Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh
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Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh or simply, BJP, Chhattisgarh is an affiliate of the Bharatiya Janata Party for the state of Chhattisgarh. Its head office is situated at the Kushabhau Thakre Parisar Boriyakala, Raipur. On 13 December 2023, Kunkuri MLA Vishnu Deo Sai took oath as Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh and Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma were elected as Deputy Chief Ministers of Chhattisgarh.[1]
Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh भारतीय जनता पार्टी, छत्तीसगढ़ | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Vishnudeo Sai (Chief Minister) |
| President | Kiran Singh Deo |
| General Secretary | Pawan Sai |
| Headquarters | Kushabhau Thakre Parisar Boriyakala, Raipur - 492 015 Chhattisgarh |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 10 / 11
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 5
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| Seats in Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly | 53 / 90
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| Website | |
| www | |
Electoral history
editLegislative Assembly election
edit| Year | Seats won | +/- | Voteshare (%) | +/- (pp) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 50 / 90
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 50
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39.26% | New | Government |
| 2008 | 50 / 90
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40.33% | 1.07
| |
| 2013 | 49 / 90
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 1
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41.04% | 0.71
| |
| 2018 | 15 / 90
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34
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32.97% | 8.07
|
Opposition |
| 2023 | 54 / 90
|
39
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46.27% | 13.33
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Government |
Lok Sabha election
edit| Year | Seats won | +/- | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 10 / 11
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Opposition |
| 2009 | 10 / 11
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| 2014 | 10 / 11
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Government |
| 2019 | 9 / 11
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1
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| 2024 | 10 / 11
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1
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Leadership
editChief Minister
edit| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term | Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Raman Singh | Dongargaon | 7 December 2003 | 12 December 2008 | 15 years, 10 days | 2nd |
| Rajnandgaon | 12 December 2008 | 12 December 2013 | 3rd | ||||
| 12 December 2013 | 17 December 2018 | 4th | |||||
| 2 | 
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Vishnu Deo Sai[2][3] | Kunkuri | 13 December 2023 | Incumbent | 329 days | 6th |
Deputy Chief Minister
edit| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term | Assembly | Chief minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Arun Sao | Lormi | 13 December 2023 | Incumbent | 329 days | 6th | Vishnu Deo Sai |
| 2 | 
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Vijay Sharma | Kawardha | |||||
Leader of the Opposition
edit| No | Portrait | Name | Term | Assembly | Chief minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .JPG)
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Nand Kumar Sai | 14 December 2000 | 5 December 2003 | 2 years, 356 days | 1st | Ajit Jogi |
| 2 | Dharamlal Kaushik | 4 January 2019 | 17 August 2022 | 3 years, 225 days | 5th | Bhupesh Baghel | |
| 3 | 
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Narayan Chandel | 17 August 2022 | 3 December 2023 | 2 years, 81 days | ||
President
edit| # | Name | Period | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tarachand Sahu | 1-Nov-2000 | 05-Aug-2002 | 1 year, 277 days |
| 2[4] | Raman Singh | 05-Aug-2002 | 2003 | |
| 3 | Nand Kumar Sai | 2003 | 2005 | |
| 4 | Shiv Pratap Singh | 2005 | 2006 | |
| 5[5] | Vishnudeo Sai | 31-Oct-2006 | 11-May-2010 | 3 years, 192 days |
| 6[6] | Ram Sewak Paikra | 11-May-2010 | 21-Jan-2014 | 3 years, 255 days |
| (5)[7] | Vishnudeo Sai | 21-Jan-2014 | 16-Aug-2014 | 207 days |
| 6[8] | Dharamlal Kaushik | 16-Aug-2014 | 8-Mar-2019 | 4 years, 204 days |
| 7[9] | Vikram Usendi | 8-Mar-2019 | 2-Jun-2020 | 1 year, 86 days |
| (5)[10] | Vishnudeo Sai | 2-Jun-2020 | 9-Aug-2022 | 2 years, 68 days |
| 8[3] | Arun Sao | 9-Aug-2022 | 21-Dec-2023 | 1 year, 134 days |
| 9 | Kiran Singh Deo | 21-Dec-2023 | Incumbent | 321 days |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Vishnu Deo Sai to be the 4th Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh: Sources". India Today. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ "Chhattisgarh: BJP appoints MLA Narayan Chandel as new legislative party leader". 18 August 2022.
- ^ a b "Arun Sao is new BJP chief in Chhattisgarh". 9 August 2022.
- ^ "Raman Singh appointed chief of Chhattisgarh state BJP unit". India Today.
- ^ "Vishnu Sai elected BJP's Chhatisgarh President". oneindia.com. 31 October 2006.
- ^ "Tribal leader Paikra is new Chhattisgarh BJP chief". The Indian Express. 11 May 2010.
- ^ "Vishnudeo Sai is new Chhattisgarh BJP chief". The Hindu. 23 January 2014.
- ^ "Chhattisgarh gets new BJP chief, relief to CM Raman Singh". The Indian Express. 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Vikram Usendi named Chhattisgarh BJP chief". Business Standard India. 8 March 2019.
- ^ "Vishnu Deo Sai is Chhattisgarh BJP chief, CM Bhupesh Baghel tweets wishes". Hindustan Times. 2 June 2020.