Bharatiya Janata Party, Tripura ভারতীয় জনতা পার্টি, ত্রিপুরা | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Manik Saha (Chief Minister of Tripura) |
| President | Rajiv Bhattacharjee[1] |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Split from | Janata Party |
| Preceded by |
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| Headquarters | 12-A, Krishnanagar Main Road,(In between Advisor & Bijoy Kumar Chowmuhani), Po.Agartala(Main), Dist.West Tripura-799 001, Tripura, India [3] |
| Youth wing | Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha |
| Women's wing | BJP Mahila Morcha |
| Labour wing | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[4] |
| Peasant's wing | Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[5] |
| Ideology | |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Alliance | National level National Democratic Alliance NorthEast Region North East Democratic Alliance |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 2 / 2 (as of 2022)
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 1 (as of 2022)
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| Seats in Tripura Legislative Assembly | 33 / 60 (as of 2023)
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| Seats in Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council | 9 / 30 (as of 2022)
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Lotus | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
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The Bharatiya Janata Party, or simply, BJP Tripura (BJP; [bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː] ⓘ; lit. 'Indian People's Party'), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of the Tripura. Its head office is situated at 12-A, Krishnanagar Main Road, (In between Advisor & Bijoy Kumar Chowmuhani), Po.Agartala(Main), Dist.West Tripura-799 001, Tripura, India. The current president of BJP Tripura is Rajiv Bhattacharjee .
Electoral performance
Lok Sabha Election
| Year | Seats won | +/- | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 / 2 |
 2 |
Government |
Legislative Assembly Election
| Year | Seats won | +/- | Voteshare (%) | +/- (%) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0 / 60 | New | 0.06% | New | None |
| 1988 | 0 / 60 |  | 0.15% | 0.09% | |
| 1993 | 0 / 60 | | 2.02% | 1.87% | |
| 1998 | 0 / 60 | | 5.87% | 3.85% | |
| 2003 | 0 / 60 | | 1.32% |  4.55% | |
| 2008 | 0 / 60 | | 1.49% | 0.17% | |
| 2013 | 0 / 60 | | 1.54% | 0.05% | |
| 2018 | 36 / 60 | 36 | 43.59% | 41.5% | Government |
| 2023 | 32 / 60 | 4 | 38.97% | 4.62% |
In Local Elections
Municipal corporation election results
| Year | Municipal Corporation | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tripura | ||||||
| 2015 | Agartala | 51 | 0 / 51 |
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| 2021 | Agartala | 51 | 51 / 51 |
51[8] |
57.39% | |
Autonomous District Council election
| Year | Autonomous District Council | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khumulwng | |||||||
| 1982 | From 1982 election has been held at Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council but BJP to win any seats was on 2021 election. | ||||||
| 2021 | TTAADC | 26 | 9 / 30 |
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Opposition | ||
2015 Tripura local elections
In 2015 local election BJP won 2 seats of 310 at various municipal council and one municipal corporation.[9]
2021 Tripura local elections
In 2021 local election BJP won 329 seats of 334 at various municipal council and one municipal corporation, with vote percentage of 59.01%.[10]
Leadership
Chief ministers
| No. | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office[11] | Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .png.webp) |
Biplab Kumar Deb | Banamalipur | 9 March 2018 | 15 May 2022 | 4 years, 67 days | 12th |
| 2 |  |
Manik Saha | Town Bordowali | 15 May 2022 | 12 March 2023 | 301 days | |
| 13 March 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 309 days | 13th | ||||
Deputy chief ministers
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of Office | Assembly | Chief Minister | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .jpg.webp) |
Jishnu Dev Varma | Charilam | 9 March 2018 | 2 March 2023 | 4 years, 358 days | 12th | Biplab Kumar Deb Manik Saha |
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Lok Sabha Members
| No | Name | Constituency | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pratima Bhowmik | Tripura West | 3,05,669 |
| 2 | Rebati Tripura | Tripura East | 2,04,290 |
Rajya Sabha Members
| No | Name | Constituency | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biplab Kumar Deb | Tripura | 22/10/2022 | 02/04/2028 |
Former State President List
- Sudheendradas Gupta : 1980 - 2016
- Biplab Kumar Deb : 2016 - 2018
- Manik Saha : 2018 - 2022
See also
Notes
References
- ↑ "New President of BJP Tripura state unit". Economic Times.
- ↑ "What you need to know about India's BJP". AlJazeera. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ https://www.bjp.org/tripura-state-office
- ↑ Pragya Singh (15 January 2008). "Need to Know BJP-led BMS is biggest labour union in India". live mint. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ↑ Gupta, Sejuta Das (2019e). Class, Politics, and Agricultural Policies in Post-liberalisation India. Cambridge University Press. pp. 172–173. ISBN 978-1-108-41628-3.
- ↑ "Only BJP has worked for Indigenous people of Tripura". Indian Express.
- ↑ "BJP Tripura and its ally IPFT seeks NRC for whole nation". Economic Times.
- ↑ "2021 Tripura municipal election result". Hindustan Times.
- ↑ "2015 Tripura local election result". The Hindu.
- ↑ "2021 Tripura local election result". Hindustan Times.
- ↑ Former Chief Ministers of Tripura. Government of Tripura. Retrieved on 21 August 2013.
- ↑ Deb, Priyanka (2018-03-06). "BJP picks Biplab Deb as new Tripura CM, Jishnu Debbarma to be his deputy". Hindustan Times.
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