| Bharatiya Janata Party Punjab | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| President | Sunil Kumar Jakhar |
| Founder | Template:Ubl Template:Cslist |
| General Secretary | |
| Working President | |
The Bharatiya Janata Party – Punjab (BJP Punjab) is the affiliate of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Indian state of Punjab.[1] Its head office is situated at the Amar Sahid Dr. Syama Prasad, Mukherjee Smarak Bhawan, Dakshin Marg, Sector-37-A, Chandigarh, Punjab-160036, India.[2] The current president of BJP Punjab is Sunil Kumar Jakhar.[1]
Electoral performance
General Elections
Legislative Assembly elections
| Year | Seats contested | Seats won | +/- | Voteshare (%) | +/- (%) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 41 | Template:Composition bar | New | 6.48% | New | Opposition |
| 1985 | 26 | Template:Composition bar | Template:Increase 5 | 4.99% | Template:Increase 1.49 | |
| 1992 | 66 | Template:Composition bar | Template:Dash | 16.48% | Template:Increase 11.49% | |
| 1997 | 22 | Template:Composition bar | Template:Increase 12 | 8.33% | Template:Increase 8.15% | Government |
| 2002 | 23 | Template:Composition bar | Template:Decrease 15 | 5.67% | Template:Decrease 2.66% | Opposition |
| 2007 | 23 | Template:Composition bar | Template:Increase 16 | 8.28% | Template:Increase 2.61% | Government |
| 2012 | 23 | Template:Composition bar | Template:Decrease 7 | 7.18% | Template:Decrease 1.1% | |
| 2017 | 23 | Template:Composition bar | Template:Decrease 9 | 5.4% | Template:Decrease 1.8% | Opposition |
| 2022 | 73 | Template:Composition bar | Template:Decrease 1 | 6.6% | Template:Increase 1.2% |
Leadership
List of current Rajya Sabha MPs from Punjab
| # | Name[3] | Party | Term start | Term end | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vikramjit Singh Sahney | Template:Party name with colour | 05-Jul-2022 | 04-Jul-2028 | |
| 2 | Ashok Mittal | 10-Apr-2022 | 09-Apr-2028 | ||
| 3 | Raghav Chadha | 10-Apr-2022 | 09-Apr-2028 | ||
| 4 | Sandeep Pathak | 10-Apr-2022 | 09-Apr-2028 | ||
| 5 | Harbhajan Singh | 10-Apr-2022 | 09-Apr-2028 | ||
| 6 | Rajinder Gupta | 24-Oct-2025 | 09-Apr-2028 | ||
Elected members
2022 member(s) of Legislative Assembly
| S.No | Constituency | MLA | Present Party | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | |||||
| Pathankot District | ||||||
| 01. | 3 | Pathankot | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| Hoshiarpur District | ||||||
| 02. | 39 | Mukerian | Jangi Lal Mahajan | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
President
| No. | Name | Term of Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dr. Baldev Prakash Ji | 6-April-1980 | 1988 | 8 years |
| 2. | Babu Hitabhilashi Ji | August 1988 | 19 September 1988 | 1.5 month |
| 3. | Madam Mohan Mittal | 1988 | 1995 | 7 years |
| 4. | Balram Das Tandon | 1995 | 1997 | 2 years |
| 5. | Manoranjan Kalia | Feb 1997 | Oct 1997 | 9 months |
| 6. | Daya Singh Sodhi | Oct 1997 | 2001 | 4 years |
| 7. | Brij Lal Rinwa | 2001 | 27-Sep-2003 | 2 years |
| 8. | Avinash Rai Khanna | 27-Sep-2003 | 21-Apr-2007 | Template:Ayd |
| 9. | Rajinder Bhandari | 21-Apr-2007 | 4-Feb-2010 | Template:Ayd |
| 10. | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | 4-Feb-2010 | 15-Jan-2013 | Template:Ayd |
| 11. | Kamal Sharma | 15-Jan-2013 | 8-Apr-2016 | Template:Ayd |
| 12. | Vijay Sampla | 8-Apr-2016 | 6-Apr-2018 | Template:Ayd |
| 13. | Shwait Malik | 6-Apr-2018 | 17-Jan-2020 | Template:Ayd |
| 14. | Ashwani Kumar Sharma | 17-Jan-2020 | 4-Jul-2023 | Template:Ayd |
| 15. | Sunil Kumar Jakhar | 5-Jul-2023 | present | Template:Ayd |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sunil Jakhar takes over as BJP Punjab chief, says BJP no longer younger brother in State, The Hindu Bureau. The Tribune(11 July 2023). Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ↑ Punjab State Office. Bharatiya Janata Party. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ↑ Statewise List. 164.100.47.5.
Works cited
- List of Political Parties and Election Symbols main Notification Dated 18 January 2013. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 9 May 2013.