Bharatiya Janata Party, Mizoram

The Bharatiya Janata Party, or simply, BJP Mizoram (BJP; [bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː] ⓘ; lit. 'Indian People's Party'), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of the Mizoram. Its head office is situated at the Venghlui, T/82, Aizawl-796 001, Mizoram, India.

Bharatiya Janata Party, Mizoram
Bharatiya Janata Party, Mizoram
AbbreviationBJP
LeaderVanlalhmuaka
PresidentVanlalhmuaka[1]
Founder
Founded6 April 1980 (1980-04-06)
Split fromJanata Party
Preceded by
HeadquartersVenghlui, T/82, Aizawl-796 001, Mizoram, India [3]
Youth wingBharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
Women's wingBJP Mahila Morcha
Labour wingBharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[4]
Peasant's wingBharatiya Kisan Sangh[5]
Ideology
Colours  Saffron
AllianceNational Level
National Democratic Alliance
Regional level
North East Democratic Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
0 / 1
(as of 2022)
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 1
(as of 2022)
Seats in Mizoram Legislative Assembly
1 / 40
(as of 2022)
Election symbol
Lotus
Party flag
Website
www.bjp.org/mizoram

In General Election
In General Elections
Year Party leader Photo Seats won Change in seats Result
2019 Nirupam Chakma 0 Steady 0 Government
2014 0 Steady 0 Government
2009 0 Steady 0 Opposition
2004 Supported to MNF Opposition
1999 0 Steady 0 Government
1998 P. L. Chhuma 0 Steady 0 Government
1996 Supported to MNF Government, later Opposition
1991 Supported to MNF Opposition
1989 Supported to MNF Opposition
1984 Supported to MNF Opposition

In State Election
YearElectionSeats wonChange of SeatsPopular votesVote%Change of Vote%Result
19933th Assembly (Mizoram)
0 / 40
new10,0043.11%newNone
19984th Assembly (Mizoram)
0 / 40
Steady 08,4482.50%Decrease 0.61%None
20035th Assembly (Mizoram)
0 / 40
Steady 07,8231.87Decrease 0.63%None
20086th Assembly (Mizoram)
0 / 40
Steady 0DecreaseNone
20137th Assembly (Mizoram)
0 / 40
Steady 02,1390.87DecreaseNone
20188th Assembly (Mizoram)
1 / 40
Increase 151,0878.09%Increase 7.6%Allied Government with MNF, later Alliance broken at state level.
20239th Assembly (Mizoram)

In Local elections

Municipal corporation election results
Year Municipal Corporation Seats contested Seats won Change in seats Percentage of votes Vote swing
Mizoram
2021 Aizwal 9
0 / 19
 Steady 0
2015 Aizwal 15(along with ZNP)
0 / 19

Autonomous District Council election
Year Autonomous District Council Seats contested Seats won Change in seats Percentage of votes Vote swing Government
Kamalanagar
2018 Chakma Autonomous District Council 20
5 / 20
 Opposition, later government again opposition
Lawngtlai
2020 Lai Autonomous District Council 17
1 / 25
 Increase 1 Opposition.
2015 Lai Autonomous District Council
0 / 25
 None.
Siaha
2022 Mara Autonomous District Council 24
12 / 25
 Increase 12 Opposition, later government.
2017 Mara Autonomous District Council
0 / 25
 None.

See also

References
  1. "Mizoram BJP unit gets new chief". Telegraph India.
  2. "What you need to know about India's BJP". AlJazeera. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. "BJP Mizoram unit address". BJP.
  4. Pragya Singh (15 January 2008). "Need to Know BJP-led BMS is biggest labour union in India". live mint. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. 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.
  6. "Mizoram : BJP's Secular Model – Evident Along Country's Overall Progress; Asserts National Minority Secretary". 20 April 2022.
  7. "BJP is with Christians and other Mizoram people:BJP sets up missionary ceel to shed hindutva tag". The Times of India. 25 July 2019.
  8. "Mizoram:BJP is gaining popularity among minorities of Mizoram".
  9. Karmakar, Rahul (12 November 2018). "Mizoram:BJP is getting support from minorities at Mizoram". The Hindu.
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