Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra
Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra (or BJP Maharashtra) is a state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Indian state of Maharashtra The headquarters is located in Mumbai
Bharatiya Janata Party (Maharashtra) | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Devendra Fadnavis (Assembly) Pravin Darekar (Council) |
| President | Chandrakant Patil |
| Headquarters | Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Colours | Saffron |
| ECI Status | National Party |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 23 / 48
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 8 / 19
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| Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Assembly | 106 / 288
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| Seats in Maharashtra Legislative Council | 25 / 78
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| Election symbol | |
Lotus | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| bjpmaharshtra | |
The BJP came into being after a split from the Janata party. The prominent members of BJP had been the part of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh founded by Syama Prasad Mukherjee. Jana Sangh was the political arm of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and was dissolved in 1977. In 2019, Chandrakant Patil was appointed by the party leadership as the president of the BJP Maharashtra.[1]
LIST OF BJP MAHARASHTRA PRESIDENTS:-
UTTAMRAO PATIL
GOPINATH PANDURANG MUNDE
ANNASAHEB DANGE
NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI
SUDHIR MUNGANTIWAR
DEVENDRA GANGADHARRAO FADNAVIS
RAOSAHEB DADARAO PATIL DANVE
CHANDRAKANT BACCHU PATIL
Electoral History
Vidhan Sabha elections
| Year | Seats won/ Seats contested | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 14 / 145 |
 14 |
9.38% | – | Opposition |
| 1985 | 16 / 67 |
2 |
7.25% |  2.13% | |
| 1990 | 42 / 104 |
26 |
10.71% | 3.46% | |
| 1995 | 65 / 116 |
23 |
12.80% | 2.09% |
Government |
| 1999 | 56 / 117 |
9 |
14.54% | 1.74% |
Opposition |
| 2004 | 54 / 111 |
2 |
13.67% | 0.87% | |
| 2009 | 46 / 119 |
8 |
14.02% | 0.35% | |
| 2014 | 122 / 260 |
76 |
27.81% | 13.79% |
Government |
| 2019 | 105 / 150 |
17 |
25.75% | 2.06% |
Government, later opposition |
Leadership
Chief Minister
| No | Name | Term of Office | Tenure
(in years and days) |
Assembly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Devendra Fadnavis | 31 October 2014 | 8 November 2019 | 5 years, 8 days | 13th |
| 23 November 2019 | 26 November 2019 | 3 days (5 years, 13 days) |
14th | ||
Deputy Chief Ministers
| No | Name | Term of Office | Tenure
(in years and days) |
Chief Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gopinath Munde | 14 March 1995 | 11 October 1999 | 4 years, 211 days | Manohar Joshi Narayan Rane |
Leaders of the opposition in the Legislative Assembly
| No | Name | Term of Office | Tenure
(in years and days) |
Chief Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gopinath Munde | 12 December 1991 | 14 March 1995 | 3 years, 92 days | |
| 2 | Eknath Khadse | 11 November 2009 | 31 October 2014 | 4 years, 354 days | |
| 3 | Devendra Fadnavis | 1 December 2019 | Incumbent | 2 years, 153 days | |
Leaders of the opposition in the Legislative Council
| No | Name | Term of Office | Tenure
(in years and days) |
Chief Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Dange | 2 July 1992 | 30 July 1993 | 1 year, 28 days | |
| 30 July 1994 | 14 March 1995 | 227 days (1 year, 255 days) |
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| 2 | Nitin Gadkari | 23 October 1999 | 11 April 2005 | 5 years, 170 days | |
| 3 | Pandurang Pundalik Fundkar | 11 April 2005 | 22 December 2011 | 6 years, 255 days | |
| 4 | Vinod Tawde | 23 December 2011 | 20 October 2014 | 2 years, 301 days | |
| 5 | Pravin Darekar | 16 December 2019 | Incumbent | 2 years, 138 days | |
Presidents
| No | Name | Term of Office | Tenure
(in years) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nitin Gadkari | 2005 | 2009 | 4 years |
| 2 | Sudhir Mungantiwar | 2010 | 2013 | 3year |
| 3 | Devendra Fadnavis | 2013 | 2014 | 1 year |
| 4 | Raosaheb Danve | 2014 | 2019 | 5 years |
| 5 | Chandrakant Patil | 2019 | Incumbent | 2 years |
Status in Municipal Corporations
References
- Kumar, Krishna. "Chandrakant Patil appointed BJP's Maharashtra chief". The Economic Times. Retrieved 27 August 2021.