Bharatiya Janata Party, Assam ভাৰতীয় জনতা পাৰ্টি, অসম | |
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Abbreviation | BJP |
Leader | Himanta Biswa Sarma (Chief Minister of Assam) |
President | Bhabesh Kalita |
General Secretary | Panindranath Sarma |
Founder | |
Founded | 6 April 1980 (44 years ago) (1980-04-06) |
Split from | Janata Party |
Preceded by |
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Headquarters | 'Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bhawan' Near Hengrabari L.P. School Hengrabari, Guwahati - 781 036 Assam, India |
Newspaper | Kamal Sandesh |
Youth wing | Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha |
Women's wing | BJP Mahila Morcha |
Labour wing | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh |
Peasant's wing | Bharatiya Kisan Sangh |
Ideology | |
Colours | Saffron |
Alliance | National Democratic Alliance North East Democratic Alliance |
Seats in Lok Sabha | 9 / 14 |
Seats in Rajya Sabha | 4 / 7 |
Seats in Assam Legislative Assembly | 64 / 126 |
Election symbol | |
Lotus | |
Party flag | |
Website | |
assam | |
The Bharatiya Janata Party, or simply, BJP Assam (BJP; [bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː] ; lit. 'Indian People's Party'), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of the Assam. Its head office is situated at the 'Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bhawan' Near Hengrabari L.P. School Hengrabari, Guwahati-781 036, Assam, India. The current president of BJP Assam is Bhabesh Kalita.
In 2016 BJP formed Government at Assam state for the first time under leadership of Sarbananda Sonowal from there it is still a ruling party at Assam and had 2 Chief Ministers till date Sarbananda Sonowal from 2016 to 2021 and Himanta Biswa Sarma from 2021–present.
List of Presidents
No. | Name | Term | |
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Convenor | Lakheshwar Gohain | Member of Assam Legislative Assembly from Barhampur(1978-1983) | 1980-1981 |
Co-Convenor | 4 timesMember of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Silchar. Union Minister of State in Third Vajpayee ministry. | 1980-1981 |
No. | Name | Term | |
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1. | Colonel Umanath Sharma | ||
2. | Lakheswar Gohain | Member of Assam Legislative Assembly from Barhampur(1978-1983) | |
3. | Sakreshwar Saikia | ||
4. | Dr. Jogeshwar Mahanta | ||
5. | Prabin Baruah | BJP Candidate in 1985 Assam Legislative Assembly election from Sootea Assembly constituency. | |
6. | Indramoni Bora | Member of Parliament Rajya Sabha for 1 time from Assam. | |
7. | Narayan Chandra Borkataky | Member of Parliament for 1 time from Mangaldoi Lok Sabha constituency. | |
8. | Union Minister of State for Railways in First Modi ministry.Member of Parliament for 4 times from Nowgong Lok Sabha constituency | ||
(6.) | Indramoni Bora | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha for 1 time from Assam. | |
9. | Member of Parliament for 2 times from Mangaldoi Lok Sabha constituency.Governor of Chhattisgarh | ||
10. | Cabinet Minister in Sonowal ministry from 2016-2021 and Member of Assam Legislative Assembly from Behali Assembly constituency and Member of Parliament to Lok Sabha from Sonitpur Lok Sabha constituency | ||
11. | Chief Minister of Assam from 2016-2021, Union Cabinet Minister in First Modi ministry & Second Modi ministry.Member of Parliament for 3 times from Dibrugarh & Lakhimpur.Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for 2 times from Majuli & Moran.Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | ||
12. | Siddhartha Bhattacharya | Cabinet Minister of Assam in Sonowal ministry & MLA from | 17 August 2014 – 21 November 2015 |
(11.) | Chief Minister of Assam from 2016-2021, Union Cabinet Minister in First Modi ministry & Second Modi ministry.Member of Parliament for 3 times from Dibrugarh & Lakhimpur.Member of Assam Legislative Assembly for 2 times from Majuli & Moran.Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | 21 November 2015 – 25 December 2016 | |
13. | Member of Assam Legislative Assembly from Sorbhog(2011-2021) &Patacharkuchi(2021-2026).Speaker of Assam Legislative Assembly & Cabinet Minister in Sarma ministry. | 25 December 2016 – 26 June 2021 | |
14. | Member of Assam Legislative Assembly from Rangiya Assembly constituency(2016-2026).Minister of State in Sonowal ministry. | 26 June 2021 Incumbent |
Electoral performance
Lok Sabha Election
Year | Seats won | +/- | Outcome |
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1991 | 2 / 14 | – | Opposition |
1996 | 1 / 14 | 1 | Government, later Opposition |
1998 | 1 / 14 | – | Government |
1999 | 2 / 14 | 1 | |
2004 | 2 / 14 | – | Opposition |
2009 | 5 / 14 | 3 | |
2014 | 7 / 14 | 2 | Government |
2019 | 9 / 14 | 2 | |
2024 | 9 / 14 | – |
Legislative Assembly Election
Year | Seats won | +/- | Voteshare (%) | +/- (%) | Outcome |
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1991 | 10 / 126 | New | 6.55% | New | Opposition |
1996 | 4 / 126 | 6 | 10.41% | 3.86% | |
2001 | 8 / 126 | 4 | 9.35% | 1.06% | |
2006 | 10 / 126 | 2 | 11.98% | 2.63% | |
2011 | 5 / 126 | 5 | 11.47% | 0.51% | |
2016 | 60 / 126 | 55 | 29.5% | 18.03% | Government |
2021 | 60 / 126 | 33.21% | 3.70% |
In local elections
Municipal corporation election results
Year | Municipal Corporation | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing |
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Assam | ||||||
2013 | Guwahati | 60 | 11 / 60 | 11 | ||
2022 | Guwahati | 60 | 52 / 60 | 41 | 59.31% |
Autonomous District Council election
Year | Autonomous District Council | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Government |
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Bodoland | |||||||
2015 | Bodoland | 40 | 1 / 40 | 1 | Allied government with BPF | ||
2020 | Bodoland | 26 | 9 / 40 | 8 | Allied government with UPPL | ||
Haflong | |||||||
2019 | North Cachar Hills | 28 | 19 / 28 | Government. | |||
2024 | Dima Hasao | 28 | 25 / 28 | 6 | Government. | ||
Diphu | |||||||
2017 | Karbi Anglong | 26 | 24 / 26 | Government. | |||
2022 | Karbi Anglong | 26 | 26 / 26 | 2 | Government. | ||
Morigaon | |||||||
2020 | Tiwa | 33 / 36 | Government with AGP. | ||||
Dhemaji | |||||||
2019 | Mising | 5 / 34 | Government with Sammilita Gana Shakti. | ||||
Dudhnoi | |||||||
2019 | Rabha Hasong | 34 / 36 | BJP+RHJMC Government. | ||||
Dibrugarh | |||||||
2019 | Sonowal Kachari | 20 / 26 | Government. | ||||
Titabar | |||||||
2022 | Thengal Kachari | 14 / 22 | Government with AGP. | ||||
Narayanpur | |||||||
2022 | Deori | 11 / 22 | Government with AGP. |
Leadership
Chief ministers
No. | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office | Assembly | ||
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1 | Sarbananda Sonowal | Majuli | 24 May 2016 | 10 May 2021 | 4 years, 351 days | 14th | |
2 | Himanta Biswa Sarma | Jalukbari | 10 May 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 227 days | 15th |
Lok Sabha members
Rajya Sabha members
No | Name | Portrait | Party | Date of Appointment |
Date of Retirement | |
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1. | Indramoni Bora | 2001 | 2007 | |||
2. | Kamakhya Prasad Tasa | 15-Jun-2019 | 9 June 2024 | |||
3. | Bhubaneswar Kalita | Bharatiya Janata Party | 10-Apr-2020 | 09-Apr-2026 | ||
4. | Biswajit Daimary | 23 February 2021 | 2- May- 2021 | |||
5. | Sarbananda Sonowal | 6-Oct-2021 | 9 June 2024 | |||
6. | Pabitra Margherita | 2-Apr-2022 | 2-Apr-2028 | |||
7. | Rameswar Teli | 20 August 2024 | 09-Apr-2026 | |||
8. | Mission Ranjan Das | 20 August 2024 | 14-June-2025 |
See also
- Asom Gana Parishad
- United People's Party Liberal
- Bodoland People's Front
- National Democratic Alliance
- North East Democratic Alliance
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Meghalaya Democratic Alliance
- United Democratic Alliance, Nagaland
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Madhya Pradesh
- State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Notes
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