Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa Explained
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
Year | Seats won | Seats contested | +/- | Voteshare (%) | +/- (%) | Outcome |
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1984 | | 16 | | 1.21% | 1.21% | Opposition |
1989 | | 7 | | 0.39% | 0.82% | Opposition |
1994 | | 12 | 4 | 9.05% | 8.66% | Opposition |
1999 | | 39 | 6 | 26.15% | 17.1% | Opposition, later Government |
2002 | | 39 | 7 | 35.57% | 9.42% | Government |
2007 | | 33 | 3 | 30.32% | 5.25% | Opposition |
2012 | | 28 | 7 | 34.68% | 4.36% | Government |
2017 | | 36 | 8 | 32.48% | 2.2% | Government |
2022 | | 40 | 7 | 33.31% | 0.83% | Government | |
Lok Sabha election
Leadership
Chief Minister
Leader of the Opposition
President
See also
References
- News: PTI. 2020-01-12. Former MLA Sadanand Tanavade becomes Goa BJP chief. en-IN. The Hindu. 2022-01-24. 0971-751X.
- 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.
- Web site: Vinay is the new Goa BJP chief (By: GOANEWS DESK, PANAJI). 2022-01-24. Goa News.