Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat
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Bharatiya Janata Party Gujarat | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Bhupendrabhai Patel (Chief Minister) |
| President | C. R. Patil |
| General Secretary | Ratnakarji |
| Headquarters | Opp. Preksha Vishwa Bharti, Koba Circle-Gandhinagar Road Koba, Gandhinagar, Gujarat 382007 |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 26 / 26 (as of 2022)
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 8 / 11 (as of 2022)
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| Seats in Gujarat Legislative Assembly | 111 / 182 (as of 2022)
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| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| bjpgujarat | |
Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat[1] or (BJP Gujrat[1]) is a state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Gujarat. Currently C. R. Patil is the state president of the party. The leader of the party is Bhupendrabhai R Patel current incumbent chief-minister of Gujarat. The head office of the party is located in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.
Electoral history
Legislative Assembly election
| Year | Seats won | +/- | Voteshare (%) | +/- (%) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |||||
| 1962 | 0 / 154
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1.34% |  1.34%
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Opposition |
| 1967 | 1 / 168
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1
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1.88% | 0.54%
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Opposition |
| 1972 | 3 / 168
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2
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9.29% | 7.41%
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Opposition |
| 1975 | 18 / 182
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15
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8.82% |  0.47%
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Government |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | |||||
| 1980 | 9 / 182
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5
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14.02% | 14.02%
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Opposition |
| 1985 | 11 / 182
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2
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14.96% | 0.94%
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Opposition |
| 1990 | 67 / 182
|
56
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26.69% | 11.73%
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Government |
| 1995 | 121 / 182
|
54
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42.51% | 15.82
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Government |
| 1998 | 117 / 182
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4
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44.81% | 2.3%
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Government |
| 2002 | 127 / 182
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10
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49.85% | 5.04%
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Government |
| 2007 | 117 / 182
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10
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49.12% | 0.73%
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Government |
| 2012 | 115 / 182
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2
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47.85% | 1.27%
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Government |
| 2017 | 99 / 182
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16
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49.05% | 1.2%
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Government |
| 2022 | TBD | TBD | |||
Lok Sabha election
| Year | Seats won | +/- | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh | |||
| 1962 | 0 / 22
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Opposition |
| 1967 | 0 / 24
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Opposition |
| 1971 | 0 / 24
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Opposition |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 1980 | 0 / 26
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Opposition |
| 1984 | 1 / 26
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1
|
Opposition |
| 1989 | 12 / 26
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11
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Outside support to National Front |
| 1991 | 20 / 26
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8
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Opposition |
| 1996 | 16 / 26
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4
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Government, later Opposition |
| 1998 | 19 / 26
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3
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Government |
| 1999 | 20 / 26
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1
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Government |
| 2004 | 14 / 26
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6
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Opposition |
| 2009 | 15 / 26
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1
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Opposition |
| 2014 | 26 / 26
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11
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Government |
| 2019 | 26 / 26
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Government |
Leadership
Chief Ministers
| Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of Office | Tenure | Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Keshubhai Patel | Visavadar | 14 March 1995 | 21 October 1995 | 221 days | 9th |
| 4 March 1998 | 6 October 2001 | 3 years, 216 days | 10th | ||||
| 2 | Suresh Mehta | Mandvi | 21 October 1995 | 19 September 1996 | 334 days | 9th | |
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Narendra Modi | Rajkot West | 7 October 2001 | 22 December 2002 | 12 years, 227 days | 10th |
| Maninagar | 22 December 2002 | 22 December 2007 | 11th | ||||
| 23 December 2007 | 20 December 2012 | 12th | |||||
| 20 December 2012 | 22 May 2014 | 13th | |||||
| 4 | 
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Anandiben Patel | Ghatlodia | 22 May 2014 | 7 August 2016 | 2 years, 77 days | |
| 5 | 
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Vijay Rupani | Rajkot West | 7 August 2016 | 26 December 2017 | 5 years, 37 days | |
| 26 December 2017 | 13 September 2021 | 14th | |||||
| 6 | 
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Bhupendrabhai Patel | Ghatlodia | 13 September 2021 | Incumbent | 2 years, 333 days | |
President
| No | Party leader | Period | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. K. Patel | 1982 | 1985 | 3 years | |
| Kashiram Rana | 1993 | 1996 | 3 years | |
| [2] | Vajubhai Vala | 1996 | 1998 | 2 years |
| Rajendrasinh Rana | 1998 | 2005 | 7 years | |
| [3] | Vajubhai Vala | 29-May-2005 | 26-Oct-2006 | 1 year, 150 days |
| [4] | Parshottam Rupala | 26-Oct-2006 | 01-Feb-2010 | 3 years, 98 days |
| [5] | R. C. Faldu | 01-Feb-2010 | 19-Feb-2016 | 6 years, 18 days |
| [6] | Vijay Rupani | 19-Feb-2016 | 10-Aug-2016 | 173 days |
| [7] | Jitu Vaghani | 10-Aug-2016 | 20-Jul-2020 | 3 years, 345 days |
| [8] | C. R. Patil | 20-Jul-2020 | present | 4 years, 22 days |
References
- ^ a b "BJP | BJP Gujarat | Bharatiya janata Party – Bharatiya janata Party". bjpgujarat.org. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ "Karnataka governor Vajubhai R Vala has spent close to six decades in public life | India News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Vajubhai Vala elected state BJP chief". The Times of India.
- ^ "Rupala elected Gujarat BJP president unanimously". oneindia.com. 2006-10-26.
- ^ "Faldu is elected Gujarat BJP president". DNA India.
- ^ "Gujarat BJP declared Vijay Rupani as new president". The Economic Times. 2016-02-19.
- ^ "Jitu Vaghani appointed as the BJP State President for Gujarat". Financialexpress. 2016-08-10.
- ^ "C.R. Patil appointed Gujarat BJP president". The Hindu. 2020-07-20.
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