Bharatiya Janata Party – Punjab ਭਾਰਤੀ ਜਨਤਾ ਪਾਰਟੀ - ਪੰਜਾਬ | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Ashwani Kumar Sharma |
| President | Sunil Kumar Jakhar |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Split from | Janata Party |
| Preceded by |
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| Headquarters | Amar Shaheed Dr. Syama Prasad, Mukherjee Smarak Bhawan, Dakshin Marg, Sector-37-A, Chandigarh,-160036, India [8] |
| Newspaper | Kamal Sandesh |
| Youth wing | Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha |
| Women's wing | BJP Mahila Morcha |
| Labour wing | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[9] |
| Peasant's wing | Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[10] |
| Ideology | |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Alliance | |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 13 (as of 2024)
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 6 / 7 (as of 2026)
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| Seats in Punjab Legislative Assembly | 2 / 117 (as of 2022)
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| Election symbol | |
Lotus | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| www | |
The Bharatiya Janata Party – Punjab (BJP Punjab) is the affiliate of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Indian state of Punjab.[13] Its head office is situated at the Amar Sahid Dr. Syama Prasad, Mukherjee Smarak Bhawan, Dakshin Marg, Sector-37-A, Chandigarh, Punjab-160036, India.[14] The current president of BJP Punjab is Sunil Kumar Jakhar.[13]
Electoral performance[edit | edit source]
General Elections[edit | edit source]
| Year | Lok Sabha | Seats contested | Seats won | (+/-) in seats | % of votes | Vote swing | Popular vote | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 9th | 0 / 13
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External Support | |||||
| 1992 | 10th | 9 | 0 / 13
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16.51% | 4,97,999 | Opposition | |
| 1996 | 11th | 6 | 0 / 13
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6.48% |  10.03
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5,71,920 | Opposition |
| 1998 | 12th | 3 | 3 / 13
|
 3
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11.67% | 5.19
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10,63,751 | Government |
| 1999 | 13th | 3 | 1 / 13
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2
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9.16% | 2.51
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8,01,806 | Government |
| 2004 | 14th | 3 | 3 / 13
|
2
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10.48% | 1.32
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10,71,650 | Opposition |
| 2009 | 15th | 3 | 1 / 13
|
2
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10.06% | 0.42
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11,90,144 | Opposition |
| 2014 | 16th | 3 | 2 / 13
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1
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8.73% | 1.33
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12,09,004 | Government |
| 2019 | 17th | 3 | 2 / 13
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9.63% | 0.90
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13,25,445 | Government |
| 2024 | 18th | 13 | 0 / 13
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2
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18.56% | 8.93
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25,00,877 | Government |
Legislative Assembly elections[edit | edit source]
| Year | Seats contested | Seats won | +/- | Voteshare (%) | +/- (%) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 41 | 1 / 117 |
New | 6.48% | New | Opposition |
| 1985 | 26 | 6 / 117 |
5 |
4.99% | 1.49
| |
| 1992 | 66 | 6 / 117 |
– | 16.48% | 11.49%
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| 1997 | 22 | 18 / 117 |
12 |
8.33% | 8.15% |
Government |
| 2002 | 23 | 3 / 117 |
15 |
5.67% | 2.66% |
Opposition |
| 2007 | 23 | 19 / 117 |
16 |
8.28% | 2.61% |
Government |
| 2012 | 23 | 12 / 117 |
7 |
7.18% | 1.1%
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| 2017 | 23 | 3 / 117 |
9 |
5.4% | 1.8% |
Opposition |
| 2022 | 73 | 2 / 117 |
1 |
6.6% | 1.2%
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Leadership[edit | edit source]
List of current Rajya Sabha MPs from Punjab[edit | edit source]
| # | Name[15] | Party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vikramjit Singh Sahney | BJP | 05-Jul-2022 | 04-Jul-2028 | |
| 2 | Ashok Mittal | 10-Apr-2022 | 09-Apr-2028 | ||
| 3 | Raghav Chadha | 10-Apr-2022 | 09-Apr-2028 | ||
| 4 | Sandeep Pathak | 10-Apr-2022 | 09-Apr-2028 | ||
| 5 | Harbhajan Singh | 10-Apr-2022 | 09-Apr-2028 | ||
| 6 | Rajinder Gupta | 24-Oct-2025 | 09-Apr-2028 | ||
Elected members[edit | edit source]
2022 member(s) of Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]
| S.No | Constituency | MLA | Present Party | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | |||||
| Pathankot District | ||||||
| 01. | 3 | Pathankot | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| Hoshiarpur District | ||||||
| 02. | 39 | Mukerian | Jangi Lal Mahajan | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
President[edit | edit source]
| No. | Name | Term of Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dr. Baldev Prakash Ji | 6-April-1980 | 1988 | 8 years |
| 2. | Babu Hitabhilashi Ji | August 1988 | 19 September 1988 | 1.5 month |
| 3. | Madam Mohan Mittal | 1988 | 1995 | 7 years |
| 4. | Balram Das Tandon | 1995 | 1997 | 2 years |
| 5. | Manoranjan Kalia | Feb 1997 | Oct 1997 | 9 months |
| 6. | Daya Singh Sodhi | Oct 1997 | 2001 | 4 years |
| 7. | Brij Lal Rinwa | 2001 | 27-Sep-2003 | 2 years |
| 8. | Avinash Rai Khanna | 27-Sep-2003 | 21-Apr-2007 | 3 years, 206 days |
| 9. | Rajinder Bhandari | 21-Apr-2007 | 4-Feb-2010 | 2 years, 289 days |
| 10. | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | 4-Feb-2010 | 15-Jan-2013 | 2 years, 346 days |
| 11. | Kamal Sharma | 15-Jan-2013 | 8-Apr-2016 | 3 years, 84 days |
| 12. | Vijay Sampla | 8-Apr-2016 | 6-Apr-2018 | 1 year, 363 days |
| 13. | Shwait Malik | 6-Apr-2018 | 17-Jan-2020 | 1 year, 286 days |
| 14. | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | 17-Jan-2020 | 4-Jul-2023 | 3 years, 168 days |
| 15. | Sunil Kumar Jakhar | 5-Jul-2023 | present | 3 years, 67 days |
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Bharat Ratna for Pranab, Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika". Bihar Times. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ कौन थे बीजेपी के इकलौते मुस्लिम फाउंडर सिकंदर बख्त? जानिए कैसे थामा पार्टी का साथ (in हिन्दी). 6 April 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
- ↑ Jain, Devaki (14 August 2021). "The Maharani who founded the BJP". The Citizen (India).
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Bharatiya Janata Party".
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "New team new vote base, BJP eying both Sikhs and Hindus at Punjab". India Today.
- ↑ "BJP's new Punjab team now has 45% Sikhs". Hindustan Times.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 The Hindu Bureau (11 July 2023). "Sunil Jakhar takes over as BJP Punjab chief, says BJP no longer younger brother in State". The Tribune. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ↑ "Punjab State Office". Bharatiya Janata Party. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ↑ "Statewise List". 164.100.47.5. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
Works cited[edit | edit source]
- "List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18 January 2013" (PDF). India: Election Commission of India. 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.