Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh Explained

Native Name:भारतीय जनता पार्टी, छत्तीसगढ़
Party Logo:File:Bharatiya Janata Party logo.svg
Abbreviation:BJP
President:Kiran Singh Deo
General Secretary:Pawan Sai
Headquarters:Kushabhau Thakre Parisar Boriyakala, Raipur - 492 015 Chhattisgarh
Colours: Saffron
State Seats Name:Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
Leader:Vishnudeo Sai
(Chief Minister)

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]

Electoral history

Legislative Assembly election

YearSeats won+/-Voteshare (%) +/- (pp)Outcome
2003 5039.26%NewGovernment
200840.33% 1.07
2013 141.04% 0.71
2018 3432.97% 8.07Opposition
2023 3946.27% 13.33Government

Lok Sabha election

YearSeats won+/-Outcome
2004Opposition
2009
2014Government
2019 1
2024 1

Leadership

Chief Minister

NoPortraitNameConstituencyTermAssembly
1Raman SinghDongargaon7 December 200312 December 20082nd
12 December 200812 December 20133rd
12 December 201317 December 20184th
2Vishnu Deo Sai[2] [3] 13 December 2023Incumbent

Deputy Chief Minister

NoPortraitNameConstituencyTermAssemblyChief minister
1Arun SaoLormi13 December 2023Incumbent6thVishnu Deo Sai
2Vijay SharmaKawardha

Leader of the Opposition

NoPortraitNameTermAssemblyChief minister
1Nand Kumar Sai14 December 20005 December 20031stAjit Jogi
2Dharamlal Kaushik4 January 201917 August 20225thBhupesh Baghel
3Narayan Chandel17 August 20223 December 2023

President

NamePeriod
1Tarachand Sahu1-Nov-200005-Aug-2002
2[4] Raman Singh05-Aug-20022003
3Nand Kumar Sai20032005
4Shiv Pratap Singh20052006
5[5] Vishnudeo Sai31-Oct-200611-May-2010
6[6] Ram Sewak Paikra11-May-201021-Jan-2014
(5)[7] Vishnudeo Sai21-Jan-201416-Aug-2014
6[8] Dharamlal Kaushik16-Aug-20148-Mar-2019
7[9] Vikram Usendi8-Mar-20192-Jun-2020
(5)[10] Vishnudeo Sai2-Jun-20209-Aug-2022
8Arun Sao9-Aug-202221-Dec-2023
9Kiran Singh Deo21-Dec-2023Incumbent

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vishnu Deo Sai to be the 4th Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh: Sources. 2024-01-21. India Today. en.
  2. Web site: 18 August 2022 . Chhattisgarh: BJP appoints MLA Narayan Chandel as new legislative party leader .
  3. Web site: 9 August 2022 . Arun Sao is new BJP chief in Chhattisgarh .
  4. Web site: Raman Singh appointed chief of Chhattisgarh state BJP unit . India Today .
  5. Web site: 2006-10-31 . Vishnu Sai elected BJP's Chhatisgarh President . oneindia.com .
  6. Web site: 2010-05-11 . Tribal leader Paikra is new Chhattisgarh BJP chief . The Indian Express .
  7. News: 2014-01-23 . Vishnudeo Sai is new Chhattisgarh BJP chief . The Hindu .
  8. Web site: 2014-08-16 . Chhattisgarh gets new BJP chief, relief to CM Raman Singh . The Indian Express .
  9. News: 2019-03-08 . Vikram Usendi named Chhattisgarh BJP chief . Business Standard India .
  10. Web site: 2020-06-02 . Vishnu Deo Sai is Chhattisgarh BJP chief, CM Bhupesh Baghel tweets wishes . Hindustan Times .

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