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भारतीय जनता पार्टी, जम्मू कश्मीर
AbbreviationBJP
PresidentRavinder Raina[1]
Founder
Founded6 April 1980
(44 years ago) (1980-04-06)
Split fromJanata Party
Preceded by
HeadquartersDr. Shyama Prasad Mookherjee Bhawan, Sector - 3 Extension, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu - 180 012, Jammu and Kashmir[3]
NewspaperKamal Sandesh
Youth wingBharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
Women's wingBJP Mahila Morcha
Labour wingBharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[4]
Peasant's wingBharatiya Kisan Sangh[5]
Ideology
International affiliation
Colours  Saffron
Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
2 / 5
(as of 2024)
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 4
(as of 2024)
Seats in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
0 / 90
(as of 2024)
Seats in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council
0 / 36
(as of 2024)
Election symbol
Lotus
Party flag
Website
jkbjp.in

The Bharatiya Janata Party, or simply, BJP Jammu and Kashmir (BJP; [bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː] ⓘ; lit. 'Indian People's Party'), is the unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of the Union Territory, Jammu and Kashmir . Its head office is situated at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookherjee Bhawan, Sector - 3 Extension, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu - 180 012, Jammu and Kashmir [9]. The current president of BJP Jammu and Kashmir is Ravinder Raina[10]

History

Lok Sabha Election history

Year Seats won +/- Outcome
1984
0 / 6
 new Opposition
1989
0 / 6
 Steady Opposition
1991 Election not held because of insurgency until 1996 Opposition
1996
1 / 6
 Increase1 Government, later Opposition
1998
2 / 6
 Increase1 Government
1999
2 / 6
 Steady
2004
0 / 6
 Decrease2 Opposition
2009
0 / 6
 Steady
2014
3 / 6
 Increase3 Government
2019
3 / 6
 Steady
After Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir
2024

Rajya Sabha history

Name Photo Date of
appointment		 Date of
retirement
Shamsheer Singh Manhas 11/2/2015 10/2/2021

Legislative Assembly Election history

Year Seats won +/- Voteshare (%) +/- (%) Outcome
1983
0 / 76
 New 3.19% New Opposition
1987
2 / 76
 Increase 2 5.10% Increase 1.91%
1996
8 / 87
 Increase 6 12.13% Increase7.03%
2002
1 / 87
 Decrease 7 8.57% Decrease 3.56%
2008
11 / 87
 Increase 10 12.45% Increase 3.88%
2014
25 / 87
 Increase 14 23.0% Increase 10.55% Coalition Government with PDP
After Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir
2024

Legislative Assembly Council history

Jammu and Kashmir District Development Council


Jammu and Kashmir District Development Council

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Reference

  1. ^ "BJP J&K president". BJP Website.
  2. ^ "What you need to know about India's BJP". AlJazeera. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  3. ^ "BJP J&K unit address".
  4. ^ Pragya Singh (15 January 2008). "Need to Know BJP-led BMS is biggest labour union in India". live mint. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  5. ^ Gupta, Sejuta Das (2019e). Class, Politics, and Agricultural Policies in Post-liberalisation India. Cambridge University Press. pp. 172–173. ISBN 978-1-108-41628-3.
  6. ^ Pillalamarri, Akhilesh. "India's Bharatiya Janata Party Joins Union of International Conservative Parties — The Diplomat". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Members". idu.org. International Democrat Union. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  8. ^ "International Democrat Union » Asia Pacific Democrat Union (APDU)". International Democrat Union. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  9. ^ "BJP J&K unit address".
  10. ^ "BJP J&K president". BJP Website.
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