Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar
Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar (or BJP Bihar) is a state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar. Sanjay Jaiswal is the current president of the BJP Bihar.[1] Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi are the deputy chief ministers of Bihar serving under Nitish Kumar since 16 November 2020.[2]
Bharatiya Janata Party Bihar | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Leader | Tarkishore Prasad Renu Devi (Deputy Chief Minister) |
| President | Sanjay Jaiswal |
| General Secretary | Bhikhubhai Dalsaniya |
| Headquarters | 8, Veerchand Patel Path, Patna, Bihar |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Alliance | National Democratic Alliance |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 17 / 40
|
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 4 / 16
|
| Seats in Bihar Legislative Assembly | 77 / 243
|
| Seats in Bihar Legislative Council | 22 / 75
|
Electoral History
Legislative Assembly election
| Year | Seats won | Seat contested | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 1980 | 21 / 324 |
246 |  21 |
8.41% | 8.41% |
Opposition |
| 1985 | 16 / 324 |
234 |  5 |
7.54% | 0.87% |
Opposition |
| 1990 | 39 / 324 |
237 | 23 |
11.61% | 4.07% |
Outside support to Janata Dal |
| 1995 | 41 / 324 |
315 | 2 |
12.96% | 1.35% |
Opposition |
| 2000 | 67 / 324 |
168 | 26 |
14.64% | 1.68% |
Opposition |
| 2005(Feb) | 37 / 243 |
103 | 30 |
10.97% | 3.67% |
 |
| 2005(Oct) | 55 / 243 |
102 | 18 |
15.65% | 4.68% |
Government |
| 2010 | 91 / 243 |
102 | 36 |
16.49% | 0.84% |
Government, later Opposition |
| 2015 | 53 / 243 |
157 | 38 |
24.42% | 7.93% |
Opposition, later Government |
| 2020 | 74 / 243 |
110 | 21 |
19.46% | 4.96% |
Government |
Lok Sabha election
| Year | Seats won | Change in seats | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 1980 | 0 / 54 |
|
Opposition |
| 1984 | 0 / 54 |
|
Opposition |
| 1989 | 8 / 54 |
8 |
Outside support to National Front |
| 1991 | 5 / 54 |
3 |
Opposition |
| 1996 | 18 / 54 |
13 |
Government, later Opposition |
| 1998 | 19 / 54 |
1 |
Government |
| 1999 | 23 / 54 |
4 |
Government |
| 2004 | 5 / 40 |
18 |
Opposition |
| 2009 | 12 / 40 |
7 |
Opposition |
| 2014 | 22 / 40 |
15 |
Government |
| 2019 | 17 / 40 |
5 |
Government |
Leadership
Deputy Chief Minister
| No | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | Tenure | Assembly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .jpg.webp) |
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 | Incumbent | 1 year, 168 days | 17th |
 |
Renu Devi | |||||
Leader of the Opposition
| No | 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 | |
President
| No | Party leader[3] | Period | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Ashwini 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 | present | 2 years, 231 days |
References
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- "Tarkishore Prasad, Renu Devi to become deputy CM of Bihar; here's what BJP's strategy is". DNA India. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- "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.
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