Bharatiya Janata Party, Jharkhand
Bharatiya Janata Party, Jharkhand | |
|---|---|
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| President | Babulal Marandi |
| Chairman | Amar Kumar Bauri (Leader of the Opposition) |
| General Secretary | Dharmpal Singh |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Headquarters | Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerji Bhawan M-7, Harmu Housing Colony, Ranchi - 834 002 Jharkhand |
| Colours | Saffron |
| ECI Status | National Party |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 8 / 14
|
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 3 / 6
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| Seats in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | 24 / 81
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| Website | |
| bjpjharkhand | |
Bharatiya Janata Party, Jharkhand, or simply BJP Jharkhand, is the affiliate of Bharatiya Janata Party for the state of Jharkhand. Its head office is situated at the M-7, Harmu Housing Colony, Ranchi. Deepak Prakash was appointed as the State President of the Jharkhand unit on 25 February 2020.
History[edit]
At the time of its formation in 1980, the Bharatiya Janata Party had limited success in what would become Jharkhand. In the 1985 Bihar legislative assembly election, the BJP won 16 seats of which 14 were in regions that would become part of Jharkhand. In 1989, the BJP won five seats in the region. The BJP had long supported the creation of a state out of the southern part of Bihar they called 'Vananchal', in keeping with their naming of the Adivasis as 'Vanvasis'.[1] The BJP's rhetoric at this time with regards to the Jharkhand movement largely claimed that the mainstream leaders, which they saw as westernized 'elites', were using the Jharkhand movement to enrich themselves. The BJP sought to persuade non-Christian tribals by claiming they were part of the 'Hindu nation', while demonizing Christian tribals as westernised. Much of this groundwork was prepared by sister organisations like the Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram, which sought to prevent Christian conversions among Adivasis and Hinduize them.[2]
In 1989, due to their promise for Vananchal, they obtained 5 out of the 14 seats in the Lok Sabha, with a 30% voteshare.[3]
Electoral history[edit]
Legislative Assembly election[edit]
| Year | Seats won | +/- | Voteshare (%) | +/- (%) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30 / 81
|
 30
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23.57% | 23.57
|
Coalition Government |
| 2009 | 18 / 81
|
 12
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20.18% | 3.39%
|
Coalition Government |
| 2014 | 37 / 81
|
19
|
31.26% | 11.08%
|
Government |
| 2019 | 25 / 81
|
12
|
33.37% | 2.11%
|
Opposition |
Lok Sabha election[edit]
| Year | Seats won | +/- | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1 / 14
|
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Opposition |
| 2009 | 9 / 14
|
8
| |
| 2014 | 12 / 14
|
3
|
Government |
| 2019 | 11 / 14
|
1
| |
| 2024 | 8 / 14
|
3
|
Leadership[edit]
Chief Minister[edit]
| No | Portarit | Name | Constituency | Term | Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Babulal Marandi | Ramgarh | 15 November 2000 | 18 March 2003 | 2 years, 123 days | 1st | |
| 2 | 
|
Arjun Munda | Kharsawan | 18 March 2003 | 2 March 2005 | 1 year, 349 days | |
| 12 March 2005 | 19 September 2006 | 1 year, 191 days | 2nd | ||||
| 11 September 2010 | 18 January 2013 | 2 years, 129 days | 3rd | ||||
| 3 | 
|
Raghubar Das | Jamshedpur East | 28 December 2014 | 29 December 2019 | 5 years, 1 day | 4th |
Deputy Chief Minister[edit]
| No | Portarit | Name | Constituency | Term | Assembly | Chief Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Raghubar Das | Jamshedpur East | 30 December 2009 | 31 May 2010 | 152 days | 3rd | Hemant Soren |
Leader of the Opposition[edit]
| No | Portarit | Name | Term | Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Arjun Munda | 4 December 2006 | 29 May 2009 | 2 years, 176 days | 2nd |
| 19 July 2013 | 23 December 2014 | 1 year, 157 days | 3rd | |||
| 2 | Amar Kumar Bauri | 16 October 2023 | Incumbent | 238 days | 5th | |
President[edit]
| # | Name | Term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [4] | Yadunath Pandey | 13-May-2005 | ||
| 7[5] | Dineshanand Goswami | 25-Sep-2010 | 10-Mar-2013 | 2 years, 166 days |
| 8[6] | Ravindra Kumar Ray | 10-Mar-2013 | 17-May-2016 | 3 years, 68 days |
| 9[7] | Tala Marandi | 17-May-2016 | 24-Aug-2016 | 99 days |
| 10[8] | Laxman Giluwa | 24-Aug-2016 | 25-Feb-2020 | 3 years, 185 days |
| 11[9] | Deepak Prakash | 25-Feb-2020 | 4-Jul-2023 | 3 years, 129 days |
| 12 | Babulal Marandi | 4-Jul-2023 | present | 342 days |
See also[edit]
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Madhya Pradesh
- State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party
References[edit]
- ^ Rycroft, Daniel J.; Dasgupta, Sangeeta, eds. (2011). "Politics, development and identity: Jharkhand, 1991–2009". The politics of belonging in India: becoming Adivasi. Routledge contemporary South Asia series. London ; New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-60082-8. OCLC 666573628.
- ^ Hocking, Russell (1994). "The potential for BJP expansion: Ideology, politics, and regional appeal — the lessons of Jharkhand". South Asia: Journal of South Asian Studies. 17 (sup001): 157–168. doi:10.1080/00856409408723222. ISSN 0085-6401.
- ^ Shastri, Sandeep; Kumar, Ashutosh; Sisodia, Yatindra Singh, eds. (2022). "Jharkhand: The ascendance of the BJP as a dominant party". Electoral dynamics in the states of India. London New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-003-15997-1.
- ^ "Reins shift in reign of chaos". www.telegraphindia.com.
- ^ "Goswami is state BJP chief". www.telegraphindia.com.
- ^ "Ravindra Rai, K V Singh Deo to head BJP in Jharkhand, Odisha". Business Standard India.
- ^ "BJP appoints Tala Marandi its Jharkhand unit president". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Jharkhand: New BJP chief Laxman Gilua takes over from Tala Marandi, promises to work on tribal issues". The Indian Express. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "Deepak Prakash appointed BJP Jharkhand chief". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 January 2022.