Bharatiya Janata Party, Delhi
Bharatiya Janata Party, Delhi (or BJP Delhi) (BJP; [bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː] ⓘ; lit. 'Indian People's Party'), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi. Its head office is situated at 14, Pandit Pant Marg New Delhi - 110001 Delhi. The Current President of BJP Delhi is Virender Sachdeva.[6]
Bharatiya Janata Party, Delhi भारतीय जनता पार्टी, दिल्ली | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| President | Virender Sachdeva[1] |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Split from | Janata Party |
| Preceded by |
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| Headquarters | 14, Pandit Pant Marg New Delhi - 110001 Delhi[3] |
| Labour wing | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[4] |
| Peasant's wing | Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[5] |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Alliance | |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 7 / 7
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 3
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| Seats in Delhi Legislative Assembly | 8 / 70
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| Election symbol | |
Lotus | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| www | |
Electoral Performance
Lok Sabha Election
| Year | Seats won | +/- | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |||
| 1967 | 6 / 7 |
– | Opposition |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 1989 | 4 / 7 |
– | Opposition |
| 1991 | 5 / 7 |
 1 |
Opposition |
| 1996 | 5 / 7 |
– | Government, later Opposition |
| 1998 | 6 / 7 |
1 |
Government |
| 1999 | 7 / 7 |
1 |
Government |
| 2004 | 1 / 7 |
 6 |
Opposition |
| 2009 | 0 / 7 |
1 |
Opposition |
| 2014 | 7 / 7 |
7 |
Government |
| 2019 | 7 / 7 |
– | Government |
Legislative Assembly Election
| Year | Seats contested | Seats won | +/- | Voteshare (%) | +/- (%) | Outcome | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | ||||||||
| 1952 (Interim) | 31 | 5 / 48 | – | 21.89% | New | Others | ||
| Bharatiya Janata Party | ||||||||
| 1993 | 70 | 49 / 70 | – | 47.82% | New | Government | ||
| 1998 | 67 | 15 / 70 | 34 | 34.02% | 13.8% | Opposition | ||
| 2003 | 70 | 20 / 70 | 5 | 35.22% | 1.2% | Opposition | ||
| 2008 | 70 | 23 / 70 | 3 | 36.34% | 1.12% | Opposition | ||
| 2013 | 66 | 32 / 70 | 9 | 33.07% | 3.27% | Opposition | ||
| 2015 | 69 | 3 / 70 | 29 | 32.2% | 0.87% | Opposition | ||
| 2020 | 67 | 8 / 70 | 5 | 38.51% | 6.31% | Opposition | ||
Leadership
Chief Minister
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of Office | Tenure | Assembly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Madan Lal Khurana | Moti Nagar | 2 December 1993 | 26 February 1996[RES] | 2 years, 86 days | 1st (1993 election) |
| 2 |
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Sahib Singh Verma | Shalimar Bagh | 26 February 1996 | 12 October 1998[RES] | 2 years, 228 days | |
| 3 |  |
Sushma Swaraj | Not Contested | 12 October 1998 | 3 December 1998 | 52 days | |
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Leaders of the Opposition
| No | Portarit | Name | Constituency | Term | Assembly | Chief Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Harsh Vardhan | Krishna Nagar | 2 December 2013 | 16 May 2014 | 165 days | 5th | Arvind Kejriwal |
| 2 | Ramvir Singh Bidhuri | Badarpur | 24 February 2020 | Incumbent | 3 years, 243 days | 7th | ||
See also
References
- https://delhi.bjp.org/state-office-bearers/
- "What you need to know about India's BJP". AlJazeera. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- https://www.bjp.org/stateoffice
- 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.
- https://delhi.bjp.org/state-office-bearers/
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