Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh

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Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh
भारतीय जनता पार्टी, छत्तीसगढ़
Abbreviation BJP
Leader Vishnudeo Sai
President Kiran Singh Deo
General SecretaryPawan Sai
HeadquartersKushabhau Thakre Parisar Boriyakala, Raipur - 492 015 Chhattisgarh
Colours  Saffron
Seats in  Lok Sabha
9 / 11
Seats in  Rajya Sabha
1 / 5
Seats in  Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly
54 / 90
Website
www.bjpcg.com

Bharatiya Janata Party, or simply, BJP 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]

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Electoral history

Legislative Assembly election

YearSeats won+/-Voteshare (%)+/- (pp)Outcome
2003
50 / 90
Increase2.svg 5039.26%NewGovernment
2008
50 / 90
Steady2.svg40.33%Increase2.svg 1.07
2013
49 / 90
Decrease2.svg 141.04%Increase2.svg 0.71
2018
15 / 90
Decrease2.svg 3432.97%Decrease2.svg 8.07Opposition
2023
54 / 90
Increase2.svg 3946.27%Increase2.svg 13.33Government

Lok Sabha election

YearSeats won+/-Outcome
2004
10 / 11
Steady2.svgOpposition
2009
10 / 11
Steady2.svg
2014
10 / 11
Steady2.svgGovernment
2019
9 / 11
Decrease2.svg 1

Leadership

Chief Minister

NoPortaritName Constituency TermAssembly
1 The former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Dr. Raman Singh.jpg Raman Singh Dongargaon 7 December 200312 December 200815 years, 10 days 2nd
Rajnandgaon 12 December 200812 December 2013 3rd
12 December 201317 December 2018 4th
2 Vishnudeo Sai.jpg Vishnu Deo Sai [2] [3] Kunkuri 13 December 2023Incumbent58 days 6th

Deputy Chief Minister

NoPortaritName Constituency TermAssembly Chief minister
1 Arun Sao BJP.jpg Arun Sao Lormi 13 December 2023Incumbent58 days 6th Vishnu Deo Sai
2 Vijay Sharma BJP.jpg Vijay Sharma Kawardha

Leader of the Opposition

NoPortaritNameTermAssembly Chief minister
1 Nand Kumar Sai 2018 (cropped).JPG Nand Kumar Sai 14 December 20005 December 20032 years, 356 days 1st Ajit Jogi
2 Dharamlal Kaushik 4 January 201917 August 20223 years, 225 days 5th Bhupesh Baghel
3 Narayan chandel.jpg Narayan Chandel 17 August 20223 December 20231 year, 176 days

President

#NamePeriod
1 Tarachand Sahu 1-Nov-200005-Aug-20021 year, 277 days
2 [4] Raman Singh 05-Aug-20022003
3 Nand Kumar Sai 20032005
4 Shiv Pratap Singh 20052006
5 [5] Vishnudeo Sai 31-Oct-200611-May-20103 years, 192 days
6 [6] Ram Sewak Paikra 11-May-201021-Jan-20143 years, 255 days
(5) [7] Vishnudeo Sai 21-Jan-201416-Aug-2014207 days
6 [8] Dharamlal Kaushik 16-Aug-20148-Mar-20194 years, 204 days
7 [9] Vikram Usendi 8-Mar-20192-Jun-20201 year, 86 days
(5) [10] Vishnudeo Sai 2-Jun-20209-Aug-20222 years, 68 days
8 [3] Arun Sao 9-Aug-202221-Dec-20231 year, 134 days
9 Kiran Singh Deo 21-Dec-2023Incumbent50 days

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