Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa Explained

Native Name:भारतीय जनता पार्टी, गोवा
Party Logo:File:Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg
Abbreviation:BJP
President:Sadanand Shet
General Secretary:Satish Dhond
Headquarters:3rd Floor, Navelkar Arcade, Dr. Atmaram Borkar Road, Panaji - 403 001 Goa
Colours: Saffron
Loksabha Seats: (as of 2022)
Rajyasabha Seats:(as of 2022)
State Seats Name:Goa Legislative Assembly
Leader:Pramod Sawant
(Chief Minister)
Eci:National Party

Bharatiya Janata Party is the affiliate of Bharatiya Janata Party for the state of Goa. The party appointed Sadanand Tanavade as the president of the BJP Goa on 12 January 2020 who took over from Vinay Dinu Tendulkar.[1] Pramod Sawant was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Goa on 19 March 2019, after the death of Manohar Parrikar.

Electoral history

Legislative Assembly election

YearSeats wonSeats contested+/-Voteshare (%) +/- (%)Outcome
1984161.21% 1.21%Opposition
198970.39% 0.82%Opposition
199412 49.05% 8.66%Opposition
199939 626.15% 17.1%Opposition, later Government
200239 735.57% 9.42%Government
200733 330.32% 5.25%Opposition
201228 734.68% 4.36%Government
201736 832.48% 2.2%Government
202240 733.31% 0.83%Government

Lok Sabha election

YearSeats won+/-Outcome
1980Opposition
1984Opposition
1989Outside support to National Front
1991Opposition
1996Government, later Opposition
1998Government
1999 1Government
2004Opposition
2009Opposition
2014 1Government
2019 1Government
2024Government

Leadership

Chief Minister

NoPortraitNameConstituencyTerm of OfficeAssembly
1Manohar Parrikar24 October 20003 June 20028 years, 348 days8th
3 June 2002[2] 2 February 20059th
9 March 20128 November 201411th
14 March 201717 March 201912th
2Laxmikant ParsekarMandrem8 November 201411 March 201711th
3Pramod SawantSanquelim19 March 2019Incumbent12th

Leader of the Opposition

NoPortraitNameConstituencyTerm of OfficeAssemblyChief Minister
1Manohar Parrikar14 June 20055 June 20079thPratapsingh Rane
19 June 20076 March 201210thDigambar Kamat

President

NoParty leaderPeriod
1Kashinath Parab198019899 years
2Vishwanath Arlekar198919912 years
3Shripad Naik199119954 years
4Suresh Amonkar199520005 years
5Laxmikant Parsekar200020033 years
6Rajendra Arlekar200320074 years
(3)Shripad Naik200720103 years
(5)Laxmikant Parsekar201020122 years
7[3] Vinay Dinu Tendulkar201220208 years
8Sadanand Shet2020present2 years

See also

References

  1. News: PTI. 2020-01-12. Former MLA Sadanand Tanavade becomes Goa BJP chief. en-IN. The Hindu. 2022-01-24. 0971-751X.
  2. News: 3 June 2002. Parrikar sworn in. The Hindu. 19 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20020807195329/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2002/06/04/stories/2002060404590100.htm. 7 August 2002.
  3. Web site: Vinay is the new Goa BJP chief (By: GOANEWS DESK, PANAJI). 2022-01-24. Goa News.