The Bharatiya Janata Party, or simply, BJP Assam (BJP; [bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː] ; lit. 'Indian People's Party'), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of the Assam. Its head office is situated at the 'Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bhawan' Near Hengrabari L.P. School Hengrabari, Guwahati-781 036, Assam, India. The current president of BJP Assam is Bhabesh Kalita.
Bharatiya Janata Party, Assam ভাৰতীয় জনতা পাৰ্টি, অসম | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Himanta Biswa Sarma (Chief Minister of Assam) |
| President | Bhabesh Kalita |
| General Secretary | Panindranath Sarma[1] |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Split from | Janata Party |
| Preceded by |
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| Headquarters | 'Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bhawan' Near Hengrabari L.P. School Hengrabari, Guwahati - 781 036 Assam, India [3] |
| Newspaper | Kamal Sandesh |
| Youth wing | Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha |
| Women's wing | BJP Mahila Morcha |
| Labour wing | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[4] |
| Peasant's wing | Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[5] |
| Ideology | |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Alliance | National Democratic Alliance North East Democratic Alliance |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 9 / 14
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 4 / 7
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| Seats in Assam Legislative Assembly | 61 / 126
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| Election symbol | |
Lotus | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| assam | |
In 2016 BJP formed Government at Assam state for the first time under leadership of Sarbananda Sonowal from there it is still a ruling party at Assam and had 2 Chief Ministers till date Sarbananda Sonowal from 2016 to 2021 and Himanta Biswa Sarma from 2021–present.
List of Presidents
edit| No. | Name | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convenor | Lakheshwar Gohain | Member of Assam Legislative Assembly from Barhampur(1978-1983) | 1980-1981 |
| Co-Convenor |  |
4 timesMember of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Silchar. Union Minister of State in Third Vajpayee ministry. | 1980-1981 |
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Electoral performance
editLok Sabha Election
edit| Year | Seats won | +/- | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2 / 14
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– | Opposition |
| 1996 | 1 / 14
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 1
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Government, later Opposition |
| 1998 | 1 / 14
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– | Government |
| 1999 | 2 / 14
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 1
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| 2004 | 2 / 14
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– | Opposition |
| 2009 | 5 / 14
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3
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| 2014 | 7 / 14
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2
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Government |
| 2019 | 9 / 14
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2
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| 2024 | 9 / 14
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Legislative Assembly Election
edit| Year | Seats won | +/- | Voteshare (%) | +/- (%) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10 / 126 |
New | 6.55% | New | Opposition |
| 1996 | 4 / 126 |
6 |
10.41% | 3.86%
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| 2001 | 8 / 126 |
4 |
9.35% | 1.06%
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| 2006 | 10 / 126 |
2 |
11.98% | 2.63%
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| 2011 | 5 / 126 |
5 |
11.47% | 0.51%
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| 2016 | 60 / 126 |
55 |
29.5% | 18.03% |
Government |
| 2021 | 60 / 126 |
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33.21% | 3.70%
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In local elections
editMunicipal corporation election results
edit| Year | Municipal Corporation | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assam | ||||||
| 2013 | Guwahati | 60 | 11 / 60
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| 2022 | Guwahati | 60 | 52 / 60
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41[14]
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59.31% | |
Autonomous District Council election
edit| Year | Autonomous District Council | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bodoland | |||||||
| 2015 | Bodoland | 40 | 1 / 40
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Allied government with BPF | ||
| 2020 | Bodoland | 26 | 9 / 40
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Allied government with UPPL | ||
| Haflong | |||||||
| 2019 | North Cachar Hills | 28 | 19 / 28
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Government. | |||
| 2024 | Dima Hasao | 28 | 25 / 28
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Government. | ||
| Diphu | |||||||
| 2017 | Karbi Anglong | 26 | 24 / 26
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Government. | |||
| 2022 | Karbi Anglong | 26 | 26 / 26
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Government. | ||
| Morigaon | |||||||
| 2020 | Tiwa | 33 / 36
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Government with AGP. | ||||
| Dhemaji | |||||||
| 2019 | Mising | 5 / 34
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Government with Sammilita Gana Shakti. | ||||
| Dudhnoi | |||||||
| 2019 | Rabha Hasong | 34 / 36
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BJP+RHJMC Government. | ||||
| Dibrugarh | |||||||
| 2019 | Sonowal Kachari | 20 / 26
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Government. | ||||
| Titabar | |||||||
| 2022 | Thengal Kachari | 14 / 22
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Government with AGP. | ||||
| Narayanpur | |||||||
| 2022 | Deori | 11 / 22
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Government with AGP. | ||||
Leadership
edit| No. | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office[16] | Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Sarbananda Sonowal | Majuli | 24 May 2016 | 10 May 2021 | 4 years, 351 days | 14th |
| 2 | 
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Himanta Biswa Sarma | Jalukbari | 10 May 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 186 days | 15th |
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| No | Name[17] | Portrait | Party | Date of Appointment |
Date of Retirement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Indramoni Bora | 2001 | 2007 | |||
| 2. | Kamakhya Prasad Tasa | .jpg) |
15-Jun-2019 | 9 June 2024 | ||
| 3. | Bhubaneswar Kalita | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10-Apr-2020 | 09-Apr-2026 | ||
| 4. | Biswajit Daimary | _led_by_the_Member_of_Parliament,_Shri_Biswajit_Daimary,_in_New_Delhi_(cropped).jpg) |
23 February 2021 | 2- May- 2021 | ||
| 5. | Sarbananda Sonowal | .jpg) |
6-Oct-2021 | 9 June 2024 | ||
| 6. | Pabitra Margherita | .jpg) |
2-Apr-2022 | 2-Apr-2028 | ||
| 7. | Rameswar Teli | .jpg) |
20 August 2024 | 09-Apr-2026 | ||
| 8. | Mission Ranjan Das | 20 August 2024 | 14-June-2025 | |||
See also
edit- Asom Gana Parishad
- United People's Party Liberal
- Bodoland People's Front
- National Democratic Alliance
- North East Democratic Alliance
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Meghalaya Democratic Alliance
- United Democratic Alliance, Nagaland
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Madhya Pradesh
- State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Bharatiya Janata Party".
- ^ "What you need to know about India's BJP". AlJazeera. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ https://assam.bjp.org/
- ^ Pragya Singh (15 January 2008). "Need to Know BJP-led BMS is biggest labour union in India". live mint. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Gupta, Sejuta Das (2019e). Class, Politics, and Agricultural Policies in Post-liberalisation India. Cambridge University Press. pp. 172–173. ISBN 978-1-108-41628-3.
- ^ "BJP's Secular Model – Evident Along Country's Overall Progress; Asserts National Minority Secretary". 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Congress a 'sickular' Party, not secular: BJP".
- ^ "Candidates who know local language will have edge for govt. jobs". 2 December 2022.
- ^ "Neda: Going from strength to strength".
- ^ "The journey from a rented house to a six-story building of BJP's largest party office in NE". pragnews.com. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ^ "Assam BJP : সাতজনকৈ সভাপতি একেটা ফটো ফ্ৰেমত, বিজেপিৰ এখন সাঁচি থ'ব পৰা ফটো". News18 হিন্দী (in Assamese). 2021-09-23. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ^ Desk, Sentinel Digital (2022-12-28). "Assam BJP pays tribute to late Lakheswar Gohain on 100th birthday". Sentinel Assam. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "After the most bloodstained election campaign in Indian history, Congress(I) returns to power in Assam". India Today. 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
- ^ "BJP Assam get boost after winning corporation election". Business Standard.
- ^ "2024 Dima Hasao Autonomous Council election results". State Election Commission Assam. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ Chief Ministers Archived 16 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine from the Assam Assembly website
- ^ "Statewise List". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
Works cited
edit- "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18 January 2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.