Bharatiya Janata Party, Telangana

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Bharatiya Janata Party, Telangana
భారతీయ జనతా పార్టీ, తెలంగాణ
President G. Kishan Reddy
Chairperson Alleti Maheshwar Reddy
General SecretarySri Gujjula Premender Reddy
◽️Sri Dugyala Pradeep Rao
◽️Kum. Bangaru Shruthi
◽️Dr. Kasam Venkateshwarlu
Founded6 April 1980
(43 years ago)
 (1980-04-06)
Headquarters Nampally, Hyderabad, Telangana
Youth wing Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Telangana
Women's wing BJP Mahila Morcha, Telangana
Ideology
Colours  Saffron
Alliance National Democratic Alliance
Seats in  Lok Sabha
4 / 17
Seats in  Rajya Sabha
0 / 7
Seats in  Telangana Legislative Assembly
8 / 119
Seats in  Telangana Legislative Council
1 / 40
Election symbol
Lotus flower symbol.svg
Party flag
BJP flag.svg
Website
bjptelangana.org

Bharatiya Janata Party, Telangana or simply BJP Telangana is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Indian state of Telangana. The party's state headquarters is located in Nampally of Hyderabad, the capital of the state. Bandi Sanjay Kumar is formerly appointed as the president and K. V. Ramana Reddy as the vice president of BJP Telangana.

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The party currently holds 0 seats in the Rajya Sabha and 4 seats in the Lok Sabha from the state. Furthermore, the party has 1 seat in the Telangana Legislative Council and 8 seats in the Telangana Legislative Assembly.

History

After the formation of Telangana, the BJP in alliance with Telugu Desam Party fought the 2014 Legislative Assembly election. [1] BJP won 5 seats in the newly formed Telangana Legislative Assembly. BJP also won a Lok Sabha seat from Secunderabad constituency in the simultaneously held 2014 Lok Sabha election. [2]

In 2018, the state assembly was dissolved earlier than its term, and elections were held same year. BJP in this election could only secure 1 seat. [3] However, in the 2019 Lok Sabha BJP won 4 out of the 17 seats. [4] The BJP got 19.45% of the total votes. [5]

Electoral Performance

Lok Sabha elections

YearLeaderSeats won+/-Voteshare (%)+/- (%)Outcome
2014 Narendra Modi
1 / 17
Increase2.svg 18.52%Steady2.svgGovernment
2019 Narendra Modi
4 / 17
Increase2.svg 319.65%Increase2.svg 11.13%Government

Legislative Assembly elections

YearLeaderSeats contestedSeats won+/-Voteshare (%)+/- (%)Outcome
2014 G. Kishan Reddy 46
5 / 119
Steady2.svg4.13%Steady2.svgOpposition
2018 T. Raja Singh 118
1 / 119
Decrease2.svg 46.98%Increase2.svg 2.85%Opposition
2023 Alleti Maheshwar Reddy [6] 111
8 / 119
Increase2.svg 713.90%Increase2.svg 6.92%Opposition

Leadership

Legislative Council Floor Leader

YearFloor leaderConstituency/District
2015-2021 N. Ramchander Rao Malkajgiri, Ranga Reddy
2023-2029A.Venkata Narayana ReddyMalkajgiri, Ranga Reddy

Union Ministers from Telangana

YearNameMinistry
2014 Bandaru Dattatreya Minister of State for Labour and Employment
2019 G. Kishan Reddy Union Minister of Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region of India.

State Presidents

S.No.PortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Tenure
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Shri G. Kishan Reddy, in New Delhi on August 09, 2019.jpg G. Kishan Reddy


(1964–)

2 June 20148 April 2016677
2 Dr Kova Laxman.jpg K. Laxman


(1960–)

8 April 201611 March 20201434
3 Sanjay Bandi Bjp.png Bandi Sanjay Kumar


(1971–)

11 March 20204 July 20231211
(1) Shri G. Kishan Reddy, in New Delhi on August 09, 2019.jpg G. Kishan Reddy


(1964–)

4 July 2023Incumbent271

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