Bharatiya Janata Party – Meghalaya

Bharatiya Janata Party – Meghalaya
Bharatiya Janata Party – Meghalaya
Abbreviation	BJP
Leader	Sanbor Shullai
President	Rikman Momin
Founder	Atal Bihari Vajpayee; Lal Krishna Advani; Murli Manohar Joshi; Nanaji Deshmukh; K. R. Malkani; Sikandar Bakht; Vijay Kumar Malhotra; Vijaya Raje Scindia; Bhairon Singh Shekhawat; Shanta Kumar; Ram Jethmalani; Jagannathrao Joshi;
Founded	6 April 1980; (46 years ago)
Split from	Janata Party
Preceded by	Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1951–1977); Janata Party (1977–1980);
Headquarters	3rd Floor, Opp.Passport Seva Kendra Lower Lachumiere, Shillong-793 001, Meghalaya
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	Hindutva; National conservatism; Hindu rastra (Hindu state); Pro-Beef (cow slaughter); Anti-Inner Line Permit; Neoliberalism;
Colours	Saffron
Alliance	National level; National Democratic Alliance; Regional level; North East Democratic Alliance; State level; Meghalaya Democratic Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha	0 / 2 (as of 2023)
Seats in Rajya Sabha	0 / 1 (as of 2023)
Seats in Meghalaya Legislative Assembly	2 / 60 (as of 2023)
Election symbol
	Lotus;
Party flag
Website
	www.bjp.org/meghalaya
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

The Bharatiya Janata Party – Meghalaya, or simply, BJP Meghalaya (BJP; hns; lit. 'Indian People's Party'), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of Meghalaya. Its head office is situated at the 3rd Floor, Opp.Passport Seva Kendra Lower Lachumiere, Shillong-793 001, Meghalaya India. The current president of BJP Meghalaya is Rikman Momin.

In General Election[edit | edit source]

In General Elections
Year	Party leader	Change in seats	Result
2024		0	Government
2019	Sanbor Shullai	0	Government
2014	Shibun Lyngdoh	0	Government
2009		0	Opposition
2004		0	Opposition
1999		0	Government
1998		0	Government
1996		0	Government, later Opposition
1991		0	Opposition
1989		0	Opposition
1984		new	Opposition

In State Election[edit | edit source]

Year	Election	Seats won	Change of Seats	Popular votes	Vote%	Change of Vote%	Result\|-
Janata Party
1993	4th Assembly (Meghalaya)	0 / 60	new	29,948	3.68%	new	None
1998	5th Assembly (Meghalaya)	3 / 60	3	41,924	5.01%	1.33%	Opposition
2003	7th Assembly (Meghalaya)	2 / 60	1	48,932	5.42%	0.41%	Opposition
2008	8th Assembly (Meghalaya)	1 / 60	1	29,465	2.71%	2.71%	Opposition
2013	9th Assembly (Meghalaya)	0 / 60	1	16,752	1.27%	1.44%	None
2018	10th Assembly (Meghalaya)	2 / 60	2	152,162	9.6%	8.33%	Allied Government MDA
2023	11th Assembly (Meghalaya)	2 / 60		173,042	9.30%	0.30%	Allied Government MDA

In Local Elections[edit | edit source]

Autonomous District Council election[edit | edit source]

Year	Autonomous District Council	Seats contested	Seats won	Change in seats	Government
Garo Hills
2021	Garo Hills	21	2 / 29	1^[16]	Allied government of MDA
2015	Garo Hills	6	1 / 29		Allied government of NEDA
Jaintia Hills
2021	Jaintia Hills		0 / 29	0	MDA Government of BJP Allies.
2015	Jaintia Hills		0 / 29		NEDA Government of BJP Allies.
Khasi Hills
2021	Kashi Hills		0 / 29	0	MDA Government of BJP Allies.
2015	Khasi Hills		0 / 29

References[edit | edit source]

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↑ "BJP chief JP Nadda appoints new state party presidents in Meghalaya, Puducherry, Nagaland". 27 September 2023.
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[2] "BJP chief JP Nadda appoints new state party presidents in Meghalaya, Puducherry, Nagaland". 27 September 2023.

[:3001-3] "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.

[4] 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.

[5] "Bharat Ratna for Pranab, Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika". Bihar Times. Retrieved 18 January 2025.

[6] Sir, Sp (29 April 2021). "K R Malkani - The Sindhu World Sindhi Author: The Sindh Story: Sindhi Politician: Political Mysteries". The Sindhu World. Retrieved 18 January 2025.

[7] कौन थे बीजेपी के इकलौते मुस्लिम फाउंडर सिकंदर बख्त? जानिए कैसे थामा पार्टी का साथ (in हिन्दी). 6 April 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.

[8] Jain, Devaki (14 August 2021). "The Maharani who founded the BJP". The Citizen (India).

[9] "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.

[10] "Meghalaya BJP state unit address". BJP website.

[11] Pragya Singh (15 January 2008). "Need to Know BJP-led BMS is biggest labour union in India". live mint. Retrieved 17 March 2020.

[12] 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.

[Angana.p-13] * Chatterji, Angana P.; Hansen, Thomas Blom; Jaffrelot, Christophe (2019). Majoritarian State: How Hindu Nationalism Is Changing India. Oxford University Press. pp. 100–130. ISBN 978-0-19-007817-1. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
Jaffrelot, Christophe, and Cynthia Schoch. "Conclusion to Part I." In Modi's India: Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy, 148–54. Princeton University Press, 2021. doi:10.2307/j.ctv1dc9jzx.12.

Chhibber, Pradeep. K.; Verma, Rahul (2018). Ideology and Identity: The Changing Party Systems of India. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-062390-6. LCCN 2018001733. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

[14] Jaffrelot, Christophe, and Cynthia Schoch. "Conclusion to Part I." In Modi's India: Hindu Nationalism and the Rise of Ethnic Democracy, 148–54. Princeton University Press, 2021. doi:10.2307/j.ctv1dc9jzx.12.

[15] Chhibber, Pradeep. K.; Verma, Rahul (2018). Ideology and Identity: The Changing Party Systems of India. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-062390-6. LCCN 2018001733. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

[mathewjoh-14] * Johnson, Matthew; Garnett, Mark; Walker, David M (2017). Conservatism and Ideology. Routledge. pp. 45–50. ISBN 978-1-317-52900-2. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
Björn Goldstein (2015) The unconscious Indianization of 'Western' conservatism – is Indian conservatism a universal model?, Global Discourse, 5:1, 44–65, doi:10.1080/23269995.2014.946315

Mazumdar, Surajit (2017). "Neo-Liberalism and the Rise of Right-Wing Conservatism in India". Desenvolvimento Em Debate. 5 (1): 115–131. doi:10.51861/ded.dmds.1.011. ISSN 2176-9257. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

Chhibber, Pradeep. K.; Verma, Rahul (2018). Ideology and Identity: The Changing Party Systems of India. Oxford University Press. pp. 50–150. ISBN 978-0-19-062390-6. LCCN 2018001733. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

[17] Björn Goldstein (2015) The unconscious Indianization of 'Western' conservatism – is Indian conservatism a universal model?, Global Discourse, 5:1, 44–65, doi:10.1080/23269995.2014.946315

[18] Mazumdar, Surajit (2017). "Neo-Liberalism and the Rise of Right-Wing Conservatism in India". Desenvolvimento Em Debate. 5 (1): 115–131. doi:10.51861/ded.dmds.1.011. ISSN 2176-9257. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2022.

[19] Chhibber, Pradeep. K.; Verma, Rahul (2018). Ideology and Identity: The Changing Party Systems of India. Oxford University Press. pp. 50–150. ISBN 978-0-19-062390-6. LCCN 2018001733. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2022.

[Surajit_2017-15] * Mazumdar, Surajit (2017). "Neo-Liberalism and the Rise of Right-Wing Conservatism in India". Desenvolvimento Em Debate. 5 (1): 115–131. doi:10.51861/ded.dmds.1.011. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
Gopalakrishnan, Shankar (7 July 2006). "Defining, Constructing and Policing a 'New India': Relationship between Neoliberalism and Hindutva". Economic & Political Weekly. 41 (26): 2803–2813. JSTOR 4418408. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

Wilson, Kalpana; Ung Loh, Jennifer; Purewal, Navtej (July 2018). "Gender, Violence and the Neoliberal State in India" (PDF). Feminist Review. 119 (1): 1–6. doi:10.1057/s41305-018-0109-8. S2CID 149814002. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

Mathur, Navdeep (2018). "The low politics of higher education: saffron branded neoliberalism and the assault on Indian universities". Critical Policy Studies. 12 (1): 121–125. doi:10.1080/19460171.2017.1403343. S2CID 148842457.

[21] Gopalakrishnan, Shankar (7 July 2006). "Defining, Constructing and Policing a 'New India': Relationship between Neoliberalism and Hindutva". Economic & Political Weekly. 41 (26): 2803–2813. JSTOR 4418408. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.

[22] Wilson, Kalpana; Ung Loh, Jennifer; Purewal, Navtej (July 2018). "Gender, Violence and the Neoliberal State in India" (PDF). Feminist Review. 119 (1): 1–6. doi:10.1057/s41305-018-0109-8. S2CID 149814002. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

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