Bharatiya Janata Party, Sikkim Explained

Native Name:	भारतीय जनता पार्टी, सिक्किम
Party Logo:	File:Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg
Abbreviation:	BJP
President:	D.R.Thapa^[1]
Headquarters:	BJP State Office, Golitar, Singtam, District Pakyong, Sikkim^[2]
Colours:	Saffron
Loksabha Seats:	(as of 2024)
Rajyasabha Seats:	(as of 2024)
State Seats Name:	Sikkim Legislative Assembly
State Seats:	(as of 2024)
Symbol:	Lotus
Leader:	N.K. Subba^[3]
Flag:	BJP Flag.svg
Alliance:	National Democratic Alliance North East Democratic Alliance
Women:	BJP Mahila Morcha
Publication:	Kamal Sandesh
Predecessor:	Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1951–1977) Janata Party (1977–1980)
Split:	Janata Party
Labour:	Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh^[4]
Peasants:	Bharatiya Kisan Sangh^[5]
International:	International Democrat Union^[6] ^[7] Asia Pacific Democrat Union^[8]

The Bharatiya Janata Party, Sikkim, or simply, BJP Sikkim (BJP; pronounced as /bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː/;), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of the Sikkim. Its head office is situated at Panchsheel, New Market Gangtok-737 101, Sikkim, India.^[9] The current president of BJP Sikkim is Shri Dilli Ram Thapa (DR Thapa).^[10]

Lok Sabha Election History

Sikkim Lok Sabha constituency

Year	Candidate	Seats won	Change in seats	National Result
2024	Dinesh Chandra Nepal	0	0	Government
2019	Laten Tshering Sherpa	0	0	Government
2014	Nar Bahadur Khatiwada	0	0	Government
2009	Padam Br. Chettri	0	new	Opposition
2004	Not contested			Opposition
1999	Not contested			Government
1998	Not contested			Government
1996	Not contested			Government, later Opposition
1991	Not contested			Opposition
1989	Not contested			Opposition
1984	Not contested			Opposition

State Election History

Year	Election	Seats won	Change of Seats	Popular votes	Vote%	Change of Vote%	Result
1994			new	274	0.16%	new	None
1999							None
2004				667	0.34%		None
2009				1,966	0.78%	--	None
2014	9th Assembly (Sikkim)			2,208	0.7%		Outside support to SDF
2019				5,700	1.62%	0.92%	Allied Government with SKM

See also

• Bharatiya Janata Party
• Bharatiya Janata Party, Arunachal Pradesh
• Bharatiya Janata Party, Assam
  • • • • • Bharatiya Janata Party, Nagaland Bharatiya Janata Party, Manipur Bharatiya Janata Party, Mizoram Bharatiya Janata Party, Meghalaya Bharatiya Janata Party, Tripura Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal
• Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar
• Bharatiya Janata Party, Jharkhand
• Bharatiya Janata Party, Odisha
• National Democratic Alliance
• North East Democratic Alliance
• Sikkim Krantikari Morcha

Notes and References

1. News: Sikkim New BJP Sikkim state President demands clarity on SC verdict. The Print.
2. https://www.bjp.org/sikkim-state-office
3. News: N.K.Subba Demands clarity on SC verdict. India Today NE.
4. News: Need to Know BJP-led BMS is biggest labour union in India . 17 March 2020 . live mint . 15 January 2008 . Pragya Singh .
5. Book: Gupta, Sejuta Das. Class, Politics, and Agricultural Policies in Post-liberalisation India. 172–173. 978-1-108-41628-3. Cambridge University Press. 2019e.
6. Web site: India's Bharatiya Janata Party Joins Union of International Conservative Parties — The Diplomat. Akhilesh. Pillalamarri. The Diplomat. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160228053454/https://thediplomat.com/2016/02/indias-bharatiya-janata-party-joins-union-of-international-conservative-parties/. 28 February 2016.
7. Web site: Members. International Democrat Union. 25 September 2019. idu.org.
8. Web site: International Democrat Union » Asia Pacific Democrat Union (APDU). International Democrat Union. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170616235358/http://idu.org/asia-pacific-democrat-union-apdu/. 16 June 2017. 12 June 2017.
9. https://www.bjp.org/sikkim-state-office
10. https://www.bjp.org/state-president-sikkim