Bharatiya Janata Party, Tripura Explained

Native Name:ভারতীয় জনতা পার্টি, ত্রিপুরা
Party Logo:File:Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg
Abbreviation:BJP
President:Rajiv Bhattacharjee[1]
Headquarters:12-A, Krishnanagar Main Road,(In between Advisor & Bijoy Kumar Chowmuhani), Po.Agartala(Main), Dist.West Tripura-799 001, Tripura, India[2]
Colours: Saffron
Loksabha Seats: (as of 2022)
Rajyasabha Seats:(as of 2022)
State Seats Name:Tripura Legislative Assembly
State Seats:(as of 2023)
State2 Seats Name:Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council
State2 Seats:(as of 2022)
Symbol:Lotus
Leader:Manik Saha
Flag:BJP flag.svg
Alliance:National level
National Democratic Alliance
NorthEast Region
North East Democratic Alliance
Women:BJP Mahila Morcha
Publication:Kamal Sandesh
Predecessor:
Split:Janata Party
Labour:Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[3]
Peasants:Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[4]

The Bharatiya Janata Party, or simply, BJP Tripura (BJP; pronounced as /bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː/;), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of the Tripura. Its head office is situated at 12-A, Krishnanagar Main Road, (In between Advisor & Bijoy Kumar Chowmuhani), Po.Agartala(Main), Dist.West Tripura-799 001, Tripura, India. The current president of BJP Tripura is Rajiv Bhattacharjee .

Electoral performance

Lok Sabha Election

YearSeats won+/-Outcome
2019 2Government
2024

Legislative Assembly Election

Year Seats won +/- Voteshare (%) +/- (%) Outcome
1983New 0.06% New None
19880.15% 0.09%
19932.02% 1.87%
19985.87% 3.85%
20031.32% 4.55%
20081.49% 0.17%
20131.54% 0.05%
36 43.59% 41.5% Government
4 38.97% 4.62%

In Local Elections

Municipal corporation election results

YearMunicipal Corporation Seats contestedSeats wonChange in seatsPercentage of votesVote swing
Tripura
2015Agartala51
2021Agartala5151[5] 57.39%

Autonomous District Council election

YearAutonomous District Council Seats contestedSeats wonChange in seatsPercentage of votesVote swingGovernment
1982From 1982 election has been held at Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council but BJP to win any seats was on 2021 election.
2021TTAADC26 9Opposition

2015 Tripura local elections

In 2015 local election BJP won 2 seats of 310 at various municipal council and one municipal corporation.[6]

2021 Tripura local elections

In 2021 local election BJP won 329 seats of 334 at various municipal council and one municipal corporation, with vote percentage of 59.01%.[7]

Leadership

No.PortraitNameConstituencyTerm of office[8] Assembly
1Biplab Kumar DebBanamalipur9 March 201815 May 202212th
2Manik SahaTown Bordowali15 May 202212 March 2023
13 March 2023Incumbent13th

Lok Sabha Members

NoNameConstituency Votes
1Pratima BhowmikTripura West3,05,669
2Rebati TripuraTripura East2,04,290

Former State President List

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: New President of BJP Tripura state unit. Economic Times.
  2. https://www.bjp.org/tripura-state-office
  3. News: Need to Know BJP-led BMS is biggest labour union in India . 17 March 2020 . live mint . 15 January 2008 . Pragya Singh .
  4. Book: Gupta, Sejuta Das. Class, Politics, and Agricultural Policies in Post-liberalisation India. 172–173. 978-1-108-41628-3. Cambridge University Press. 2019e.
  5. News: 2021 Tripura municipal election result. Hindustan Times.
  6. News: 2015 Tripura local election result. The Hindu.
  7. News: 2021 Tripura local election result. Hindustan Times.
  8. http://cm.uk.gov.in/pages/display/1160-exchief-ministers Former Chief Ministers of Tripura
  9. Web site: Deb . Priyanka . BJP picks Biplab Deb as new Tripura CM, Jishnu Debbarma to be his deputy . Hindustan Times . 2018-03-06 .