Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa

Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa
**भारतीय जनता पार्टी, गोवा**
Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa भारतीय जनता पार्टी, गोवा
Abbreviation	BJP
Leader	Pramod Sawant ; (Chief Minister)
President	Damu G. Naik
General Secretary	Satish Dhond
Founded	6 April 1980; (44 years ago)
Headquarters	3rd Floor, Navelkar Arcade, Dr. Atmaram Borkar Road, Panaji - 403 001 Goa
Colours	Saffron
ECI Status	National Party
Seats in Lok Sabha	1 / 2 (as of 2022)
Seats in Rajya Sabha	1 / 1 (as of 2022)
Seats in Goa Legislative Assembly	28 / 40
Website
	goa.bjp.org
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Last updated March 14, 2025

Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa is the affiliate of Bharatiya Janata Party for the state of Goa. The party appointed Damu G. Naik as the president of BJP, Goa on 18 January 2025 who took over from Sadanand Tanavade.^[1] Pramod Sawant was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Goa on 19 March 2019, after the death of Manohar Parrikar.

Electoral history

Legislative Assembly election

Year	Seats won	Seats contested	+/-	Voteshare (%)	+/- (%)	Outcome
1984	0 / 30	16		1.21%	1.21%	Opposition
1989	0 / 40	7		0.39%	0.82%	Opposition
1994	4 / 40	12	4	9.05%	8.66%	Opposition
1999	10 / 40	39	6	26.15%	17.1%	Opposition, later Government
2002	17 / 40	39	7	35.57%	9.42%	Government
2007	14 / 40	33	3	30.32%	5.25%	Opposition
2012	21 / 40	28	7	34.68%	4.36%	Government
2017	13 / 40	36	8	32.48%	2.2%	Government
2022	20 / 40	40	7	33.31%	0.83%	Government

Lok Sabha election

Year	Seats won	+/-	Outcome
1980	0 / 2		Opposition
1984	0 / 2		Opposition
1989	0 / 2		Outside support to National Front
1991	0 / 2		Opposition
1996	0 / 2		Government, later Opposition
1998	0 / 2		Government
1999	1 / 2	1	Government
2004	1 / 2		Opposition
2009	1 / 2		Opposition
2014	2 / 2	1	Government
2019	1 / 2	1	Government
2024	1 / 2		Government

Leadership

Chief Minister

No	Name	Constituency	Term of Office			Assembly
1	Manohar Parrikar	Panaji	24 October 2000	3 June 2002	8 years, 348 days	8th
			3 June 2002^[2]	2 February 2005		9th
			9 March 2012	8 November 2014		11th
			14 March 2017	17 March 2019		12th
2	Laxmikant Parsekar	Mandrem	8 November 2014	11 March 2017	2 years, 123 days	11th
3	Pramod Sawant	Sanquelim	19 March 2019	Incumbent	5 years, 359 days	12th

Leader of the Opposition

No	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Term of Office			Assembly	Chief Minister
1		Manohar Parrikar	Panaji	14 June 2005	5 June 2007	1 year, 356 days	9th	Pratapsingh Rane
1		Manohar Parrikar	Panaji	19 June 2007	6 March 2012	4 years, 261 days	10th	Digambar Kamat

President

No	Party leader	Period
1	Kashinath Parab	1980	1989	9 years
2	Vishwanath Arlekar	1989	1991	2 years
3	Shripad Naik	1991	1995	4 years
4	Suresh Amonkar	1995	2000	5 years
5	Laxmikant Parsekar	2000	2003	3 years
6	Rajendra Arlekar	2003	2007	4 years
(3)	Shripad Naik	2007	2010	3 years
(5)	Laxmikant Parsekar	2010	2012	2 years
7^[3]	Vinay Dinu Tendulkar	2012	2020	8 years
8^[1]	Sadanand Shet	2020	2025	5 years

References

1 2 "Damu Naik elected BJP State President; sets eyes on 2027". 18 January 2025.
↑ "Parrikar sworn in". The Hindu. 3 June 2002. Archived from the original on 7 August 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
↑ "Vinay is the new Goa BJP chief (By: GOANEWS DESK, PANAJI)". Goa News. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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[:0-1] 1 2 "Damu Naik elected BJP State President; sets eyes on 2027". 18 January 2025.

[2] "Parrikar sworn in". The Hindu. 3 June 2002. Archived from the original on 7 August 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

[3] "Vinay is the new Goa BJP chief (By: GOANEWS DESK, PANAJI)". Goa News. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

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