Bharatiya Janata Party, Nagaland

Bharatiya Janata Party, Nagaland
AbbreviationBJP
LeaderYanthungo Patton
(Deputy Chief Minister of Nagaland)
PresidentBenjamin Yepthomi
General SecretaryKhevishe Sema and Er Cheong
TreasurerMahesh Kotecha
Founder
Founded6 April 1980
(44 years ago) (1980-04-06)
Split fromJanata Party
Preceded by
Headquarters1st Floor, Aiko Building, Opp. Town Hall, Bank Colony, Dimapur, 797112, Nagaland, India [2]
NewspaperKamal Sandesh
Youth wingBharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
Women's wingBJP Mahila Morcha
Labour wingBharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[3]
Peasant's wingBharatiya Kisan Sangh[4]
Ideology
Colours  Saffron
AllianceNational level
National Democratic Alliance
NorthEast Region
North East Democratic Alliance
Nagaland
United Democratic Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
0 / 1
(as of 2022)
Seats in Rajya Sabha
1 / 1
(as of 2022)
Seats in Nagaland Legislative Assembly Seats in Nagaland Urban Local Bodies
12 / 60
(as of 2022)
25 / 278
(as of 2024)
Election symbol
Lotus
Party flag
Website
www.bjp.org/nagaland-state-office

The Bharatiya Janata Party, Nagaland, or simply, BJP Nagaland (BJP; [bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː] ⓘ; lit. 'Indian People's Party'), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of Nagaland. Its state head office[6] is located at H.No. 235, Upper Agri, Kohima, Nagaland, India. The current president of BJP Nagaland is Benjamin Yepthomi.[7]

History

Lok Sabha members

There are no Lok Sabha Members from BJP at Nagaland

Rajya Sabha members

Name Photo Date of
appointment		 Date of
retirement
S. Phangnon Konyak 03/04/2022 02/04/2028

In General Election

In General Elections
Year Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats Result
2024 Not contested but supported to NDPP Government
2019 Not contested but supported to NDPP Government
2014 Not contested but supported to NPF Government
2009 Not contested but supported to NPF Opposition
2004 Not contested but supported to NPF Opposition
1999 1 0 Steady 0 Government
1998 Not contested Government
1996 Not contested Government, later Opposition
1991 1 0 Steady 0 Opposition
1989 Not contested Opposition
1984 Not contested Opposition

In State Election

Year Election Seats won Change of Seats Popular votes Vote% Change of Vote% Result
1993 8th Assembly (Nagaland)
0 / 60
 new 3,755 0.51% new None
1998 9th Assembly (Nagaland) Not contested
2003 10th Assembly (Nagaland)
7 / 60
 Increase 7 96,658 11.98% - Allied Government with NPF
2008 11th Assembly (Nagaland)
2 / 60
 Decrease 5 96,658 8.27% Decrease 2.61% Allied Government with NPF
2013 12th Assembly (Nagaland)
1 / 60
 Decrease 1 19,121 1.8% Decrease 3.6% Allied Government with NPF
2018 13th Assembly (Nagaland)
12 / 60
 Increase 11 153,864 15.3% Increase 13.5% Allied Government with NDPP and NPF
2023 14th Assembly (Nagaland)
12 / 60
 Steady 215,336 18.81% Increase 3.51% Allied Government with NDPP

List of Deputy Chief Ministers

See also: List of deputy chief ministers of Nagaland
No Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Assembly Chief minister
1 Yanthungo Patton[8] Tyüi 13 December 2023 Incumbent 6 years, 308 days Neiphiu Rio

See also

References

  1. ^ "What you need to know about India's BJP". AlJazeera. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  2. ^ https://www.bjp.org/nagaland-state-office
  3. ^ Pragya Singh (15 January 2008). "Need to Know BJP-led BMS is biggest labour union in India". live mint. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Congress a 'sickular' Party, not secular: BJP Nagaland".
  6. ^ "JP Nadda inaugurates Nagaland BJP office in Kohima". newsonair.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  7. ^ PTI. "Benjamin Yepthomi new president of BJP Nagaland unit". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
  8. ^ "Nagaland Lokayukta orders probe against Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton". The Hindu. 2020-02-21.