Bharatiya Janata Party, Himachal Pradesh
Bharatiya Janata Party, or simply, BJP is the affiliate of Bharatiya Janata Party for the state of Himachal Pradesh. Its head office is situated at the Deep Kamal Chakkar, Shimla.
Bharatiya Janata Party Himachal Pradesh | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Jai Ram Thakur (Chief Minister) |
| President | Suresh Kumar Kashyap |
| 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 | 03 / 04 (as of 2022)
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 03 / 03 (as of 2022)
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| Seats in Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | 43 / 68 (as of 2022)
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| Website | |
| hp | |
Electoral history
Legislative Assembly election
| Year | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |||||
| 1967 | 7 / 60 |
 7 |
13.87% | 13.87 |
Opposition |
| 1972 | 5 / 68 |
 2 |
7.75% | 6.12% |
Opposition |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||
| 1982 | 29 / 68 |
29 |
35.16% | 35.16% |
Opposition |
| 1985 | 7 / 68 |
22 |
30.61% | 4.55% |
Opposition |
| 1990 | 46 / 68 |
39 |
41.78% | 11.17 |
Government |
| 1993 | 8 / 68 |
38 |
36.14% | 5.64% |
Opposition |
| 1998 | 31 / 68 |
23 |
39.02% | 2.88% |
Government |
| 2003 | 16 / 68 |
15 |
35.38% | 3.64% |
Opposition |
| 2007 | 41 / 68 |
25 |
43.78% | 8.4% |
Government |
| 2012 | 26 / 68 |
15 |
38.47% | 5.31% |
Opposition |
| 2017 | 44 / 68 |
18 |
48.79% | 10.32% |
Government |
| 2022 | 0 / 68 |
Tbd | |||
Lok Sabha election
| Year | Seats won | Change in seats | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 1980 | 0 / 4 |
– | Opposition |
| 1984 | 0 / 4 |
– | Opposition |
| 1989 | 3 / 4 |
3 |
Outside support to National Front |
| 1991 | 2 / 4 |
1 |
Opposition |
| 1996 | 0 / 4 |
2 |
Government, later Opposition |
| 1998 | 3 / 4 |
3 |
Government |
| 1999 | 3 / 4 |
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Government |
| 2004 | 1 / 4 |
2 |
Opposition |
| 2009 | 3 / 4 |
2 |
Opposition |
| 2014 | 4 / 4 |
1 |
Government |
| 2019 | 4 / 4 |
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Government |
Leadership
Chief Minister
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of Office | Tenure | Assembly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | incumbent | 4 years, 127 days | 13th |
President
| No | Party leader | Period | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gangaram Thakur | 1980 | 1984 | 4 years | |
| Nageen Chand Pal | 1984 | 1986 | 2 years | |
| Shanta Kumar | 1986 | 1990 | 4 years | |
| Maheshwar Singh | 1990 | 1993 | 3 years | |
| Prem Kumar Dhumal | 1993 | 1998 | 5 years | |
| Suresh Chandel | 1998 | 2000 | 2 years | |
| Jai Krishan Sharma | 2000 | 2003 | 3 years | |
| Suresh Bhardwaj | 2003 | 2007 | 4 years | |
| Jai Ram Thakur | 2007 | 2009 | 2 years | |
| Khimi Ram | 2009 | 2010 | 1 year | |
| Satpal Singh Satti | 2010 | 2020 | 10 years | |
| [1] | Rajeev Bindal | 18-Jan-2020 | 22-Jul-2020 | 186 days |
| [2] | Suresh Kumar Kashyap | 22-Jul-2020 | present | 1 year, 285 days |
References
- "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.
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