Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar Explained

Native Name:भारतीय जनता पार्टी, बिहार
Party Logo:File:Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg
President:Dilip Kumar Jaiswal
General Secretary:Bhikhubhai Dalsaniya
Headquarters:8, Veerchand Patel Path, Patna, Bihar
Alliance:National Democratic Alliance
Colours: Saffron
State Seats Name:Bihar Legislative Assembly
State2 Seats Name:Bihar Legislative Council

Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar (or BJP Bihar) is a state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar. Dilip Kumar Jaiswal the current president of the BJP Bihar.[1] [2]

Electoral history

Legislative Assembly election

YearSeats wonSeats contested+/-Voteshare (%)+/- (%)Outcome
Bharatiya Janata Party
1980246 218.41% 8.41%Opposition
1985234 57.54% 0.87%Opposition
1990237 2311.61% 4.07%Outside support to Janata Dal
1995315 212.96% 1.35%Opposition
2000168 2614.64% 1.68%Opposition
2005103 3010.97% 3.67%
2005102 1815.65% 4.68%Government
2010102 3616.49% 0.84%Government, later Opposition
2015157 3824.42% 7.93%Opposition, later Government
2020110 2119.46% 4.96%Government, later Opposition

Lok Sabha election

YearSeats won+/-Outcome
Bharatiya Janata Party
1980Opposition
1984Opposition
1989 8Outside support to National Front
1991 3Opposition
1996 13Government, later Opposition
1998 1Government
1999 4Government
2004 18Opposition
2009 7 Opposition
2014 15Government
2019 5Government
2024 5Government

Leadership

Deputy Chief Minister

PortraitNameTerm of OfficeTenureAssembly
1Sushil Kumar Modi24 November 200516 June 201310 years, 316 days14th
15th
27 July 201716 November 202016th
2Tarkishore Prasad16 November 20209 August 202217th
Renu Devi
3Samrat Choudhary28 January 2024Incumbent
Vijay Kumar Sinha

Leader of the Opposition Legislative Assembly

PortraitNameTerm of OfficeAssemblyChief Minister
1Yashwant Sinha17 April 199524 January 199611thLalu Prasad Yadav
2Sushil Kumar Modi19 March 19961 March 2000Rabri Devi
15 March 200028 March 200412th
3Nand Kishore Yadav19 June 20134 December 201515thNitish Kumar
4Prem Kumar4 December 201528 July 201716th
5Vijay Kumar Sinha24 August 202228 January 202417th

Leader of the Opposition Legislative Council

PortraitNameTerm of OfficeChief Minister
1Sushil Kumar Modi19 June 201327 July 2017Nitish Kumar
2Samrat Chaudhary24 August 202220 August 2023
3Hari Sahni20 August 202328 January 2024

President

PortraitParty leader[3] Tenure
1Kailashpati Mishra198019811 year
2Jagadambi Prasad Yadav198119843 years
(1)Kailashpati Mishra198419873 years
3Inder Singh Namdhari198819903 years
4Tarakant Jha199019933 years
5Ashwani Kumar1994 19962 years
6Yashwant Sinha199719981 year
7Nand Kishore Yadav199820035 years
8[4] Gopal Narayan Singh16-Oct-200331-May-2005
9[5] Sushil Kumar Modi31 May 200520061 year
10Radha Mohan Singh200624-Apr-20104 years
11[6] C. P. Thakur24-Apr-201018-Jan-2013
12[7] Mangal Pandey18-Jan-201330-Nov-2016
13[8] Nityanand Rai30-Nov-201614-Sep-2019
14[9] Sanjay Jaiswal14-Sep-201923-Mar-2023
15Samrat Choudhary24-Mar-202325-Jul-2024
16Dilip Kumar Jaiswal26-Jul-2024Present

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2019-09-14. BJP appoints Sanjay Jaiswal as Bihar chief, Satish Punia to look after Rajasthan. 2022-01-21. Hindustan Times. en.
  2. Web site: सम्राट चौधरी बने बिहार के नए बीजेपी अध्यक्ष, संजय जायसवाल की छुट्टी, 2024 चुनाव से पहले बड़ा दांव. live hindustan. 23 March 2023.
  3. Web site: सीढ़ी दर सीढ़ी सफलता के शिखर चढ़े डॉ. संजय जायसवाल . Hindustan . hindi.
  4. Web site: Gopal Narain Singh new Bihar BJP President. 2022-01-21. zeenews.india.com.
  5. Web site: Sachchidan. Jha. May 31, 2005. Sushil Modi is new chief of Bihar BJP. 2022-01-21. The Times of India. en.
  6. Web site: 2010-04-24. C P Thakur new Bihar BJP president. 2022-01-21. The Indian Express. en.
  7. Web site: January 18, 2013. Faizan. Ahmad. Mangal Pandey: Mangal Pandey set to be new state BJP chief. 2022-01-21. The Times of India. en.
  8. Web site: 2016-11-30. Manoj Tiwari, Nityanand Rai appointed BJP's Delhi and Bihar unit presidents. 2022-01-21. Deccan Herald. en.
  9. Web site: September 14, 2019. Madan. Kumar. Sanjay Jaiswal: Three-time Lok Sabha member Sanjay Jaiswal appointed Bihar BJP president. 2022-01-21. The Times of India. en.

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