Bharatiya Janata Party – Madhya Pradesh

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Bharatiya Janata Party – Madhya Pradesh
AbbreviationBJP
LeaderMohan Yadav
(Chief Minister)
PresidentHemant Khandelwal
General SecretaryHitanand Sharma
(Organisation)
Founder
Founded6 April 1980
(46 years ago) (1980-04-06)
HeadquartersPandit Deendayal Parisar E-2, Arera Colony, Bhopal – 462 016 Madhya Pradesh
Colours  Saffron
ECI StatusNational Party
Seats in Lok Sabha
29 / 29
Seats in Rajya Sabha
8 / 11
Seats in Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
166 / 230
Election symbol
Lotus
Party flag
Website
mp.bjp.org

Bharatiya Janata Party – Madhya Pradesh (BJP Madhya Pradesh) is the affiliate of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the state of Madhya Pradesh. The party appointed V. D. Sharma, who took over from Rakesh Singh, as the President of the party's state unit in Madhya Pradesh on 15 February 2020. On 23 March 2020, Shivraj Singh Chouhan was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh after the Kamal Nath-led government collapsed due to the defection of Jyotiraditya Scindia.[8]

Electoral history[edit | edit source]

Lok Sabha[edit | edit source]

Year Seats won +/- Outcome
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1952
0 / 29
 Steady Opposition
1957
0 / 35
 Steady Opposition
1962
3 / 36
 Increase 3 Opposition
1967
10 / 37
 Increase 7 Opposition
1971
11 / 37
 Increase 1 Opposition
Bharatiya Janata Party
1980
0 / 40
 Steady Opposition
1984
0 / 40
 Steady Opposition
1989
27 / 38
 Increase 27 Outside support to JD
1991
12 / 40
 Decrease 15 Opposition
1996
27 / 40
 Increase 15 Government,
later Opposition
1998
30 / 40
 Increase 3 Government
1999
29 / 40
 Decrease 1 Government
2004
25 / 29
 Decrease 4 Opposition
2009
16 / 29
 Decrease 9 Opposition
2014
27 / 29
 Increase 11 Government
2019
28 / 29
 Increase 1 Government
2024
29 / 29
 Increase 1 Government

Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

See also: Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Year Seats won +/- Vote share
(%) 		+/-
(%) 		Outcome
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1952
0 / 232
 Steady 3.58% Steady Steady
1957
10 / 288
 Increase10 9.90% Increase6.32% Opposition
1962
41 / 288
 Increase31 16.66% Increase6.76% Opposition
1967
78 / 296
 Increase37 28.28% Increase11.62% Government,
later Opposition
1972
48 / 296
 Decrease30 28.64% Increase0.39% Opposition
Bharatiya Janata Party
1980
60 / 320
 Increase60 30.34% Increase30.34% Opposition
1985
58 / 320
 Decrease2 32.45% Increase2.11% Opposition
1990
220 / 320
 Increase162 39.14% Increase6.69% Government
1993
117 / 320
 Decrease103 38.82% Decrease0.32% Opposition
1998
119 / 320
 Increase2 39.28% Increase0.46% Opposition
2003
173 / 230
 Increase54 42.50% Increase3.22% Government
2008
143 / 230
 Decrease30 37.64% Decrease4.86% Government
2013
165 / 230
 Increase22 44.88% Increase7.24% Government
2018
109 / 230
 Decrease56 41.02% Decrease3.86% Opposition,
later Government
2023
163 / 230
 Increase54 48.62% Increase7.6% Government

Leadership[edit | edit source]

Chief Minister[edit | edit source]

# Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Assembly
1 Sunder Lal Patwa Bhojpur 5 March 1990 15 December 1992 2 years, 285 days 9th
2 Uma Bharti Malhara 8 December 2003 23 August 2004 259 days 12th
3 Babulal Gaur Govindpura 23 August 2004 29 November 2005 1 year, 98 days
4 Shivraj Singh Chouhan Budhni 29 November 2005 12 December 2008 16 years, 283 days
12 December 2008 13 December 2013 13th
13 December 2013 17 December 2018 14th
23 March 2020 13 December 2023 15th
5 Mohan Yadav Ujjain South 13 December 2023 Incumbent 2 years, 231 days 16th

Deputy Chief Minister[edit | edit source]

# Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Assembly Chief minister
2 Rajendra Shukla Rewa 13 December 2023 Incumbent 2 years, 231 days 16th Mohan Yadav
3 Jagdish Devda Malhargarh

Leader of the Opposition[edit | edit source]

# Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Assembly Chief Minister
1 Sunder Lal Patwa Sehore 4 July 1980 10 March 1985 4 years, 249 days 7th Arjun Singh
Motilal Vora
Shyama Charan Shukla
2 Kailash Chandra Joshi Bagli 23 March 1985 3 March 1990 4 years, 346 days 8th
3 Vikram Verma Dhar 24 December 1993 1 December 1998 4 years, 342 days 10th Digvijaya Singh
4 Gauri Shankar Shejwar Sanchi 2 February 1999 1 September 2002 3 years, 211 days 11th
5 Babulal Gaur Govindpura 4 September 2002 5 December 2003 1 year, 92 days
6 Gopal Bhargava Rehli 8 January 2019 23 March 2020 1 year, 75 days 15th Kamal Nath

President[edit | edit source]

# Portrait Name Period
1 Sunder Lal Patwa 1980 1983 3 years
2 Kailash Chandra Joshi 1983 1985 2 years
3 Shivprasad Chanpuria 1 April 1985 11 January 1986 285 days
(1) Sunder Lal Patwa 1986 1990 4 years
4 Lakkhiram Agarwal 1990 1994 4 years
5 Laxminarayan Pandey 1994 1997 3 years
6 Nand Kumar Sai 1997 2000 3 years
7[9] Vikram Verma 14 August 2000 26 August 2002 2 years, 12 days
(2)[10] Kailash Chandra Joshi 26 August 2002 30 May 2005 2 years, 277 days
8[11] Shivraj Singh Chouhan 30 May 2005 17 February 2006 263 days
9[12] Satyanarayan Jatiya 17 February 2006 20 November 2006 276 days
10[13] Narendra Singh Tomar 20 November 2006 8 May 2010 3 years, 169 days
11[14] Prabhat Jha 8 May 2010 16 December 2012 2 years, 222 days
(10)[15] Narendra Singh Tomar 16 December 2012 16 August 2014 1 year, 243 days
12[16] Nandkumar Singh Chauhan 16 August 2014 18 April 2018 3 years, 245 days
13[17] Rakesh Singh 18 April 2018 15 February 2020 1 year, 303 days
14[18] V. D. Sharma 15 February 2020 2 July 2025 5 years, 137 days
15 Hemant Khandelwal 2 July 2025 incumbent 1 year, 30 days

Bjp in other states[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "What you need to know about India's BJP". Al Jazeera. 23 May 2019. Archived from the original on 13 May 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Jain, Praveen (7 January 2024). "Murli Manohar Joshi turns 90: Well-wishers flock to Raisina Road to celebrate life of BJP stalwart". ThePrint. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
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  5. ↑ कौन थे बीजेपी के इकलौते मुस्लिम फाउंडर सिकंदर बख्त? जानिए कैसे थामा पार्टी का साथ (in हिन्दी). 6 April 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Jain, Devaki (14 August 2021). "The Maharani who founded the BJP". The Citizen (India).
  7. ↑ "Rajput votes at stake in Rajasthan, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat legacy a new front in BJP, Cong battle". The Indian Express. 22 May 2023. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "Shivraj Singh Chouhan Takes Oath as MP CM for the Fourth Time, Says First Priority to Fight Coronavirus". News18. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "TROUBLED STATES". India Today. 14 August 2000.
  10. ↑ "Kailash Joshi appointed BJP Madhya Pradesh chief". Zee News. 27 August 2002.
  11. ↑ "Shivraj Singh Chauhan appointment as Madhya Pradesh BJP president spells more trouble". India Today. 30 May 2005.
  12. ↑ "Jatia is MP BJP president". Hindustan Times. 17 February 2006.
  13. ↑ "Tomar elected MP BJP president". www.oneindia.com. 20 November 2006.
  14. ↑ "Prabhat Jha is new Madhya Pradesh BJP president". India Today. 8 May 2010.
  15. ↑ "Narendra Tomar elected president of BJP's MP unit". Zee News. 16 December 2012.
  16. ↑ "Nandkumar Singh Chouhan is the new chief of BJP's Madhya Pradesh unit | India.com". www.india.com. 16 August 2014.
  17. ↑ "Rakesh Singh is new Madhya Pradesh BJP chief". India Today. 18 April 2018.
  18. ↑ "VD Sharma appointed as BJP MP chief. What it means for state's politics". India Today. 15 February 2020.
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