Bharatiya Janata Party, Jharkhand

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Bharatiya Janata Party, Jharkhand
भारतीय जनता पार्टी, झारखंड
Abbreviation BJP
President Babulal Marandi
Chairman TBD
(Leader of the Opposition)
General SecretaryKarmveer Singh
Founded6 April 1980
(44 years ago) (1980-04-06)
HeadquartersDr. Syama Prasad Mookerji Bhawan M-7, Harmu Housing Colony, Ranchi - 834 002 Jharkhand
Colours  Saffron
ECI StatusNational Party
Seats in  Lok Sabha
8 / 14
Seats in  Rajya Sabha
3 / 6
Seats in  Jharkhand Legislative Assembly
21 / 81
Website
bjpjharkhand.org

Bharatiya Janata Party, Jharkhand, or simply BJP Jharkhand, is the affiliate of Bharatiya Janata Party for the state of Jharkhand. Its head office is situated at the M-7, Harmu Housing Colony, Ranchi. Babulal Marandi was appointed as the State President of the Jharkhand unit on 4 July 2024.

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History

At the time of its formation in 1980, the Bharatiya Janata Party had limited success in what would become Jharkhand. In the 1985 Bihar legislative assembly election, the BJP won 16 seats of which 14 were in regions that would become part of Jharkhand. In 1989, the BJP won five seats in the region. The BJP had long supported the creation of a state out of the southern part of Bihar they called 'Vananchal', in keeping with their naming of the Adivasis as 'Vanvasis'. [1] The BJP's rhetoric at this time with regards to the Jharkhand movement largely claimed that the mainstream leaders, which they saw as westernized 'elites', were using the Jharkhand movement to enrich themselves. The BJP sought to persuade non-Christian tribals by claiming they were part of the 'Hindu nation', while demonizing Christian tribals as westernised. Much of this groundwork was prepared by sister organisations like the Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram, which sought to prevent Christian conversions among Adivasis and Hinduize them. [2]

In 1989, due to their promise for Vananchal, they obtained 5 out of the 14 seats in the Lok Sabha, with a 30% voteshare. In 1990, the BJP gained 20 seats with a voteshare of at least 20% in the Jharkhand region, which stayed with the party throughout the 1990s. [3] In 1991, the BJP officially added a promise to set up a commission to study the division of larger states, including Bihar, into smaller states and gained five seats. [1] The electorate in Jharkhand were favouring national parties who could form a government at the Centre and grant them statehood, and the BJP was the most influential party advocating strongly for statehood. In 1996 and 1998, the BJP obtained 12 seats in the Jharkhand region, and 11 in 1999, squeezing out other regional parties like JMM and AJSU who were also advocating for statehood. The BJP combined its small states agenda with a patronization of tribal institutions and nomination of tribal candidates for the elections. [3] In 2000, the BJP gained the most seats in the Jharkhand region during Bihar assembly elections with 39.5% of the vote, and when the BJP at the centre formed the three new states, the BJP formed the first government. Babulal Marandi was chosen as the first Chief Minister. [3]

Electoral history

Legislative Assembly election

YearSeats won+/-Voteshare (%)+/- (%)Outcome
2005
30 / 81
Increase2.svg 3023.57%Increase2.svg 23.57Coalition Government
2009
18 / 81
Decrease2.svg 1220.18%Decrease2.svg 3.39%Coalition Government
2014
37 / 81
Increase2.svg 1931.26%Increase2.svg 11.08%Government
2019
25 / 81
Decrease2.svg 1233.37%Increase2.svg 2.11%Opposition
2024
21 / 81
Decrease2.svg 433.18%Decrease2.svg 0.19%Opposition

Lok Sabha election

YearSeats won+/-Outcome
2004
1 / 14
Steady2.svgOpposition
2009
9 / 14
Increase2.svg 8
2014
12 / 14
Increase2.svg 3Government
2019
11 / 14
Decrease2.svg 1
2024
8 / 14
Decrease2.svg 3

Leadership

Chief Minister

NoPortraitName Constituency TermAssembly
1 Babulal Marandi Ramgarh 15 November 200018 March 20032 years, 123 days 1st
2 Arjun Munda - Ranchi 2011-11-29 9195.JPG Arjun Munda Kharsawan 18 March 20032 March 20051 year, 349 days
12 March 200519 September 20061 year, 191 days 2nd
11 September 201018 January 20132 years, 129 days 3rd
3 Raghubar Das with Jual Oram (cropped).jpg Raghubar Das Jamshedpur East 28 December 201429 December 20195 years, 1 day 4th

Deputy Chief Minister

NoPortraitName Constituency TermAssembly Chief Minister
1 Raghubar Das with Jual Oram (cropped).jpg Raghubar Das Jamshedpur East 30 December 200931 May 2010152 days 3rd Hemant Soren

Leader of the Opposition

NoPortraitNameTermAssembly
1 Arjun Munda - Ranchi 2011-11-29 9195.JPG Arjun Munda 4 December 200629 May 20092 years, 176 days 2nd
19 July 201323 December 20141 year, 157 days 3rd
2 Babulal Marandi 24 February 202016 October 20233 years, 234 days 5th
3 Amar Kumar Bauri meeting the Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge), Dr. Mahesh Sharma, in New Delhi (cropped)2.jpg Amar Kumar Bauri 16 October 2023Incumbent1 year, 66 days

President

#NameTerm
[4] Abhay Kant Prasad02-Sep-200118-Jul-20042 years, 320 days
[5] Raghubar Das 18-Jul-200413-May-2005299 days
[6] Yadunath Pandey 13-May-2005
7 [7] Dineshanand Goswami25-Sep-201010-Mar-20132 years, 166 days
8 [8] Ravindra Kumar Ray 10-Mar-201317-May-20163 years, 68 days
9 [9] Tala Marandi 17-May-201624-Aug-201699 days
10 [10] Laxman Giluwa 24-Aug-201625-Feb-20203 years, 185 days
11 [11] Deepak Prakash 25-Feb-20204-Jul-20233 years, 129 days
12 Babulal Marandi 4-Jul-2023present1 year, 170 days

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