Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand

Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand or BJP Uttarakhand is a state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttarakhand.

Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand
भारतीय जनता पार्टी, उत्तराखंड
LeaderPushkar Singh Dhami
(Chief Minister)
PresidentMahendra Bhatt
General SecretaryAjaey Kumar
Headquarters39/29/3 Balbir Road, Dehradun-248201, Uttarakhand
Youth wingBharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Uttarakhand
Women's wingBJP Mahila Morcha, Uttarakhand
Colours  Saffron
AllianceNational Democratic Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
5 / 5
Seats in Rajya Sabha
3 / 3
Seats in Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
47 / 70
Website
uttarakhand.bjp.org
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Mahendra Bhatt is the current president of BJP Uttarakhand.

Electoral history
Main article: Elections in Uttarakhand
See also: Electoral history of the Bharatiya Janata Party

Legislative Assembly election
Year Seats won +/- Voteshare (%) +/- (%) Outcome
2002
19 / 70
 Increase 19 25.45% Increase 25.45% Opposition
2007
34 / 70
 Increase 15 31.90% Increase 6.45% Government
2012
31 / 70
 Decrease 3 33.13% Increase 1.23% Opposition
2017
57 / 70
 Increase 26 46.51% Increase 13.38% Government
2022
47 / 70
 Decrease 10 44.33% Decrease 2.18%

Lok Sabha election
Year Seats won +/- Outcome
2004
3 / 5
 Increase 3 Opposition
2009
0 / 5
 Decrease 3
2014
5 / 5
 Increase 5 Government
2019
5 / 5
 steady

Leadership

Chief Minister
No Portrait Name Constituency Term[1] Assembly
(Election)
1 Nityanand Swami MLC for Garhwal–Kumaon Graduates 9 November 2000 29 October 2001 354 days Interim Assembly
2 Bhagat Singh Koshyari MLC 30 October 2001 1 March 2002 122 days
3 Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri Dhumakot 7 March 2007 26 June 2009 2 years, 111 days 2nd Assembly
(2007)
11 September 2011 13 March 2012 184 days
(total 2 years and 295 days)
4 Ramesh Pokhriyal Thalisain 27 June 2009 10 September 2011 2 years, 105 days
5 Trivendra Singh Rawat Doiwala 18 March 2017 10 March 2021 3 years, 357 days 4th Assembly
(2017)
6 Tirath Singh Rawat Did not contest 10 March 2021 4 July 2021 116 days
7

Pushkar Singh Dhami Khatima 4 July 2021 Incumbent 2 years, 113 days

President
No Name Term Ref.
1 Puran Chand Sharma 9 November 2000 15 September 2002 1 year, 310 days [2]
2 Manohar Kant Dhyani 15 September 2002 2004 [3]
3 Bhagat Singh Koshyari 2004 2007
4 Bachi Singh Rawat 2007 2009 [4]
5 Bishan Singh Chuphal 2009 9 February 2013 [5]
6 Tirath Singh Rawat 9 February 2013 31 December 2015 2 years, 325 days [6]
7 Ajay Bhatt 1 January 2016 16 January 2020 4 years, 15 days [7]
8 Banshidhar Bhagat 16 January 2020 12 March 2021 1 year, 55 days [8]
9 Madan Kaushik 12 March 2021 30 July 2022 1 year, 140 days [9]
10 Mahendra Bhatt 30 July 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 87 days [10]

See also

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