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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{short description|Bihar affiliate of The Bharatiya Janata Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2022}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox Indian political party &lt;br /&gt;
| colorcode = {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}&lt;br /&gt;
| logo = [[File:Logo of the Bharatiya Janata Party.svg|150px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| president = [[Sanjay Saraogi]]&lt;br /&gt;
| general_secretary = Bhikhubhai Dalsaniya&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;{{small|(Organisation)}}&lt;br /&gt;
| leader = [[Samrat Choudhary]]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;([[Chief Minister of Bihar|Chief Minister]]) &lt;br /&gt;
| headquarters = 8, Veerchand Patel Path, [[Patna]], [[Bihar]]&lt;br /&gt;
| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}} [[Saffron (color)|Saffron]]&lt;br /&gt;
| loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|12|40|hex=#FF9933}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|7|16|hex=#FF9933}}&lt;br /&gt;
| state2_seats_name = [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]]&lt;br /&gt;
| state2_seats = {{Composition bar|89|243|hex=#FF9933}}&lt;br /&gt;
| state_seats_name = [[Bihar Legislative Council]]&lt;br /&gt;
| state_seats = {{Composition bar|24|75|hex=#FF9933}}&lt;br /&gt;
| founder = {{ubl&lt;br /&gt;
  | [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]&lt;br /&gt;
  | [[L. K. Advani|Lal Krishna Advani]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:3001&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news|date=23 May 2019|title=What you need to know about India&amp;#039;s BJP|work=[[Al Jazeera]]|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/india-bjp-190523053850803.html|url-status=live|access-date=16 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513075856/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/05/india-bjp-190523053850803.html|archive-date=13 May 2020}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  }} {{cslist&lt;br /&gt;
  | title = Other founders&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;founders&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  | [[Murli Manohar Joshi]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=Jain |first=Praveen |date=7 January 2024 |title=Murli Manohar Joshi turns 90: Well-wishers flock to Raisina Road to celebrate life of BJP stalwart |url=https://theprint.in/in-pictures/murli-manohar-joshi-turns-90-well-wishers-flock-to-raisina-road-to-celebrate-life-of-bjp-stalwart/1913267/ |access-date=18 January 2025 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  | [[Nanaji Deshmukh]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Bharat Ratna for Pranab, Nanaji Deshmukh and Bhupen Hazarika |url=http://www.bihartimes.in/newsbihar/2019/jan/newsbihar25jan12.html |access-date=18 January 2025 |website=Bihar Times}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  | [[K. R. Malkani]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=Sir |first=Sp |date=29 April 2021 |title=K R Malkani - The Sindhu World Sindhi Author: The Sindh Story: Sindhi Politician: Political Mysteries |url=https://thesindhuworld.com/k-r-malkani/ |access-date=18 January 2025 |website=The Sindhu World |language=en-US}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  | [[Sikandar Bakht]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=6 April 2024 |script-title=hi:कौन थे बीजेपी के इकलौते मुस्लिम फाउंडर सिकंदर बख्त? जानिए कैसे थामा पार्टी का साथ |url=https://www.abplive.com/news/india/bjp-foundation-day-who-was-bjp-muslim-founder-sikandar-bakht-political-career-profile-in-hindi-2658177 |access-date=18 January 2025 |website= |language=hi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  | [[Vijay Kumar Malhotra]]&lt;br /&gt;
  | [[Vijaya Raje Scindia]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |last=Jain |first=Devaki |work=The Citizen (India) |url=https://www.thecitizen.in/index.php/en/NewsDetail/index/7/20759/The-Maharani-who-Founded-the-BJP |title=The Maharani who founded the BJP |date=14 August 2021 }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
  | [[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=22 May 2023 |title=Rajput votes at stake in Rajasthan, Bhairon Singh Shekhawat legacy a new front in BJP, Cong battle |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/rajput-rajasthan-bhairon-singh-shekhawat-bjp-congress-8623357/ |access-date=18 January 2025 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
  | [[Shanta Kumar]]&lt;br /&gt;
  | [[Ram Jethmalani]]&lt;br /&gt;
  | [[Jagannathrao Joshi]]&lt;br /&gt;
  }}&lt;br /&gt;
| symbol            = [[Nelumbo nucifera|Lotus]]&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;[[File:Lotus flower symbol.svg|130px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| foundation        = {{start date and age|df=y|p=y|1980|4|6|br=y}}&lt;br /&gt;
| flag              = BJP Flag.svg&lt;br /&gt;
|eci=|name=}}&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Bharatiya Janata Party – Bihar&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;BJP Bihar&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;) is a [[State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party|state unit]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in [[Bihar]]. [[Sanjay Saraogi]] the current president of the BJP Bihar.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|date=14 September 2019|title=BJP appoints Sanjay Jaiswal as Bihar chief, Satish Punia to look after Rajasthan|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bjp-appoints-sanjay-jaiswal-as-bihar-chief-satish-punia-to-look-after-rajasthan/story-TVjxShqHMEM2zK2t02VBgM.html|access-date=21 January 2022|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-samrat-chaudhary-become-new-bihar-bjp-president-sanjay-jaisawal-out-big-change-before-2024-election-7934274.html|title=सम्राट चौधरी बने बिहार के नए बीजेपी अध्यक्ष, संजय जायसवाल की छुट्टी, 2024 चुनाव से पहले बड़ा दांव|website=live hindustan|access-date=23 March 2023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Ramdeo Mahto]] was founding leader of BJP in Bihar.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Electoral history ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Lok Sabha election ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Year&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Seats won&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |+/-&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Outcome&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1980 Indian general election|1980]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|0|54|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Steady|steady}} &lt;br /&gt;
| {{no|Opposition}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|0|54|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Steady|steady}} &lt;br /&gt;
| {{no|Opposition}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|8|54|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{increase}}8&lt;br /&gt;
|{{partial|Outside support to [[Janata Dal|JD]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|5|54|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{decrease}}3&lt;br /&gt;
| {{no|Opposition}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|18|54|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{increase}}13&lt;br /&gt;
|{{partial|Government,&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;later Opposition}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|19|54|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{increase}}1&lt;br /&gt;
|{{yes2|Government}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|23|54|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{increase}}4&lt;br /&gt;
|{{yes2|Government}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|5|40|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{decrease}}18&lt;br /&gt;
| {{no|Opposition}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|12|40|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{increase}}7 &lt;br /&gt;
| {{no|Opposition}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|22|40|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{increase}}10&lt;br /&gt;
|{{yes2|Government}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|17|40|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{decrease}}5&lt;br /&gt;
|{{yes2|Government}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|12|40|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|{{decrease}}5&lt;br /&gt;
|{{yes2|Government}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Legislative Assembly election ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Year&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Seats&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |+/-&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Voteshare&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;(%)&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |+/-&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;(%)&lt;br /&gt;
! rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Outcome&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot;|Won&lt;br /&gt;
!style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot;|Contested&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1980 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1980]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|21|324|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|246&lt;br /&gt;
|{{increase}}21&lt;br /&gt;
|8.41%&lt;br /&gt;
|{{increase}}8.41%&lt;br /&gt;
| {{no|Opposition}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1985 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1985]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|16|324|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|234&lt;br /&gt;
|{{decrease}}5&lt;br /&gt;
|7.54%&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Decrease}}0.87%&lt;br /&gt;
| {{no|Opposition}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1990]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|39|324|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|237&lt;br /&gt;
|{{increase}}23&lt;br /&gt;
|11.61%&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Increase}}4.07%&lt;br /&gt;
|{{partial|Outside support to [[Janata Dal|JD]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|1995]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|41|324|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|315&lt;br /&gt;
|{{increase}}2&lt;br /&gt;
|12.96%&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Increase}}1.35%&lt;br /&gt;
| {{no|Opposition}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2000]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|67|324|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|168&lt;br /&gt;
|{{increase}}26&lt;br /&gt;
|14.64%&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Increase}}1.68%&lt;br /&gt;
| {{no|Opposition}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[February 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|37|243|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|103&lt;br /&gt;
|{{decrease}}30&lt;br /&gt;
|10.97%&lt;br /&gt;
|{{decrease}}3.67%&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Steady|steady}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2005]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|55|243|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|102&lt;br /&gt;
|{{increase}}18&lt;br /&gt;
|15.65%&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Increase}}4.68%&lt;br /&gt;
|{{yes2|[[Second Nitish Kumar ministry|Government]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2010]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|91|243|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|102&lt;br /&gt;
|{{increase}}36&lt;br /&gt;
|16.49%&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Increase}}0.84%&lt;br /&gt;
|{{partial|[[Third Nitish Kumar ministry|Government]],&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;later Opposition}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2015]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|53|243|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|157&lt;br /&gt;
|{{decrease}}38&lt;br /&gt;
|24.42%&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Increase}}7.93%&lt;br /&gt;
|{{partial|Opposition,&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;later [[Sixth Nitish Kumar ministry|Government]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2020]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|74|243|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|110&lt;br /&gt;
|{{increase}}21&lt;br /&gt;
|19.46%&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Decrease}}4.96%&lt;br /&gt;
|{{yes2|[[Ninth Nitish Kumar ministry|Government]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|2025]]&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Composition bar|89|243|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}&lt;br /&gt;
|101&lt;br /&gt;
|{{increase}}15&lt;br /&gt;
|20.08%&lt;br /&gt;
|{{increase}}0.62%&lt;br /&gt;
|{{yes2|[[Tenth Nitish Kumar ministry|Government]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Leadership ==&lt;br /&gt;
===Chief Minister===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center;&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |#&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Portrait&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Name&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |[[List of constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Assembly|Constituency]]&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Term of office&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Assembly&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary congratulating Nitish Kumar on his birthday (cropped).jpg|102x102px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Samrat Choudhary]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Tarapur Assembly constituency |Tarapur]]&lt;br /&gt;
|15 April 2026&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Incumbent&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{age in years and days|2026|04|15}}&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2025 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|18th]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Deputy Chief Minister ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |#&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Portrait&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Name&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Constituency&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Term of office&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Assembly&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |[[Chief Minister of Bihar|Chief Minister]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; |1&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; |[[File:The Leader of Opposition, Bihar, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi in New Delhi on January 08 (cropped).jpg|127x127px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; |[[Sushil Kumar Modi]] &lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; |[[Bihar Legislative Council|MLC]]&lt;br /&gt;
|24 November 2005&lt;br /&gt;
|26 November 2010&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; |{{Age in years and days|24 November 2005|5 October 2016}}&lt;br /&gt;
|[[October 2005 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|14th]]&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;7&amp;quot; |[[Nitish Kumar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|26 November 2010&lt;br /&gt;
|16 June 2013&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|15th]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|27 July 2017&lt;br /&gt;
|16 November 2020&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|16th]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |2&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Tarkishore Prasad.jpeg|75x75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Tarkishore Prasad]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Katihar Assembly constituency|Katihar]]&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |16 November 2020&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |9 August 2022&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{Age in years and days|16 November 2020|9 August 2022}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; |[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|17th]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Renu Devi Deputy CM.jpg|94x94px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Renu Devi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bettiah Assembly constituency|Bettiah]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |3&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary congratulating Nitish Kumar on his birthday (cropped).jpg|102x102px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Samrat Choudhary]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Tarapur Assembly constituency |Tarapur]]&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |28 January 2024&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |15 April 2026&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{Age in years and days|28 January 2024|15 April 2026}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Shri Vijay Kumar Sinha.jpg|94x94px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vijay Kumar Sinha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Lakhisarai Assembly constituency|Lakhisarai]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=== Leader of the Opposition Legislative Assembly ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |#&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Portrait&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Name&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Constituency&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Term of office&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Assembly&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |[[Chief Minister of Bihar|Chief Minister]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Yashwant Sinha IMF.jpg|108x108px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Yashwant Sinha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ranchi Assembly constituency|Ranchi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|17 April 1995&lt;br /&gt;
|24 January 1996&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Age in years and days|17 April 1995|24 January 1996}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |[[1995 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|11th]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Lalu Prasad Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |2&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |[[File:The Leader of Opposition, Bihar, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi in New Delhi on January 08 (cropped).jpg|127x127px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |[[Sushil Kumar Modi]]&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |[[Patna Central Assembly constituency|Patna Central]]&lt;br /&gt;
|19 March 1996&lt;br /&gt;
|1 March 2000&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |{{Age in years and days|19 March 1996|28 March 2004}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; |[[Rabri Devi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|15 March 2000&lt;br /&gt;
|28 March 2004&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2000 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|12th]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|3&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Nand kishore yadav.JPG|113x113px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nand Kishore Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Patna Sahib Assembly constituency|Patna Sahib]]&lt;br /&gt;
|19 June 2013&lt;br /&gt;
|4 December 2015&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Age in years and days|19 June 2013|4 December 2015}}&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2010 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|15th]]&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; |[[Nitish Kumar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:PREM Kumar (cropped).jpg|118x118px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Prem Kumar (politician)|Prem Kumar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Gaya Town Assembly constituency|Gaya Town]]&lt;br /&gt;
|4 December 2015&lt;br /&gt;
|28 July 2017&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Age in years and days|4 December 2015|28 July 2017}}&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|16th]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|5&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Shri Vijay Kumar Sinha.jpg|94x94px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vijay Kumar Sinha|Vijay Sinha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Lakhisarai Assembly constituency|Lakhisarai]]&lt;br /&gt;
|24 August 2022&lt;br /&gt;
|28 January 2024&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Age in years and days|24 August 2022|28 January 2024}}&lt;br /&gt;
|[[2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election|17th]]&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
=== Leader of the Opposition Legislative Council ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |#&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Portrait&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Name&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Constituency&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Term of office&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |[[Chief Minister of Bihar|Chief Minister]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Ganga Prasad in July 2018 (portrait).JPG|100x100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ganga Prasad Chaurasia]]&lt;br /&gt;
|elected by MLA&amp;#039;s&lt;br /&gt;
|20 November 2000&lt;br /&gt;
|5 March 2005&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Age in years and days|20 November 2000|5 March 2005}}&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Rabri Devi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|2&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:The Leader of Opposition, Bihar, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi in New Delhi on January 08 (cropped).jpg|127x127px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sushil Kumar Modi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|elected by MLA&amp;#039;s&lt;br /&gt;
|19 June 2013&lt;br /&gt;
|27 July 2017&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Age in years and days|19 June 2013|27 July 2017}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; |[[Nitish Kumar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|3&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary congratulating Nitish Kumar on his birthday (cropped).jpg|102x102px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Samrat Choudhary]]&lt;br /&gt;
|elected by MLA&amp;#039;s&lt;br /&gt;
|24 August 2022&lt;br /&gt;
|20 August 2023&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Age in years and days|24 August 2022|20 August 2023}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Hari sahni.jpg|75x75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Hari Sahni]]&lt;br /&gt;
|elected by MLA&amp;#039;s&lt;br /&gt;
|20 August 2023&lt;br /&gt;
|28 January 2024&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Age in years and days|20 August 2023|28 January 2024}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
=== President ===&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |#&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Portrait&lt;br /&gt;
! style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Name&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=सीढ़ी दर सीढ़ी सफलता के शिखर चढ़े डॉ. संजय जायसवाल |url=https://www.livehindustan.com/bihar/story-bihar-new-bjp-state-president-sanjay-jaiswal-went-up-ladder-of-success-2747140.html |access-date= |website=Hindustan |language=hindi}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;background-color:#FF9933; color:white&amp;quot; |Term of office&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Kailashpati Mishra 2016 stamp of India.jpg|101x101px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kailashpati Mishra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|1980&lt;br /&gt;
|1982&lt;br /&gt;
|2 years&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|2&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jagadambi Prasad Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
|1982&lt;br /&gt;
|1984&lt;br /&gt;
|2 years&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|(1)&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Kailashpati Mishra 2016 stamp of India.jpg|101x101px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kailashpati Mishra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|1984&lt;br /&gt;
|1988&lt;br /&gt;
|4 years&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|3&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Inder Singh Namdhari.jpg|75x75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Inder Singh Namdhari]]&lt;br /&gt;
|1988&lt;br /&gt;
|1990&lt;br /&gt;
|2 years&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Tarakant Jha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|1990&lt;br /&gt;
|1993&lt;br /&gt;
|3 years&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|5&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Ashwani Kumar (Bihar politician)|Ashwani Kumar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|1994&lt;br /&gt;
|1996&lt;br /&gt;
|2 years&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|6&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Yashwant Sinha IMF.jpg|108x108px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Yashwant Sinha]]&lt;br /&gt;
|1997&lt;br /&gt;
|1998&lt;br /&gt;
|1 year&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|7&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Nand kishore yadav.JPG|113x113px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nand Kishore Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
|1998&lt;br /&gt;
|2003&lt;br /&gt;
|5 years&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|8&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=16 October 2003 |title=Gopal Narain Singh new Bihar BJP President |url=https://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/sex-and-relationships/sofia-vergara-too-busy-to-plan-wedding_126391.html/amp |access-date= |website=zeenews.india.com}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Gopal Narayan Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|16 October 2003&lt;br /&gt;
|31 May 2005&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Age in years and days|16 October 2003|31 May 2005}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|9&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=31 May 2005 |title=Sushil Modi is new chief of Bihar BJP |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sushil-modi-is-new-chief-of-bihar-bjp/articleshow/1127282.cms |access-date= |website=The Times of India |language=}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:The Leader of Opposition, Bihar, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi in New Delhi on January 08 (cropped).jpg|127x127px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sushil Kumar Modi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|31 May 2005&lt;br /&gt;
|15 October 2006&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Age in years and days|31 May 2005|15 October 2006}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|10&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |date=15 October 2006 |title=Radha Mohan Singh re-elected BJP&amp;#039;s Bihar unit president |url=https://www.oneindia.com/2006/10/15/radha-mohan-singh-re-elected-bjps-bihar-unit-president-1160921933.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com |work=Oneindia}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Radha Mohan Singh (cropped).jpg|99x99px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Radha Mohan Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|15 October 2006&lt;br /&gt;
|24 April 2010&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Age in years and days|15 October 2006|24 April 2010}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|11&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=24 April 2010 |title=C P Thakur new Bihar BJP president |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/web/c-p-thakur-new-bihar-bjp-president/ |access-date= |website=The Indian Express |language=}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:C. P. Thakur PIB 2004 (cropped).jpg|94x94px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[C. P. Thakur]]&lt;br /&gt;
|24 April 2010&lt;br /&gt;
|18 January 2013&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Age in years and days|24 April 2010|18 January 2013}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|12&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=18 January 2013 |title=Mangal Pandey set to be new state BJP chief |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/mangal-pandey-set-to-be-new-state-bjp-chief/articleshow/18068628.cms |access-date= |website=The Times of India |language=}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:NDA leaders meeting CM Nitish Kumar after victory of their candidates in bypolls (cropped).jpg|108x108px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Mangal Pandey (politician)|Mangal Pandey]]&lt;br /&gt;
|18 January 2013&lt;br /&gt;
|30 November 2016&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Age in years and days|18 January 2013|30 November 2016}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|13&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=30 November 2016 |title=Manoj Tiwari, Nityanand Rai appointed BJP&amp;#039;s Delhi and Bihar unit presidents |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/583962/manoj-tiwari-nityanand-rai-appointed.html |access-date= |website=Deccan Herald |language=}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Nityanand Rai (cropped).jpg|98x98px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Nityanand Rai]]&lt;br /&gt;
|30 November 2016&lt;br /&gt;
|14 September 2019&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Age in years and days|30 November 2016|14 September 2019}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|14&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=14 September 2019 |title=Three-time Lok Sabha member Sanjay Jaiswal appointed Bihar BJP president |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/three-time-lok-sabha-member-sanjay-jaiswal-appointed-bihar-bjp-president/articleshow/71125217.cms |access-date= |website=The Times of India |language=}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Sanjay Jaiswal Member of Parliament (cropped).jpg|115x115px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sanjay Jaiswal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|14 September 2019&lt;br /&gt;
|24 March 2023&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Age in years and days|14 September 2019|24 March 2023}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|15&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |date=24 March 2023 |title=Samrat Choudhary is new chief of Bihar BJP |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/samrat-choudhary-is-new-chief-of-bihar-bjp/articleshow/98954520.cms |access-date= |work=The Times of India |issn=}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary congratulating Nitish Kumar on his birthday (cropped).jpg|102x102px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Samrat Choudhary]]&lt;br /&gt;
|24 March 2023&lt;br /&gt;
|26 July 2024&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Age in years and days|24 March 2023|26 July 2024}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|16&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |date=27 July 2024 |title=Dilip Jaiswal is new state BJP president |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/dilip-jaiswal-appointed-as-new-state-bjp-president-in-bihar/articleshow/112054415.cms |access-date= |work=The Times of India |issn=}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:NDA&amp;#039;s Dilip Jaiswal meeting with Nitish Kumar after victory of their candidates in bypolls (cropped).jpg|137x137px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Dilip Kumar Jaiswal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|26 July 2024&lt;br /&gt;
|15 December 2025&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Age in years and days|26 July 2024|}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|17&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/bihar/news-sanjay-saraogi-six-term-mla-from-darbhanga-appointed-new-bihar-bjp-president-2025-12-15-1021810|title=Sanjay Saraogi, six-term MLA from Darbhanga, appointed new Bihar BJP president|work=India TV|accessdate=15 December 2025}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Shri Sanjay Saraogi, Darbhanga MLA.jpg|93x93px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sanjay Saraogi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|15 December 2025&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;present&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Age in years and days|15 December 2025|}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[National Democratic Alliance]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Janata Dal (United)]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Gujarat]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Uttar Pradesh]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party – Madhya Pradesh]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bharatiya Janata Party - Bihar}}&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party by state or union territory|Bihar]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Category:Politics of Bihar]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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