Bharatiya Janata Party, Telangana Explained

Native Name:భారతీయ జనతా పార్టీ, తెలంగాణ
Party Logo:File:Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg
President:G. Kishan Reddy
General Secretary:Sri Gujjula Premender Reddy
◽️Sri Dugyala Pradeep Rao
◽️Kum. Bangaru Shruthi
◽️Dr. Kasam Venkateshwarlu
Chairman:Alleti Maheshwar Reddy
Headquarters:Nampally, Hyderabad, Telangana
Alliance:National Democratic Alliance
Women:BJP Mahila Morcha, Telangana
Colours: Saffron
State Seats Name:Telangana Legislative Assembly
State2 Seats Name:Telangana Legislative Council
Flag:File:BJP flag.svg

Bharatiya Janata Party, Telangana or simply BJP Telangana is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Indian state of Telangana. The party's state headquarters is located in Nampally of Hyderabad, the capital of the state. Bandi Sanjay Kumar is formerly appointed as the president and K. V. Ramana Reddy as the vice president of BJP Telangana.

The party currently holds 0 seats in the Rajya Sabha and 8 seats in the Lok Sabha from the state. Furthermore, the party has 1 seat in the Telangana Legislative Council and 8 seats in the Telangana Legislative Assembly.

History

After the formation of Telangana, the BJP in alliance with Telugu Desam Party fought the 2014 Legislative Assembly election.[1] BJP won 5 seats in the newly formed Telangana Legislative Assembly. BJP also won a Lok Sabha seat from Secunderabad constituency in the simultaneously held 2014 Lok Sabha election.[2]

In 2018, the state assembly was dissolved earlier than its term, and elections were held same year. BJP in this election could only secure 1 seat.[3] However, in the 2019 Lok Sabha BJP won 4 out of the 17 seats.[4] The BJP got 19.45% of the total votes.[5]

Electoral Performance

Lok Sabha elections

YearSeats won+/-Voteshare (%) +/- (%) Outcome
2014 18.52%
2019 319.65% 11.13%
2024 435.08% 15.43%

Legislative Assembly elections

YearSeats contestedSeats won+/-Voteshare (%) +/- (%) Outcome
2014464.13%
2018118 46.98% 2.85%
2023111 713.90% 6.92%

Leadership

State Presidents

PortraitNameTenure
1G. Kishan Reddy2 June 20148 April 2016
2K. Laxman8 April 201611 March 2020
3Bandi Sanjay Kumar11 March 20204 July 2023
(1)G. Kishan Reddy4 July 2023Incumbent

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Mallikarjun. Y.. 2014-04-07. TDP-BJP deal after days of uncertainty. en-IN. The Hindu. 2020-11-25. 0971-751X.
  2. News: IANS. 2014-11-09. Bandaru Dattatreya - a simple leader from backward class (Profile). Business Standard India. 2020-12-17.
  3. Web site: 2018-12-11. BJP decimated in Telangana, wins only one MLA seat in Hyderabad. 2020-12-17. The News Minute. en.
  4. News: Geetanath. V.. 2019-05-23. Double delight for BJP in Telangana. en-IN. The Hindu. 2020-12-17. 0971-751X.
  5. Web site: BJP takes Telangana by storm, gets 19.45% vote share - Times of India. 2020-12-17. The Times of India. en.