Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand

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Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand
PresidentMadan Kaushik
General SecretaryAjaey Kumar
Parliamentary ChairpersonPushkar Singh Dhami
Headquarters39/29/3 Balbir Road, Dehradun-248201, Uttarakhand
Youth wingBharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Uttarakhand
Women's wingBJP Mahila Morcha, Uttarakhand
Ideology
Colours  Saffron
AllianceNational Democratic Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
5 / 5
Seats in Rajya Sabha
2 / 3
Seats in Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
56 / 70
Website
uttarakhand.bjp.org
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Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand (or BJP Uttarakhand) is a state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttarakhand.

Madan Kaushik is the current president of the BJP Uttarakhand.

Leadership[]

See also: List of presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party
No. Portrait Name Term Ref.
1 9 November 2000 14 September 2002 [1]
2 Manohar Kant Dhyani 15 September 2002 2004 [2]
3 Bhagatsinghkoshyari.jpg Bhagat Singh Koshyari 2004 2007
4 Bachi Singh Rawat 2007 2009 [3]
5 Bishan Singh Chuphal 2009 8 February 2013 [4]
6 Tirath Singh Rawat 9 February 2013 31 December 2015 [5]
7 Ajay Bhatt 1 January 2016 15 January 2020 [6]
8 Banshidhar Bhagat 16 January 2020 12 March 2021 [7]
9 Madan Kaushik 12 March 2021 Incumbent [8]

List of Chief Ministers[]

Main article: List of chief ministers of Uttarakhand
See also: List of chief ministers from the Bharatiya Janata Party
No. Portrait Name Constituency Term[9] Assembly
(Election) 		Ministry
Start End Tenure
1 Nityanand Swami MLC for 9 November 2000 29 October 2001 354 days Interim Assembly Swami
2 Bhagatsinghkoshyari.jpg Bhagat Singh Koshyari MLC 30 October 2001 1 March 2002 122 days Koshyari
3 The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Major General (Retd.) B. C. Khanduri meeting with the Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Murli Deora, in New Delhi on December 07, 2007.jpg Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri Dhumakot 7 March 2007 26 June 2009 2 years, 111 days 2nd Assembly
(2007) 		Khanduri I
11 September 2011 13 March 2012 184 days
(total 2 years and 295 days) 		Khanduri II
4 Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank', 2020.jpg Ramesh Pokhriyal Thalisain 27 June 2009 10 September 2011 2 years, 105 days Pokhriyal
5 The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat.jpg Trivendra Singh Rawat Doiwala 18 March 2017 10 March 2021 3 years, 357 days 4th Assembly
(2017) 		Trivendra
6 The Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, Shri Tirath Singh Rawat.jpg Tirath Singh Rawat Did not contest 10 March 2021 4 July 2021 116 days Tirath
7 Pushkar Singh Dhami Khatima 4 July 2021 Incumbent 178 days Dhami

Electoral performance[]

Main article: Elections in Uttarakhand
See also: Electoral history of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Year Legislature Party leader Votes polled Seats won Change in seats Outcome
2002 1st Vidhan Sabha Bhagat Singh Koshyari 728,134
19 / 70
 Increase 19 Opposition
2004 14th Lok Sabha –
3 / 5
 Increase 3
2007 2nd Vidhan Sabha Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri –
35 / 70
 Increase 16 Government with UKD and Independents
2009 15th Lok Sabha Bishan Singh Chuphal –
0 / 5
 Decrease 3 Opposition
2012 3rd Vidhan Sabha Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri –
31 / 70
 Decrease 4
2014 16th Lok Sabha Tirath Singh Rawat 2,429,698
5 / 5
 Increase 5 Government
2017 4th Vidhan Sabha Trivendra Singh Rawat 2,312,912
57 / 70
 Increase 26
2019 17th Lok Sabha Ajay Bhatt 2,954,833
5 / 5
 Steady
2022 5th Vidhan Sabha Madan Kaushik TBD TBD TBD TBD
2024 18th Lok Sabha

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sharma rules out change in leadership". Zee News. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Manohar Dhyani appointed Uttaranchal BJP chief". Zee News. 15 September 2002. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. ^ "BJP revokes suspension of 21 dissident leaders". Hindustan Times. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. ^ "Uttarakhand: Cong edges out BJP in a photo finish". News18. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. ^ Kunwar, D. S. (11 February 2013). "Tirath Singh Rawat was nominated as Uttarakhand BJP chief". Times of India. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Ajay Bhatt Elected Unopposed As New Uttarakhand BJP Chief". NDTV. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Bansidhar Bhagat elected as Uttarakhand BJP chief". Deccan Herald. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Madan Kaushik Appointed Uttarakhand BJP President". NDTV. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  9. ^ Former Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand. Government of Uttarakhand. Retrieved 21 August 2013.

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