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| Bharatiya Janata Party, Delhi भारतीय जनता पार्टी, दिल्ली | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| President | Virendra Sachdeva |
| Chairman | Vijender Gupta (Leader of Opposition) |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 (44 years ago) (1980-04-06) |
| Split from | Janata Party |
| Preceded by |
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| Headquarters | 14, Pandit Pant Marg New Delhi - 110001 Delhi |
| Labour wing | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh |
| Peasant's wing | Bharatiya Kisan Sangh |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Alliance | |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 7 / 7 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 3 |
| Seats in Delhi Legislative Assembly | 7 / 70 |
| Seats in Municipal Corporation of Delhi | 118 / 250 |
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Lotus | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
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Bharatiya Janata Party, Delhi (or BJP Delhi) (BJP; [bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː] ; lit. 'Indian People's Party'), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi. Its head office is situated at 14, Pandit Pant Marg New Delhi - 110001 Delhi. The Current President of BJP Delhi is Virender Sachdeva.
Electoral Performance
Lok Sabha Election
| Year | Seats won | +/- | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |||
| 1967 | 6 / 7 | – | Opposition |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 1989 | 4 / 7 | – | Opposition |
| 1991 | 5 / 7 |  1
|
Opposition |
| 1996 | 5 / 7 | – | Government, later Opposition |
| 1998 | 6 / 7 | 1
|
Government |
| 1999 | 7 / 7 | 1
|
Government |
| 2004 | 1 / 7 |  6
|
Opposition |
| 2009 | 0 / 7 | 1
|
Opposition |
| 2014 | 7 / 7 | 7
|
Government |
| 2019 | 7 / 7 | – | Government |
| 2024 | 7 / 7 | – | Government |
Legislative Assembly Election
| Year | Legislature | Leader | Seats contested | Seats won | +/- | Votes | Voteshare (%) | +/- (%) | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |||||||||||
| 1952 (Interim) | Interim Assembly | - | 31 | 5 / 48 | – | 1,14,207 | 21.89% | New | Opposition | ||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||||||||
| 1993 | 1st Assembly | Madan Lal Khurana | 70 | 49 / 70 | – | 15,20,675 | 47.82% | New | Government | ||
| 1998 | 2nd Assembly | Sushma Swaraj | 67 | 15 / 70 | 34
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13,90,689 | 34.02% | 13.8%
|
Opposition | ||
| 2003 | 3rd Assembly | Vijay Kumar Malhotra | 70 | 20 / 70 | 5
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15,89,323 | 35.22% | 1.2%
|
Opposition | ||
| 2008 | 4th Assembly | 69 | 23 / 70 | 3
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22,44,629 | 36.34% | 1.12%
|
Opposition | |||
| 2013 | 5th Assembly | Dr. Harsh Vardhan | 68 | 32 / 70 | 9
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26,04,100 | 33.07% | 3.27%
|
Opposition | ||
| 2015 | 6th Assembly | Kiran Bedi | 69 | 3 / 70 | 29
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28,90,485 | 32.2% | 0.87%
|
Opposition | ||
| 2020 | 7th Assembly | Manoj Tiwari | 67 | 8 / 70 | 5
|
35,75,529 | 38.51% | 6.31%
|
Opposition | ||
Leadership
Chief Minister
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of Office | Tenure | Assembly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Madan Lal Khurana | Moti Nagar | 2 December 1993 | 26 February 1996 | 2 years, 86 days | 1st (1993 election) |
| 2 |
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Sahib Singh Verma | Shalimar Bagh | 26 February 1996 | 12 October 1998 | 2 years, 228 days | |
| 3 | 
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Sushma Swaraj | Not Contested | 12 October 1998 | 3 December 1998 | 52 days | |
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Leaders of the Opposition
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term | Assembly | Chief Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Harsh Vardhan | Krishna Nagar | 2 December 2013 | 16 May 2014 | 165 days | 5th | Arvind Kejriwal |
| 2 | 
|
Ramvir Singh Bidhuri | Badarpur | 24 February 2020 | 4 June 2024 | 4 years, 101 days | 7th | |
| 3 | 
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Vijender Gupta | Rohini | 4 August 2024 | Incumbent | 140 days | ||
President
See also
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- National Democratic Alliance
- Delhi Legislative Assembly
- Municipal Corporation of Delhi
References
- https://delhi.bjp.org/state-office-bearers/
- "What you need to know about India's BJP". AlJazeera. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- https://www.bjp.org/stateoffice
- Pragya Singh (15 January 2008). "Need to Know BJP-led BMS is biggest labour union in India". live mint. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- Gupta, Sejuta Das (2019e). Class, Politics, and Agricultural Policies in Post-liberalisation India. Cambridge University Press. pp. 172–173. ISBN 978-1-108-41628-3.
- https://delhi.bjp.org/state-office-bearers/