Bharatiya Janata Party, Meghalaya

Indian political party
Political party in India
  • Atal Bihari Vajpayee
  • Lal Krishna Advani[3]
Founded6 April 1980
(44 years ago) (1980-04-06)Split fromJanata PartyPreceded by
  • Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1951–1977)
  • Janata Party (1977–1980)
Headquarters3rd Floor, Opp.Passport Seva Kendra Lower Lachumiere, Shillong-793 001, Meghalaya [4]NewspaperKamal SandeshYouth wingBharatiya Janata Yuva MorchaWomen's wingBJP Mahila MorchaLabour wingBharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[5]Peasant's wingBharatiya Kisan Sangh[6]Ideology
Colours  SaffronAllianceNational level
National Democratic Alliance
Regional level
North East Democratic Alliance
State level
Meghalaya Democratic AllianceSeats in Lok Sabha
0 / 2
(as of 2023) Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 1
(as of 2023) Seats in Meghalaya Legislative Assembly
2 / 60
(as of 2023) Election symbolLotus
Party flagWebsitewww.bjp.org/meghalaya

The Bharatiya Janata Party, or simply, BJP Meghalaya (BJP; [bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː] ⓘ; lit. 'Indian People's Party'), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of Meghalaya. Its head office is situated at the 3rd Floor, Opp.Passport Seva Kendra Lower Lachumiere, Shillong-793 001, Meghalaya India. The current president of BJP Meghalaya is Rikman Momin.

In General Election

In General Elections
Year Party leader Photo Seats won Change in seats Result
2019 Sanbor Shullai 0 Steady 0 Government
2014 Shibun Lyngdoh 0 Steady 0 Government
2009 0 Steady 0 Opposition
2004 0 Steady 0 Opposition
1999 0 Steady 0 Government
1998 0 Steady 0 Government
1996 0 Steady 0 Government, later Opposition
1991 0 Steady 0 Opposition
1989 0 Steady 0 Opposition
1984 0 new Opposition

In State Election

Year Election Seats won Change of Seats Popular votes Vote% Change of Vote% Result
1993 4th Assembly (Meghalaya)
0 / 60
 new 29,948 3.68% new None
1998 5th Assembly (Meghalaya)
3 / 60
 Increase 3 41,924 5.01% Increase 1.33% Opposition
2003 7th Assembly (Meghalaya)
2 / 60
 Decrease 1 48,932 5.42% Increase 0.41% Opposition
2008 8th Assembly (Meghalaya)
1 / 60
 Decrease 1 29,465 2.71% Decrease 2.71% Opposition
2013 9th Assembly (Meghalaya)
0 / 60
 Decrease 1 16,752 1.27% Decrease 1.44% None
2018 10th Assembly (Meghalaya)
2 / 60
 Increase 2 152,162 9.6% Increase 8.33% Allied Government MDA
2023 11th Assembly (Meghalaya)
2 / 60
 Steady 173,042 9.30% Decrease 0.30% Allied Government MDA

In Local Elections

Autonomous District Council election

Year Autonomous District Council Seats contested Seats won Change in seats Percentage of votes Vote swing Government
Garo Hills
2021 Garo Hills 21
2 / 29
 Increase 1[11] Allied government of MDA
2015 Garo Hills 6
1 / 29
 Allied government of NEDA
Jaintia Hills
2021 Jaintia Hills
0 / 29
 Steady 0 MDA Government of BJP Allies.
2015 Jaintia Hills
0 / 29
 NEDA Government of BJP Allies.
Khasi Hills
2021 Kashi Hills
0 / 29
 Steady 0 MDA Government of BJP Allies.
2015 Khasi Hills
0 / 29

See also

References

  1. ^ "BJP Meghalaya state president on Alliance with NPP after 2023 state election". Indian Express.
  2. ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bjp-chief-jp-nadda-appoints-state-party-presidents-meghalaya-puducherry-nagaland-8958088/lite/
  3. ^ "What you need to know about India's BJP". AlJazeera. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Meghalaya BJP state unit address". BJP website.
  5. ^ Pragya Singh (15 January 2008). "Need to Know BJP-led BMS is biggest labour union in India". live mint. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "BJPs campaign in Christian majority Meghalaya". Hindustan Times.
  8. ^ "BJP records impressive show in Christian majority Meghalaya". Hindustan Times.
  9. ^ "BJPs growth in North East states proves that it is more than a HINDI-HINDU party". Times of India.
  10. ^ "BJP to ensure safety of Non Christians in Meghalaya". Sentinel Assam.
  11. ^ "GHADC polls: Congress wins 12, NPP 11". 2021-04-15.