Bharatiya Janata Party, Madhya Pradesh
Bharatiya Janata Party is the affiliate of Bharatiya Janata Party for the state of Madhya Pradesh. The party appointed V. D. Sharma as the president of the BJP Madhya Pradesh on 15 February 2020 who took over from Rakesh Singh.[1] On 23 March 2020, Shivraj Singh Chouhan took oath as the Chief Minister Of Madhya Pradesh after the Kamal Nath led Govt collapsed due to defection of Jyotiraditya Scindia.[2]
Bharatiya Janata Party Madhya Pradesh | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Chief Minister) |
| President | V. D. Sharma |
| General Secretary | Suhas Bhagat |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Headquarters | Pandit Deendayal Parisar E-2, Arera Colony, Bhopal - 462 016 Madhya Pradesh |
| Colours | Saffron |
| ECI Status | National Party |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 28 / 29 (as of 2022)
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 8 / 11 (as of 2022)
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| Seats in Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | 127 / 230 (as of 2022)
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| Website | |
| mp | |
Electoral History
Legislative Assembly election
| Year | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |||||
| 1952 | 0 / 232 |
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3.58% | |
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| 1957 | 10 / 288 |
 10 |
9.90% | 6.32% |
Opposition |
| 1962 | 41 / 288 |
31 |
16.66% | 6.76% |
Opposition |
| 1967 | 78 / 296 |
37 |
28.28% | 11.62% |
Government, later Opposition |
| 1972 | 48 / 296 |
 30 |
28.64% | 0.39% |
Opposition |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||
| 1980 | 60 / 320 |
60 |
30.34% | 30.34% |
Opposition |
| 1985 | 58 / 320 |
2 |
32.45% | 2.11% |
Opposition |
| 1990 | 220 / 320 |
162 |
39.14% | 6.69% |
Government |
| 1993 | 117 / 320 |
103 |
38.82% | 0.32% |
Opposition |
| 1998 | 119 / 320 |
2 |
39.28% | 0.46% |
Opposition |
| 2003 | 173 / 230 |
- | 42.50% | - | Government |
| 2008 | 143 / 230 |
30 |
37.64% | 4.86% |
Government |
| 2013 | 165 / 230 |
22 |
44.88% | 7.24% |
Government |
| 2018 | 109 / 230 |
56 |
41.02% | 3.86% |
Opposition, later Government |
Lok Sabha election
| Year | Seats won | Change in seats | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |||
| 1952 | 0 / 29 |
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Opposition |
| 1957 | 0 / 35 |
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Opposition |
| 1962 | 3 / 36 |
3 |
Opposition |
| 1967 | 10 / 37 |
7 |
Opposition |
| 1971 | 11 / 37 |
1 |
Opposition |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 1980 | 0 / 40 |
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Opposition |
| 1984 | 0 / 40 |
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Opposition |
| 1989 | 27 / 38 |
27 |
Outside support to National Front |
| 1991 | 12 / 40 |
15 |
Opposition |
| 1996 | 27 / 40 |
15 |
Government, later Opposition |
| 1998 | 30 / 40 |
3 |
Government |
| 1999 | 29 / 40 |
1 |
Government |
| 2004 | 25 / 29 |
4 |
Opposition |
| 2009 | 16 / 29 |
9 |
Opposition |
| 2014 | 27 / 29 |
11 |
Government |
| 2019 | 28 / 29 |
1 |
Government |
Leadership
Chief Minister
| No | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh[lower-Greek 1] | ||||||
| 1 | .JPG.webp) |
Kailash Chandra Joshi | 24 June 1977 | 17 January 1978 | 207 days | 6th |
| 2 |  |
Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha | 18 January 1978 | 19 January 1980 | 2 years, 1 day | |
| 3 | |
Sunder Lal Patwa | 20 January 1980 | 17 February 1980 | 28 days | |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||
| 1 | |
Sunder Lal Patwa | 5 March 1990 | 15 December 1992 | 2 years, 285 days | 9th |
| 2 |  |
Uma Bharti | 8 December 2003 | 23 August 2004 | 259 days | 12th |
| 3 |  |
Babulal Gaur | 23 August 2004 | 29 November 2005 | 1 year, 98 days | |
| 4 | .JPG.webp) |
Shivraj Singh Chouhan | 29 November 2005 | 12 December 2008 | 13 years, 18 days | |
| 12 December 2008 | 13 December 2013 | 13th | ||||
| 13 December 2013 | 17 December 2018 | 14th | ||||
| 23 March 2020 | Incumbent | 2 years, 41 days | 15th | |||
Deputy Chief Minister
| No | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | Assembly | Chief Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |||||||
| 1 | |
Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha | 30 July 1967 | 12 March 1969 | 1 year, 225 days | 4th | Govind Narayan Singh |
Leader of the Opposition
| No | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | Assembly | Chief Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |||||||
| 1 | |
Kailash Chandra Joshi | 28 March 1972 | 30 April 1977 | 5 years, 33 days | 5th | Prakash Chandra Sethi Shyama Charan Shukla |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||||
| 1 | |
Sunder Lal Patwa | 4 July 1980 | 10 March 1985 | 4 years, 249 days | 7th | Arjun Singh Motilal Vora Shyama Charan Shukla |
| 2 | |
Kailash Chandra Joshi | 23 March 1985 | 3 March 1990 | 4 years, 346 days | 8th | |
| 3 |  |
Vikram Verma | 24 December 1993 | 1 December 1998 | 4 years, 342 days | 10th | Digvijaya Singh |
| 4 | |
Gauri Shankar Shejwar | 2 February 1999 | 1 September 2002 | 3 years, 211 days | 11th | |
| 5 | |
Babulal Gaur | 4 September 2002 | 5 December 2003 | 1 year, 92 days | ||
| 6 |  |
Gopal Bhargava | 8 January 2019 | 23 March 2020 | 1 year, 75 days | 15th | Kamal Nath |
President
| No | Party leader | Period | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunder Lal Patwa | 1986 | 1990 | 4 years | |
| Lakkhiram Agarwal | 1990 | 2000 | 10 years | |
| [3] | Vikram Verma | 14-Aug-2000 | 26-Aug-2002 | 2 years, 12 days |
| [4] | Kailash Chandra Joshi | 26-Aug-2002 | 30-May-2005 | 2 years, 277 days |
| [5] | Shivraj Singh Chouhan | 30-May-2005 | 17-Feb-2006 | 263 days |
| [6] | Satyanarayan Jatiya | 17-Feb-2006 | 20-Nov-2006 | 276 days |
| [7] | Narendra Singh Tomar | 20-Nov-2006 | 08-May-2010 | 3 years, 169 days |
| [8] | Prabhat Jha | 08-May-2010 | 16-Dec-2012 | 2 years, 222 days |
| [9] | Narendra Singh Tomar | 16-Dec-2012 | 16-Aug-2014 | 1 year, 243 days |
| [10] | Nandkumar Singh Chauhan | 16-Aug-2014 | 18-Apr-2018 | 3 years, 245 days |
| [11] | Rakesh Singh | 18-Apr-2018 | 15-Feb-2020 | 1 year, 303 days |
| [12] | V. D. Sharma | 15-Feb-2020 | incumbent | 2 years, 77 days |
Notes
- Kailash Chandra Joshi was a Jan Sangh leader who became Madhya Pradesh chief minister in 1977 as a member of JP. Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha, who became Madhya Pradesh chief minister in 1978 as a JP member, was also a Jan Sangh leader. Patwa became the chief minister for the first time (January 1980 – February 1980) while being a member of the JP.
References
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- "Shivraj Singh Chouhan Takes Oath as MP CM for the Fourth Time, Says First Priority to Fight Coronavirus". News18. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- "TROUBLED STATES". India Today. 14 August 2000.
- "Kailash Joshi appointed BJP Madhya Pradesh chief". Zee News. 27 August 2002.
- "Shivraj Singh Chauhan appointment as Madhya Pradesh BJP president spells more trouble". India Today. 30 May 2005. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- "Jatia is MP BJP president". Hindustan Times. 17 February 2006.
- "Tomar elected MP BJP president". www.oneindia.com. 20 November 2006.
- "Prabhat Jha is new Madhya Pradesh BJP president". India Today. 8 May 2010.
- "Narendra Tomar elected president of BJP`s MP unit". Zee News. 16 December 2012.
- "Nandkumar Singh Chouhan is the new chief of BJP's Madhya Pradesh unit | India.com". www.india.com. 16 August 2014.
- "Rakesh Singh is new Madhya Pradesh BJP chief". India Today. 18 April 2018.
- "VD Sharma appointed as BJP MP chief. What it means for state's politics". India Today. 15 February 2020.
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