Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra

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Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra
भारतीय जनता पार्टी, महाराष्ट्र
Abbreviation BJP
Leader Devendra Fadnavis (Chief Minister)
President Ravindra Chavan executive
Headquarters Dadar, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Colours  Saffron
ECI StatusNational Party
Seats in  Lok Sabha
9 / 48
Seats in  Rajya Sabha
8 / 19
Seats in  Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
132 / 288
Seats in  Maharashtra Legislative Council
23 / 78
Election symbol
Lotus
BJP election symbol.png
Party flag
BJP flag.svg
Website
bjpmaharashtra.org

Bharatiya Janata Party, Maharashtra (or BJP Maharashtra) is a state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Indian state of Maharashtra The headquarters is located in Mumbai.

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The BJP came into being after a split from the Janata party. The prominent members of BJP had been the part of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh founded by Syama Prasad Mukherjee. Jana Sangh was the political arm of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and was dissolved in 1977. On 12 August 2022, Chandrashekhar Bawankule was appointed by the party leadership as the president of the BJP Maharashtra.

The BJP is aligned with right-wing politics, and its policies adhere to Hindutva, a Hindu nationalist ideology. It has close ideological and organisational links to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). After the 2024 Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections held in November 2024 Bharatiya Janata Party is Maharashtra's Biggest Political Party in terms of representation in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly and Legislative Council of Maharashtra State.

Electoral History

Lok Sabha elections

YearSeats won+/-
1984
0 / 28
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1989
11 / 48
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1991
5 / 48
Decrease2.svg 6
1996
18 / 48
Increase2.svg 2
1998
3 / 48
Decrease2.svg 15
1999
13 / 48
Increase2.svg 10
2004
13 / 48
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2009
9 / 48
Decrease2.svg 4
2014
23 / 48
Increase2.svg 14
2019
23 / 48
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2024
9 / 48
Decrease2.svg 14

Vidhan Sabha elections

YearSeats wonSeats contested+/-Voteshare (%)+/- (%)Outcome
1980
14 / 288
145Increase2.svg 149.38%Increase2.svg 9.38%Opposition
1985
16 / 288
67Increase2.svg 27.25%Decrease2.svg 2.13%
1990
42 / 288
104Increase2.svg 2610.71%Increase2.svg 3.46%
1995
65 / 288
116Increase2.svg 2312.80%Increase2.svg 2.09%Government
1999
56 / 288
117Decrease2.svg 914.54%Increase2.svg 1.74%Opposition
2004
54 / 288
111Decrease2.svg 213.67%Decrease2.svg 0.87%
2009
46 / 288
119Decrease2.svg 814.02%Increase2.svg 0.35%
2014
122 / 288
260Increase2.svg 7627.81%Increase2.svg 13.79%Government
2019
105 / 288
150Decrease2.svg 1725.75%Decrease2.svg 2.06%
2024
132 / 288
149Increase2.svg 2726.77%Increase2.svg 1.02%

Leadership

Chief Minister

#PortraitName Constituency Term of OfficeAssembly
1 Devendra Fadnavis Nagpur South West 31 October 201412 November 20195 years, 66 days 13th
23 November 201928 November 2019 14th
5 December 2024Incumbent 15th

Deputy Chief Ministers

#PortraitName Constituency Term of Office Chief Minister
1 Gopinath Ji Munde.jpg Gopinath Munde Renapur 14 March 199518 October 19994 years, 218 days Manohar Joshi
Narayan Rane
2 Devendra Fadnavis Nagpur South West 30 June 202226 November 20242 years, 149 days Eknath Shinde

Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Assembly

#PortraitName Constituency Term of Office Chief Minister
1 Gopinath Ji Munde.jpg Gopinath Munde Renapur 12 December 199114 March 19953 years, 92 days Sudhakarrao Naik
Sharad Pawar
2 Eknath Khadse (cropped).jpg Eknath Khadse Muktainagar 11 November 200931 October 20144 years, 354 days Ashok Chavan
Prithviraj Chavan
3 Devendra Fadnavis Nagpur South West 1 December 201929 June 20222 years, 210 days Uddhav Thackeray

Leader of the Opposition Maharashtra Legislative Council

#PortraitNameConstituencyTerm of Office Chief Minister
1 Anna Dange MLA's2 July 199230 July 19931 year, 28 days Sudhakarrao Naik
Sharad Pawar
30 July 199414 March 1995227 days
(1 year, 255 days)
Sharad Pawar
2 Nitin J Gadkari.JPG Nitin Gadkari Nagpur Graduates23 October 199911 April 20055 years, 170 days Vilasrao Deshmukh
Sushilkumar Shinde
Vilasrao Deshmukh
3 Pandurang Fundkar MLA's11 April 200522 December 20116 years, 255 days Vilasrao Deshmukh
Ashok Chavan
Prithviraj Chavan
4 Vinod Tawde in 2015.jpg Vinod Tawde MLA's23 December 201120 October 20142 years, 301 days Prithviraj Chavan
5 Sangram deshmukh with pravin darekar (cropped).jpg Pravin Darekar MLA's16 December 201929 June 20222 years, 195 days Uddhav Thackeray

Party Presidents

#PortraitNameTerm of Office
1 Uttamrao L Patil.jpg Uttamrao Patil 198019866 years
2 Gopinath Ji Munde.jpg Gopinath Munde 198619915 years
3 N. S. Pharande 199119943 years
4 Suryabhan Vahadane-Patil 199420006 years
5 [1] Pandurang Fundkar 200020055 years
6 Nitin J Gadkari.JPG Nitin Gadkari 200520094 years
7 [2] Sudhir Mungantiwar1.png Sudhir Mungantiwar 03-Apr-201011-Apr-20133 years, 8 days
8 [3] Devendra Fadnavis 11-Apr-201306-Jan-20151 year, 270 days
9 [4] The Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Raosaheb Dadarao Danve calls on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on March 05, 2015 (cropped).jpg Raosaheb Danve 06-Jan-201516-Jul-20194 years, 191 days
10 [5] The Guardian Minister, Maharashtra, Shri Chandrakantdada Patil addressing at the inauguration of the Public Information Campaign, at Gadhinglaj, Dist. Kolhapur, Maharashtra on November 06, 2015.jpg Chandrakant Patil 16-Jul-201912-Aug-20223 years, 27 days
11 [6] The Maharashtra Energy Minister, Shri Chandrashkahr Bawankule calling on the Minister of State (IC) for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shri Raj Kumar Singh, in New Delhi on October 16, 2017 (cropped).jpg Chandrashekhar Bawankule 12-Aug-202211-Jan-20252 years, 152 days

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