Bharatiya Janata Party, Nagaland
The Bharatiya Janata Party, or simply, BJP Nagaland (BJP; [bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː] ⓘ; lit. 'Indian People's Party'), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of the Nagaland. Its head office is situated at the 1st Floor, Aiko Building, Opp. Town Hall, Bank Colony, Dimapur, 797112, Nagaland, India. The current president of BJP Nagaland is Benjamin Yepthomi.
Bharatiya Janata Party, Nagaland | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Yanthungo Patton (Deputy Chief Minister of Nagaland) |
| President | Benjamin Yepthomi |
| General Secretary | Khevishe Sema and Er Cheong |
| Treasurer | Mahesh Kotecha |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Split from | Janata Party |
| Preceded by |
|
| Headquarters | 1st Floor, Aiko Building, Opp. Town Hall, Bank Colony, Dimapur, 797112, Nagaland, India [2] |
| Youth wing | Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha |
| Women's wing | BJP Mahila Morcha |
| Labour wing | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[3] |
| Peasant's wing | Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[4] |
| Ideology | |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Alliance | National level National Democratic Alliance NorthEast Region North East Democratic Alliance Nagaland United Democratic Alliance |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 1 (as of 2022)
|
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 1 (as of 2022)
|
| Seats in Nagaland Legislative Assembly | 12 / 60 (as of 2022)
|
| Election symbol | |
Lotus | |
| Party flag | |
 | |
| Website | |
| www | |
Rajya Sabha members
| Name | Photo | Date of appointment | Date of retirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Phangnon Konyak | 03/04/2022 | 02/04/2028 |
In General Election
| Year | Party leader | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Not contested but supported to NDPP | Government | |||
| 2014 | Not contested but supported to NPF | Government | |||
| 2009 | Not contested but supported to NPF | Opposition | |||
| 2004 | Not contested but supported to NPF | Opposition | |||
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |  0 |
Government | |
| 1998 | Not contested | Government | |||
| 1996 | Not contested | Government, later Opposition | |||
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Opposition | |
| 1989 | Not contested | Opposition | |||
| 1984 | Not contested | Opposition | |||
In State Election
| Year | Election | Seats won | Change of Seats | Popular votes | Vote% | Change of Vote% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 8th Assembly (Nagaland) | 0 / 60 | new | 3,755 | 0.51% | new | None |
| 1998 | 9th Assembly (Nagaland) | Not contested | |||||
| 2003 | 10th Assembly (Nagaland) | 7 / 60 |  7 | 96,658 | 11.98% | - | Allied Government with NPF |
| 2008 | 11th Assembly (Nagaland) | 2 / 60 |  5 | 96,658 | 8.27% | 2.61% | Allied Government with NPF |
| 2013 | 12th Assembly (Nagaland) | 1 / 60 | 1 | 19,121 | 1.8% | 3.6% | Allied Government with NPF |
| 2018 | 13th Assembly (Nagaland) | 12 / 60 | 11 | 153,864 | 15.3% | 13.5% | Allied Government with NDPP and NPF |
| 2023 | 14th Assembly (Nagaland) | 12 / 60 | | 215,336 | 18.81% | 3.51% | Allied Government with NDPP |
See also
References
- "What you need to know about India's BJP". AlJazeera. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- https://www.bjp.org/nagaland-state-office
- 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.
- "Congress a 'sickular' Party, not secular: BJP Nagaland".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.