Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand
भारतीय जनता पार्टी, उत्तराखंड
LeaderPushkar Singh Dhami
(Chief Minister)
PresidentMahendra Bhatt
General SecretaryAjaey Kumar
Headquarters39/29/3 Balbir Road, Dehradun-248201, Uttarakhand
Youth wingBharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Uttarakhand
Women's wingBJP Mahila Morcha, Uttarakhand
Colours  Saffron
AllianceNational Democratic Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
5 / 5
Seats in Rajya Sabha
3 / 3
Seats in Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
47 / 70
Website
uttarakhand.bjp.org
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Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand or BJP Uttarakhand is a state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttarakhand.

Mahendra Bhatt is the current president of BJP Uttarakhand.

Electoral history

Main article: Elections in Uttarakhand

See also: Electoral history of the Bharatiya Janata Party

Legislative Assembly election

Year Seats won +/- Voteshare (%) +/- (%) Outcome
2002
19 / 70
 Increase 19 25.45% Increase 25.45% Opposition
2007
34 / 70
 Increase 15 31.90% Increase 6.45% Government
2012
31 / 70
 Decrease 3 33.13% Increase 1.23% Opposition
2017
57 / 70
 Increase 26 46.51% Increase 13.38% Government
2022
47 / 70
 Decrease 10 44.33% Decrease 2.18%

Lok Sabha election

Year Seats won +/- Outcome
2004
3 / 5
 Increase 3 Opposition
2009
0 / 5
 Decrease 3
2014
5 / 5
 Increase 5 Government
2019
5 / 5
 steady

Leadership

Chief Minister

No Portrait Name Constituency Term[1] Assembly
(Election)
1 Nityanand Swami MLC for Garhwal–Kumaon Graduates 9 November 2000 29 October 2001 354 days Interim Assembly
2 Bhagat Singh Koshyari MLC 30 October 2001 1 March 2002 122 days
3 Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri Dhumakot 7 March 2007 26 June 2009 2 years, 111 days 2nd Assembly
(2007)
11 September 2011 13 March 2012 184 days
(total 2 years and 295 days)
4 Ramesh Pokhriyal Thalisain 27 June 2009 10 September 2011 2 years, 105 days
5 Trivendra Singh Rawat Doiwala 18 March 2017 10 March 2021 3 years, 357 days 4th Assembly
(2017)
6 Tirath Singh Rawat Did not contest 10 March 2021 4 July 2021 116 days
7

Pushkar Singh Dhami Khatima 4 July 2021 Incumbent 2 years, 223 days

President

No Name Term Ref.
1 Puran Chand Sharma 9 November 2000 15 September 2002 1 year, 310 days [2]
2 Manohar Kant Dhyani 15 September 2002 2004 [3]
3 Bhagat Singh Koshyari 2004 2007
4 Bachi Singh Rawat 2007 2009 [4]
5 Bishan Singh Chuphal 2009 9 February 2013 [5]
6 Tirath Singh Rawat 9 February 2013 31 December 2015 2 years, 325 days [6]
7 Ajay Bhatt 1 January 2016 16 January 2020 4 years, 15 days [7]
8 Banshidhar Bhagat 16 January 2020 12 March 2021 1 year, 55 days [8]
9 Madan Kaushik 12 March 2021 30 July 2022 1 year, 140 days [9]
10 Mahendra Bhatt 30 July 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 197 days [10]

See also

References

  1. ^ Former Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand. Government of Uttarakhand. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Sharma rules out change in leadership". Zee News. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Manohar Dhyani appointed Uttaranchal BJP chief". Zee News. 15 September 2002. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. ^ "BJP revokes suspension of 21 dissident leaders". Hindustan Times. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Uttarakhand: Cong edges out BJP in a photo finish". News18. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  6. ^ Kunwar, D. S. (11 February 2013). "Tirath Singh Rawat was nominated as Uttarakhand BJP chief". Times of India. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Ajay Bhatt Elected Unopposed As New Uttarakhand BJP Chief". NDTV. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Bansidhar Bhagat elected as Uttarakhand BJP chief". Deccan Herald. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  9. ^ "Madan Kaushik Appointed Uttarakhand BJP President". NDTV. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Mahendra Bhatt Appointed Uttarakhand BJP Chief".

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