year |
10 | ![]() | Radha Mohan Singh | 2006 | 24-Apr-2010 | 4 years |
11[6] | ![]() | C. P. Thakur | 24-Apr-2010 | 18-Jan-2013 | 2 years, 269 days |
12[7] | ![]() | Mangal Pandey | 18-Jan-2013 | 30-Nov-2016 | 3 years, 317 days |
13[8] | ![]() | Nityanand Rai | 30-Nov-2016 | 14-Sep-2019 | 2 years, 288 days |
14[9] | ![]() | Sanjay Jaiswal | 14-Sep-2019 | 23-Mar-2023 | 3 years, 190 days |
15 | ![]() | Samrat Choudhary | 24-Mar-2023 | 25-Jul-2024 | 1 year, 123 days |
16 | ![]() | Dilip Kumar Jaiswal | 26-Jul-2024 | Present | 44 days |
See also
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- National Democratic Alliance
- Janata Dal (United)
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Madhya Pradesh
- State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party
References
- ^ "BJP appoints Sanjay Jaiswal as Bihar chief, Satish Punia to look after Rajasthan". Hindustan Times. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "सम्राट चौधरी बने बिहार के नए बीजेपी अध्यक्ष, संजय जायसवाल की छुट्टी, 2024 चुनाव से पहले बड़ा दांव". live hindustan. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ "सीढ़ी दर सीढ़ी सफलता के शिखर चढ़े डॉ. संजय जायसवाल". Hindustan (in Hindi).
- ^ "Gopal Narain Singh new Bihar BJP President". zeenews.india.com. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Jha, Sachchidan (31 May 2005). "Sushil Modi is new chief of Bihar BJP". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "C P Thakur new Bihar BJP president". The Indian Express. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Ahmad, Faizan (18 January 2013). "Mangal Pandey: Mangal Pandey set to be new state BJP chief". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Manoj Tiwari, Nityanand Rai appointed BJP's Delhi and Bihar unit presidents". Deccan Herald. 30 November 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ Kumar, Madan (14 September 2019). "Sanjay Jaiswal: Three-time Lok Sabha member Sanjay Jaiswal appointed Bihar BJP president". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2022.