Bharatiya Janata Party, Jharkhand

Bharatiya Janata Party, Jharkhand

भारतीय जनता पार्टी, झारखंड
Bharatiya Janata Party, Jharkhand भारतीय जनता पार्टी, झारखंड
Abbreviation	BJP
Leader	Babulal Marandi; (Leader of the Opposition)
President	Babulal Marandi
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	12 / 14 (as of 2022)
Seats in Rajya Sabha	4 / 6 (as of 2022)
Seats in Jharkhand Legislative Assembly	26 / 81 (as of 2022)
Website
	bjpjharkhand.org
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

Bharatiya Janata Party, or simply, BJP 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.[1]

Electoral history

Legislative Assembly election

Year	Seats won	+/-	Voteshare (%)	+/- (%)	Outcome
2005	30 / 81	30	23.57%	23.57	Coalition Government
2009	18 / 81	12	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

Year	Seats won	+/-	Outcome
2004	1 / 14		Opposition
2009	9 / 14	8	Opposition
2014	12 / 14	3	Government
2019	11 / 14	1	Government

Leadership

Chief Minister

No	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	1st
			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

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

No	Name	Term			Assembly
1	Arjun Munda	4 December 2006	29 May 2009	2 years, 176 days	2nd
1	Arjun Munda	19 July 2013	23 December 2014	1 year, 157 days	3rd
2	Babulal Marandi	24 February 2020	Incumbent	3 years, 227 days	5th

President

Ref	Name	Term
[2]	Ravindra Kumar Ray	10-Mar-2013	17-May-2016	3 years, 68 days
[3]	Tala Marandi	17-May-2016	24-Aug-2016	99 days
[4]	Laxman Giluwa	24-Aug-2016	25-Feb-2020	3 years, 185 days
[1]	Deepak Prakash	25-Feb-2020	4-Jul-2023	3 years, 129 days

References

"Deepak Prakash appointed BJP Jharkhand chief". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
"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.

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[:0-1] "Deepak Prakash appointed BJP Jharkhand chief". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

[2] "Ravindra Rai, K V Singh Deo to head BJP in Jharkhand, Odisha". Business Standard India.

[3] "BJP appoints Tala Marandi its Jharkhand unit president". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2022.

[4] "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.