Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh

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Bharatiya Janata Party
Chhattisgarh
AbbreviationBJP
LeaderDharamlal Kaushik
(Leader of the Opposition)
PresidentVishnudeo Sai
General SecretaryPawan Sai
Founded6 April 1980
(41 years ago) (1980-04-06)
HeadquartersKushabhau Thakre Parisar Boriyakala, Raipur - 492 015 Chhattisgarh
Colours  Saffron
ECI StatusNational Party
Seats in Lok Sabha
10 / 11
(as of 2022)
Seats in Rajya Sabha
1 / 5
(as of 2022)
Seats in Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
14 / 90
(as of 2022)
Website
www.bjpcg.com

Bharatiya Janata Party, or simply, BJP is the affiliate of Bharatiya Janata Party for the state of Chhattisgarh. Its head office is situated at the Kushabhau Thakre Parisar Boriyakala, Raipur. Vishnudeo Sai was appointed as the State President of the Chhattisgarh unit on 2 June 2020.[1]

Electoral history[]

Legislative Assembly election[]

Year Seats won Change in seats Percentage of votes Vote swing Outcome
2003
50 / 90
 Increase 50 39.26% Increase 39.26% Government
2008
50 / 90
 Steady 40.33% Increase 1.07% Government
2013
49 / 90
 Decrease 1 41.04% Increase 0.71% Government
2018
15 / 90
 Decrease 34 32.97% Decrease 8.07% Opposition

Lok Sabha election[]

Year Seats won Change in seats Outcome
2004
10 / 11
 Steady Opposition
2009
10 / 11
 Steady Opposition
2014
10 / 11
 Steady Government
2019
9 / 11
 Decrease 1 Government

Leadership[]

Chief Minister[]

No Portarit Name Constituency Term Assembly
1 The former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Dr. Raman Singh.jpg Raman Singh Dongargaon 7 December 2003 12 December 2008 15 years, 10 days 2nd
Rajnandgaon 12 December 2008 12 December 2013 3rd
12 December 2013 17 December 2018 4th

Leader of the Opposition[]

No Portarit Name Term Assembly
1 Nand Kumar Sai 2018 (cropped).JPG Nand Kumar Sai 14 December 2000 5 December 2003 2 years, 356 days 1st
2[2] Dharamlal Kaushik 4 January 2019 Incumbent 3 years, 79 days 5th

President[]

Ref Party leader Period Duration
[1] Vishnudeo Sai 31 October 2006 11 May 2010 3 years, 192 days
[3] Ram Sewak Paikra 11 May 2010 21 January 2014 3 years, 255 days
[4] Vishnudeo Sai 21 January 2014 16 August 2014 207 days
[5] Dharamlal Kaushik 16 August 2014 8 March 2019 4 years, 204 days
[6] Vikram Usendi 8 March 2019 2 June 2020 1 year, 86 days
[7] Vishnudeo Sai 2 June 2020 Incumbent 1 year, 295 days

References[]

  1. ^ a b Staff (31 October 2006). "Vishnu Sai elected BJP's Chhatisgarh President". oneindia.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  2. ^ "BJP Appoints Dharamlal Kaushik As Leader Of Opposition In Chhattisgarh". NDTV.com. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Tribal leader Paikra is new Chhattisgarh BJP chief". The Indian Express. 11 May 2010. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  4. ^ Bagchi, Suvojit (23 January 2014). "Vishnudeo Sai is new Chhattisgarh BJP chief". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Chhattisgarh gets new BJP chief, relief to CM Raman Singh". The Indian Express. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  6. ^ IANS (8 March 2019). "Vikram Usendi named Chhattisgarh BJP chief". Business Standard India. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  7. ^ "Vishnu Deo Sai is Chhattisgarh BJP chief, CM Bhupesh Baghel tweets wishes". Hindustan Times. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
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