Bharatiya Janata Party, Punjab Explained

Native Name:ਭਾਰਤੀ ਜਨਤਾ ਪਾਰਟੀ, ਪੰਜਾਬ
Party Logo:File:Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg
Abbreviation:BJP
Headquarters:Amar Sahid Dr. Syama Prasad, Mukherjee Smarak Bhawan, Dakshin Marg, Sector-37-A, Chandigarh,-160036, India[1]
Colours: Saffron
Loksabha Seats: (as of 2024)
Rajyasabha Seats:(as of 2022)
State Seats Name:Punjab Legislative Assembly
State Seats:(as of 2022)
Symbol:Lotus
Flag:BJP Flag.svg
Alliance:
Women:BJP Mahila Morcha
Publication:Kamal Sandesh
Predecessor:
Split:Janata Party
Labour:Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[2]
Peasants:Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[3]

Bharatiya Janata Party, Punjab (or BJP Punjab) (BJP; pronounced as /bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː/;), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Punjab.[4] Its head office is situated at the Amar Sahid Dr. Syama Prasad, Mukherjee Smarak Bhawan, Dakshin Marg, Sector-37-A, Chandigarh, Punjab-160036, India.[5] The current president of BJP Punjab is Sunil Kumar Jakhar.

Electoral Performance

Lok Sabha Elections

YearSeats won+/-Outcome
1998Government
1999 2Government
2004 2Opposition
2009 2Opposition
2014 1Government
2019Government
20242Government

Legislative Assembly elections

Year Seats contested Seats won +/- Voteshare (%) +/- (%) Outcome
41 New 6.48% New Opposition
26 5 4.99% 1.49
66 16.48% 11.49%
22 12 8.33% 8.15% Government
23 15 5.67% 2.66% Opposition
23 16 8.28% 2.61% Government
23 7 7.18% 1.1%
23 9 5.4% 1.8% Opposition
73 1 6.6% 1.2%

Leadership

Elected members

2022 member(s) of Legislative Assembly

Rowspan=2S.NoColspan=2Constituency Rowspan=2MLARowspan=2 colspan="2" Present Party Rowspan=2Remarks
Name
Pathankot District
01.3PathankotAshwani Kumar SharmaBgcolor=#FF9933Bharatiya Janata Party
Hoshiarpur District
02.39MukerianJangi Lal MahajanBgcolor=#FF9933Bharatiya Janata Party

President

No.NameTerm of Office
1.Balram Das Tandon199519972 years
2.Brij Lal Rinwa199727-Sep-20036 years
3.[6] Avinash Rai Khanna27-Sep-200321-Apr-2007
4.[7] Rajinder Bhandari21-Apr-20074-Feb-2010
5.[8] Ashwani Kumar Sharma4-Feb-201015-Jan-2013
6.[9] Kamal Sharma15-Jan-20138-Apr-2016
7.[10] Vijay Sampla8-Apr-20166-Apr-2018
8.[11] Shwait Malik6-Apr-201817-Jan-2020
9.[12] Ashwani Kumar Sharma17-Jan-20204-Jul-2023
10.[13] Sunil Jakhar5-Jul-2023present

See also

References

Works cited

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bharatiya Janata Party .
  2. News: Need to Know BJP-led BMS is biggest labour union in India . 17 March 2020 . live mint . 15 January 2008 . Pragya Singh .
  3. Book: Gupta, Sejuta Das. Class, Politics, and Agricultural Policies in Post-liberalisation India. 172–173. 978-1-108-41628-3. Cambridge University Press. 2019e.
  4. Web site: The Hindu Bureau . 11 July 2023 . Sunil Jakhar takes over as BJP Punjab chief, says BJP no longer younger brother in State . 3 January 2023 . The Tribune.
  5. Web site: Punjab State Office . 3 January 2023 . Bharatiya Janata Party.
  6. Web site: 27 Sep 2003 . Avinash Khanna to be the new Punjab BJP chief . The Times of India .
  7. Web site: The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Ludhiana Stories . www.tribuneindia.com.
  8. Web site: The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab . www.tribuneindia.com.
  9. Web site: RSS activist Kamal Sharma elected new Punjab BJP chief - Indian Express .
  10. Web site: 8 April 2016 . Modi's minister Vijay Sampla replaces Kamal as Punjab BJP chief . Hindustan Times .
  11. Web site: 6 April 2018 . Shwet Malik to take charge on April 8 . The Times of India .
  12. Web site: 17 January 2020 . Ashwani Sharma files sole nomination for Punjab BJP president's election . The Times of India .
  13. Web site: Sunil Jakhar named new Punjab BJP chief, replaces Ashwani Sharma. The Indian Express. 5 July 2023.

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