Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh

Bharatiya Janata Party, or simply, BJP is the affiliate of Bharatiya Janata Party for the state of Chhattisgarh. Its head office is situated at the Kushabhau Thakre Parisar Boriyakala, Raipur. Vishnudeo Sai was appointed as the State President of the Chhattisgarh unit on 2 June 2020.[1]

Bharatiya Janata Party
Chhattisgarh
AbbreviationBJP
LeaderDharamlal Kaushik
(Leader of the Opposition)
PresidentVishnudeo Sai
General SecretaryPawan Sai
Founded6 April 1980 (1980-04-06)
HeadquartersKushabhau Thakre Parisar Boriyakala, Raipur - 492 015 Chhattisgarh
Colours  Saffron
ECI StatusNational Party
Seats in Lok Sabha
10 / 11
(as of 2022)
Seats in Rajya Sabha
1 / 5
(as of 2022)
Seats in Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
14 / 90
(as of 2022)
Website
www.bjpcg.com

Electoral history

Legislative Assembly election
Year Seats won Change in seats Percentage of votes Vote swing Outcome
2003
50 / 90
 50 39.26% 39.26% Government
2008
50 / 90
 40.33% 1.07% Government
2013
49 / 90
 1 41.04% 0.71% Government
2018
15 / 90
 34 32.97% 8.07% Opposition

Lok Sabha election
Year Seats won Change in seats Outcome
2004
10 / 11
 Opposition
2009
10 / 11
 Opposition
2014
10 / 11
 Government
2019
9 / 11
 1 Government

Leadership

Chief Minister
No Portarit Name Constituency Term Assembly
1 Raman Singh Dongargaon 7 December 2003 12 December 2008 15 years, 10 days 2nd
Rajnandgaon 12 December 2008 12 December 2013 3rd
12 December 2013 17 December 2018 4th

Leader of the Opposition
No Portarit Name Term Assembly
1 Nand Kumar Sai 14 December 2000 5 December 2003 2 years, 356 days 1st
2[2] Dharamlal Kaushik 4 January 2019 Incumbent 3 years, 117 days 5th

President
Ref Party leader Period
[1] Vishnudeo Sai 31-Oct-2006 11-May-2010 3 years, 192 days
[3] Ram Sewak Paikra 11-May-2010 21-Jan-2014 3 years, 255 days
[4] Vishnudeo Sai 21-Jan-2014 16-Aug-2014 207 days
[5] Dharamlal Kaushik 16-Aug-2014 8-Mar-2019 4 years, 204 days
[6] Vikram Usendi 8-Mar-2019 2-Jun-2020 1 year, 86 days
[7] Vishnudeo Sai 2-Jun-2020 Incumbent 1 year, 333 days

References
  1. "Vishnu Sai elected BJP's Chhatisgarh President". oneindia.com. 31 October 2006.
  2. "BJP Appoints Dharamlal Kaushik As Leader Of Opposition In Chhattisgarh". NDTV.com. 4 January 2019.
  3. "Tribal leader Paikra is new Chhattisgarh BJP chief". The Indian Express. 11 May 2010.
  4. "Vishnudeo Sai is new Chhattisgarh BJP chief". The Hindu. 23 January 2014.
  5. "Chhattisgarh gets new BJP chief, relief to CM Raman Singh". The Indian Express. 16 August 2014.
  6. "Vikram Usendi named Chhattisgarh BJP chief". Business Standard India. 8 March 2019.
  7. "Vishnu Deo Sai is Chhattisgarh BJP chief, CM Bhupesh Baghel tweets wishes". Hindustan Times. 2 June 2020.
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