Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat ભારતીય જનતા પાર્ટી, ગુજરાત | |
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Abbreviation | BJP |
Leader | Bhupendrabhai Patel (Chief Minister) |
President | C. R. Patil |
General Secretary | Ratnakarji |
Headquarters | Opp. Preksha Vishwa Bharti, Koba Circle-Gandhinagar Road Koba, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382007 |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre-right to far-right [7] |
ECI Status | National Party |
Seats in Lok Sabha | 26 / 26 (as of 2022) |
Seats in Rajya Sabha | 10 / 11 (as of 2024) |
Seats in Gujarat Legislative Assembly | 156 / 182 (as of 2022) |
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Website | |
bjpgujarat | |
Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat [8] (BJP Gujarat) is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party that operates in Gujarat. C. R. Patil currently serves as state president of the party. The leader of the party is Bhupendrabhai R Patel, the incumbent chief minister of Gujarat. The head office of the party is located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
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Name | Wing/Position | Department |
Bhupendra Patel | Chief Minister | N/A |
C. R. Patil | State President | Member of Parliament (Navsari) |
Gordhanbhai Zadafiya | State Vice President | N/A |
Jayantibhai R. Kavadiya | State Vice President | N/A |
Mahendrasinh P. Sarvaiya | State Vice President | |
Nandaji V. Thakor | State Vice President | Spokesperson |
Ku. Kaushalyakunvarba Parmar | State Vice President | |
Janakbhai M. Patel (Bagdanawala) | State Vice President | |
Varshaben N. Doshi | State Vice President | |
Dr. Bharatbhai Boghara | State Vice President | |
Mahendrabhai S. Patel | State Vice President | |
Ushaben G. Patel | State Vice President | |
Maheshbhai L. Kaswala | State Secretary | |
Raghubhai D. Humbal | State Secretary | |
Pankajbhai C. Chaudhary | State Secretary | |
Shitalben S. Soni | State Secretary | |
Zaveribhai D. Thakrar | State Secretary | |
Naukaben B. Prajapati | State Secretary | |
Jahanviben M. Vyas | State Secretary | |
Kailashben A. Parmar | State Secretary | |
Ku. Jayshriben L. Desai | State Secretary | |
Binaben Acharya | State Secretary | |
Surendrabhai M. Patel | Treasurer | |
Dharmendrabhai C. Shah (Co-Treasurer) | Treasurer | |
Pareshbhai R. Patel | Office Secretary |
Following is the list of the chief ministers of Gujarat from Bhartiya Janta Party
Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of Office | Tenure | Assembly | ||
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1 | Keshubhai Patel | Visavadar | 14 March 1995 | 21 October 1995 | 221 days | 9th | |
4 March 1998 | 6 October 2001 | 3 years, 216 days | 10th | ||||
2 | Suresh Mehta | Mandvi | 21 October 1995 | 19 September 1996 | 334 days | 9th | |
3 | Narendra Modi | Rajkot West | 7 October 2001 | 22 December 2002 | 1 year, 76 days | 10th | |
Maninagar | 22 December 2002 | 23 December 2007 | 5 years, 1 day | 11th | |||
23 December 2007 | 20 December 2012 | 4 years, 363 days | 12th | ||||
20 December 2012 | 22 May 2014 | 1 year, 153 days | 13th | ||||
4 | Anandiben Patel | Ghatlodia | 22 May 2014 | 7 August 2016 | 2 years, 77 days | ||
5 | Vijay Rupani | Rajkot West | 7 August 2016 | 26 December 2017 | 1 year, 141 days | ||
26 December 2017 | 13 September 2021 | 3 years, 261 days | 14th | ||||
6 | Bhupendrabhai Patel | Ghatlodia | 13 September 2021 | 12 December 2022 | 1 year, 90 days | ||
12 December 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 65 days | 15th |
Following is the list of the deputy chief ministers of Gujarat from Bhartiya Janta Party
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No | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | Tenure | Assembly | Chief Minister | |
1 | Keshubhai Patel | March 1990 | 25 October 1990 | 220 days | 8th | Chimanbhai Patel | |
2 | Nitinbhai Patel | 7 August 2016 | 11 September 2021 | 5 years, 35 days | 14th | Vijay Rupani |
Following is the list of the presidents of Gujarat from Bhartiya Janta Party
No | Party leader | Period | Duration | |
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A. K. Patel | 1982 | 1985 | 3 years | |
Kashiram Rana | 1993 | 1996 | 3 years | |
[10] | Vajubhai Vala | 1996 | 1998 | 2 years |
Rajendrasinh Rana | 1998 | 2005 | 7 years | |
[11] | Vajubhai Vala | 29-May-2005 | 26-Oct-2006 | 1 year, 150 days |
[12] | Parshottam Rupala | 26-Oct-2006 | 01-Feb-2010 | 3 years, 98 days |
[13] | R. C. Faldu | 01-Feb-2010 | 19-Feb-2016 | 6 years, 18 days |
[14] | Vijay Rupani | 19-Feb-2016 | 10-Aug-2016 | 173 days |
[15] | Jitu Vaghani | 10-Aug-2016 | 20-Jul-2020 | 3 years, 345 days |
[16] | C. R. Patil | 20-Jul-2020 | present | 3 years, 210 days |
Year | Seats won | +/- | Voteshare (%) | +/- (%) | Outcome |
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Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |||||
1962 | 0 / 154 | 1.34% | 1.34% | Opposition | |
1967 | 1 / 168 | 1 | 1.88% | 0.54% | Opposition |
1972 | 3 / 168 | 2 | 9.29% | 7.41% | Opposition |
1975 | 18 / 182 | 15 | 8.82% | 0.47% | Government |
Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||
1980 | 9 / 182 | 5 | 14.02% | 14.02% | Opposition |
1985 | 11 / 182 | 2 | 14.96% | 0.94% | Opposition |
1990 | 67 / 182 | 56 | 26.69% | 11.73% | Government |
1995 | 121 / 182 | 54 | 42.51% | 15.82 | Government |
1998 | 117 / 182 | 4 | 44.81% | 2.3% | Government |
2002 | 127 / 182 | 10 | 49.85% | 5.04% | Government |
2007 | 117 / 182 | 10 | 49.12% | 0.73% | Government |
2012 | 115 / 182 | 2 | 47.85% | 1.27% | Government |
2017 | 99 / 182 | 16 | 49.05% | 1.2% | Government |
2022 | 156 / 182 | 57 | 52.50% | 3.45% | Government |
Year | Seats won | +/- | Outcome |
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Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |||
1962 | 0 / 22 | Opposition | |
1967 | 0 / 24 | Opposition | |
1971 | 0 / 24 | Opposition | |
Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
1980 | 0 / 26 | Opposition | |
1984 | 1 / 26 | 1 | Opposition |
1989 | 12 / 26 | 11 | Outside support to National Front |
1991 | 20 / 26 | 8 | Opposition |
1996 | 16 / 26 | 4 | Government, later Opposition |
1998 | 19 / 26 | 3 | Government |
1999 | 20 / 26 | 1 | Government |
2004 | 14 / 26 | 6 | Opposition |
2009 | 15 / 26 | 1 | Opposition |
2014 | 26 / 26 | 11 | Government |
2019 | 26 / 26 | Government |
Sources: [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]
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