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Bharatiya Janata Party Bihar

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Abbreviation
President Sanjay Saraogi
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General Secretary Bhikhubhai Dalsaniya
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Working President

Bharatiya Janata Party – Bihar (BJP Bihar) is a state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar. Sanjay Saraogi the current president of the BJP Bihar.[1][2] Ramdeo Mahto was founding leader of BJP in Bihar.

Electoral history

Lok Sabha election

Year Seats won +/- Outcome
1980 Template:Composition bar Template:Steady Template:No
1984 Template:Composition bar Template:Steady Template:No
1989 Template:Composition bar Template:Increase8 Template:Partial
1991 Template:Composition bar Template:Decrease3 Template:No
1996 Template:Composition bar Template:Increase13 Template:Partial
1998 Template:Composition bar Template:Increase1 Template:Yes2
1999 Template:Composition bar Template:Increase4 Template:Yes2
2004 Template:Composition bar Template:Decrease18 Template:No
2009 Template:Composition bar Template:Increase7 Template:No
2014 Template:Composition bar Template:Increase10 Template:Yes2
2019 Template:Composition bar Template:Decrease5 Template:Yes2
2024 Template:Composition bar Template:Decrease5 Template:Yes2


Legislative Assembly election

Year Seats +/- Voteshare
(%) 		+/-
(%) 		Outcome
Won Contested
1980 Template:Composition bar 246 Template:Increase21 8.41% Template:Increase8.41% Template:No
1985 Template:Composition bar 234 Template:Decrease5 7.54% Template:Decrease0.87% Template:No
1990 Template:Composition bar 237 Template:Increase23 11.61% Template:Increase4.07% Template:Partial
1995 Template:Composition bar 315 Template:Increase2 12.96% Template:Increase1.35% Template:No
2000 Template:Composition bar 168 Template:Increase26 14.64% Template:Increase1.68% Template:No
2005 Template:Composition bar 103 Template:Decrease30 10.97% Template:Decrease3.67% Template:Steady
2005 Template:Composition bar 102 Template:Increase18 15.65% Template:Increase4.68% Template:Yes2
2010 Template:Composition bar 102 Template:Increase36 16.49% Template:Increase0.84% Template:Partial
2015 Template:Composition bar 157 Template:Decrease38 24.42% Template:Increase7.93% Template:Partial
2020 Template:Composition bar 110 Template:Increase21 19.46% Template:Decrease4.96% Template:Yes2
2025 Template:Composition bar 101 Template:Increase15 20.08% Template:Increase0.62% Template:Yes2

Leadership

Chief Minister

# Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Assembly
1 File:Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary congratulating Nitish Kumar on his birthday (cropped).jpg Samrat Choudhary Tarapur 15 April 2026 Incumbent Template:Age in years and days 18th

Deputy Chief Minister

# Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Assembly Chief Minister
1 File:The Leader of Opposition, Bihar, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi in New Delhi on January 08 (cropped).jpg Sushil Kumar Modi MLC 24 November 2005 26 November 2010 Template:Age in years and days 14th Nitish Kumar
26 November 2010 16 June 2013 15th
27 July 2017 16 November 2020 16th
2 File:Tarkishore Prasad.jpeg Tarkishore Prasad Katihar 16 November 2020 9 August 2022 Template:Age in years and days 17th
File:Renu Devi Deputy CM.jpg Renu Devi Bettiah
3 File:Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary congratulating Nitish Kumar on his birthday (cropped).jpg Samrat Choudhary Tarapur 28 January 2024 15 April 2026 Template:Age in years and days
File:Shri Vijay Kumar Sinha.jpg Vijay Kumar Sinha Lakhisarai

Leader of the Opposition Legislative Assembly

# Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Assembly Chief Minister
1 File:Yashwant Sinha IMF.jpg Yashwant Sinha Ranchi 17 April 1995 24 January 1996 Template:Age in years and days 11th Lalu Prasad Yadav
2 File:The Leader of Opposition, Bihar, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi in New Delhi on January 08 (cropped).jpg Sushil Kumar Modi Patna Central 19 March 1996 1 March 2000 Template:Age in years and days Rabri Devi
15 March 2000 28 March 2004 12th
3 File:Nand kishore yadav.JPG Nand Kishore Yadav Patna Sahib 19 June 2013 4 December 2015 Template:Age in years and days 15th Nitish Kumar
4 File:PREM Kumar (cropped).jpg Prem Kumar Gaya Town 4 December 2015 28 July 2017 Template:Age in years and days 16th
5 File:Shri Vijay Kumar Sinha.jpg Vijay Sinha Lakhisarai 24 August 2022 28 January 2024 Template:Age in years and days 17th

Leader of the Opposition Legislative Council

# Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Chief Minister
1 File:Ganga Prasad in July 2018 (portrait).JPG Ganga Prasad Chaurasia elected by MLA's 20 November 2000 5 March 2005 Template:Age in years and days Rabri Devi
2 File:The Leader of Opposition, Bihar, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi in New Delhi on January 08 (cropped).jpg Sushil Kumar Modi elected by MLA's 19 June 2013 27 July 2017 Template:Age in years and days Nitish Kumar
3 File:Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary congratulating Nitish Kumar on his birthday (cropped).jpg Samrat Choudhary elected by MLA's 24 August 2022 20 August 2023 Template:Age in years and days
4 File:Hari sahni.jpg Hari Sahni elected by MLA's 20 August 2023 28 January 2024 Template:Age in years and days

President

# Portrait Name[3] Term of office
1 File:Kailashpati Mishra 2016 stamp of India.jpg Kailashpati Mishra 1980 1982 2 years
2 Jagadambi Prasad Yadav 1982 1984 2 years
(1) File:Kailashpati Mishra 2016 stamp of India.jpg Kailashpati Mishra 1984 1988 4 years
3 File:Inder Singh Namdhari.jpg Inder Singh Namdhari 1988 1990 2 years
4 Tarakant Jha 1990 1993 3 years
5 Ashwani Kumar 1994 1996 2 years
6 File:Yashwant Sinha IMF.jpg Yashwant Sinha 1997 1998 1 year
7 File:Nand kishore yadav.JPG Nand Kishore Yadav 1998 2003 5 years
8[4] Gopal Narayan Singh 16 October 2003 31 May 2005 Template:Age in years and days
9[5] File:The Leader of Opposition, Bihar, Shri Sushil Kumar Modi in New Delhi on January 08 (cropped).jpg Sushil Kumar Modi 31 May 2005 15 October 2006 Template:Age in years and days
10[6] File:Radha Mohan Singh (cropped).jpg Radha Mohan Singh 15 October 2006 24 April 2010 Template:Age in years and days
11[7] File:C. P. Thakur PIB 2004 (cropped).jpg C. P. Thakur 24 April 2010 18 January 2013 Template:Age in years and days
12[8] File:NDA leaders meeting CM Nitish Kumar after victory of their candidates in bypolls (cropped).jpg Mangal Pandey 18 January 2013 30 November 2016 Template:Age in years and days
13[9] File:Nityanand Rai (cropped).jpg Nityanand Rai 30 November 2016 14 September 2019 Template:Age in years and days
14[10] File:Sanjay Jaiswal Member of Parliament (cropped).jpg Sanjay Jaiswal 14 September 2019 24 March 2023 Template:Age in years and days
15[11] File:Deputy CM Samrat Chaudhary congratulating Nitish Kumar on his birthday (cropped).jpg Samrat Choudhary 24 March 2023 26 July 2024 Template:Age in years and days
16[12] File:NDA's Dilip Jaiswal meeting with Nitish Kumar after victory of their candidates in bypolls (cropped).jpg Dilip Kumar Jaiswal 26 July 2024 15 December 2025 Template:Age in years and days
17[13] File:Shri Sanjay Saraogi, Darbhanga MLA.jpg Sanjay Saraogi 15 December 2025 present Template:Age in years and days

See also

References

  1. ↑ BJP appoints Sanjay Jaiswal as Bihar chief, Satish Punia to look after Rajasthan. Hindustan Times(14 September 2019). Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  2. ↑ सम्राट चौधरी बने बिहार के नए बीजेपी अध्यक्ष, संजय जायसवाल की छुट्टी, 2024 चुनाव से पहले बड़ा दांव. live hindustan. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  3. ↑ सीढ़ी दर सीढ़ी सफलता के शिखर चढ़े डॉ. संजय जायसवाल. Hindustan.
  4. ↑ Gopal Narain Singh new Bihar BJP President. zeenews.india.com(16 October 2003).
  5. ↑ Sushil Modi is new chief of Bihar BJP. The Times of India(31 May 2005).
  6. ↑ Radha Mohan Singh re-elected BJP's Bihar unit president. Oneindia(15 October 2006).
  7. ↑ C P Thakur new Bihar BJP president. The Indian Express(24 April 2010).
  8. ↑ Mangal Pandey set to be new state BJP chief. The Times of India(18 January 2013).
  9. ↑ Manoj Tiwari, Nityanand Rai appointed BJP's Delhi and Bihar unit presidents. Deccan Herald(30 November 2016).
  10. ↑ Three-time Lok Sabha member Sanjay Jaiswal appointed Bihar BJP president. The Times of India(14 September 2019).
  11. ↑ Samrat Choudhary is new chief of Bihar BJP. The Times of India(24 March 2023).
  12. ↑ Dilip Jaiswal is new state BJP president. The Times of India(27 July 2024).
  13. ↑ Sanjay Saraogi, six-term MLA from Darbhanga, appointed new Bihar BJP president.
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