Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand

Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand (or BJP Uttarakhand) is a state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttarakhand. Banshidhar Bhagat is the current president of the BJP Uttarakhand.

Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand
PresidentBanshidhar Bhagat
General SecretaryAjaey Kumar
Parliamentary ChairpersonTrivendra Singh Rawat
Headquarters39/29/3 Balbir Road, Dehradun-248201, Uttarakhand
Youth wingBharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Uttarakhand
Women's wingBJP Mahila Morcha, Uttarakhand
Ideology
Colours  Saffron
AllianceNational Democratic Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
5 / 5
Seats in Rajya Sabha
2 / 3
Seats in Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly
56 / 70
Website
uttarakhand.bjp.org
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Leadership
See also: List of presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party
S. No. Name Portrait Term Ref.
1 Puran Chand Sharma 9 November 2000 14 September 2002 [1]
2 Manohar Kant Dhyani 15 September 2002 2004 [2]
3 Bhagat Singh Koshyari 2004 2007
4 Bachi Singh Rawat 2007 2009 [3]
5 Bishan Singh Chuphal 2009 8 February 2013 [4]
6 Tirath Singh Rawat 9 February 2013 31 December 2015 [5]
7 Ajay Bhatt 1 January 2016 15 January 2020 [6]
8 Banshidhar Bhagat 16 January 2020 Incumbent [7]

List of Chief Ministers
Main article: List of chief ministers of Uttarakhand
See also: List of chief ministers from the Bharatiya Janata Party
No. Name
(Constituency)		 Portrait Term[8] Assembly
(Election)
1 Nityanand Swami
(MLC for Garhwal–Kumaon Graduates)		 9 November 2000 29 October 2001 354 days Interim Vidhan Sabha
2 Bhagat Singh Koshyari
(MLC)		 30 October 2001 1 March 2002 122 days
3 Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri
(Dhumakot)		 7 March 2007 26 June 2009 2 years, 111 days 2nd Vidhan Sabha
(2012 election)
11 September 2011 13 March 2012 184 days
(total 2 years and 295 days)
4 Ramesh Pokhriyal
(Thalisain)		 27 June 2009 10 September 2011 2 years, 105 days
5 Trivendra Singh Rawat
(Doiwala)		 18 March 2017 Incumbent 3 years, 324 days 4th Vidhan Sabha
(2017 election)

Electoral performance
Main article: Elections in Uttarakhand
See also: Electoral history of the Bharatiya Janata Party
YearLegislatureParty leaderVotes polledSeats wonChange in seatsOutcome
20021st Vidhan SabhaBhagat Singh Koshyari728,134
19 / 70
 19Opposition
200414th Lok Sabha–
3 / 5
 3
20072nd Vidhan SabhaBhuwan Chandra Khanduri–
35 / 70
 16Government with UKD and Independents
200915th Lok SabhaBishan Singh Chuphal–
0 / 5
 3Opposition
20123rd Vidhan SabhaBhuwan Chandra Khanduri–
31 / 70
 4
201416th Lok SabhaTirath Singh Rawat2,429,698
5 / 5
 5Government
20174th Vidhan SabhaTrivendra Singh Rawat2,312,912
57 / 70
 26
201917th Lok SabhaAjay Bhatt2,954,833
5 / 5
2022 5th Vidhan SabhaTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD
2024 18th Lok Sabha

See also

References
  1. "Sharma rules out change in leadership". Zee News. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. "Manohar Dhyani appointed Uttaranchal BJP chief". Zee News. 15 September 2002. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. "BJP revokes suspension of 21 dissident leaders". Hindustan Times. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. "Uttarakhand: Cong edges out BJP in a photo finish". News18. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. Kunwar, D. S. (11 February 2013). "Tirath Singh Rawat was nominated as Uttarakhand BJP chief". Times of India. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  6. "Ajay Bhatt Elected Unopposed As New Uttarakhand BJP Chief". NDTV. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  7. "Bansidhar Bhagat elected as Uttarakhand BJP chief". Deccan Herald. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  8. Former Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand. Government of Uttarakhand. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
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