| Bharatiya Janata Party, Nagaland | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Yanthungo Patton (Deputy Chief Minister of Nagaland) |
| President | Benjamin Yepthomi |
| General Secretary | Khevishe Sema and Er Cheong |
| Treasurer | Mahesh Kotecha |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 (44 years ago) (1980-04-06) |
| Split from | Janata Party |
| Preceded by |
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| Headquarters | 1st Floor, Aiko Building, Opp. Town Hall, Bank Colony, Dimapur, 797112, Nagaland, India |
| Newspaper | Kamal Sandesh |
| Youth wing | Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha |
| Women's wing | BJP Mahila Morcha |
| Labour wing | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh |
| Peasant's wing | Bharatiya Kisan Sangh |
| Ideology | |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Alliance | National 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) |
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Lotus | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
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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 is located at H.No. 235, Upper Agri, Kohima, Nagaland, India. The current president of BJP Nagaland is Benjamin Yepthomi.
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
| 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 |  0
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Government | |
| 1998 | Not contested | Government | |||
| 1996 | Not contested | Government, later Opposition | |||
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0
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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 |  7 |
96,658 | 11.98% | - | Allied Government with NPF |
| 2008 | 11th Assembly (Nagaland) | 2 / 60 |  5 |
96,658 | 8.27% | 2.61% |
Allied Government with NPF |
| 2013 | 12th Assembly (Nagaland) | 1 / 60 | 1 |
19,121 | 1.8% | 3.6% |
Allied Government with NPF |
| 2018 | 13th Assembly (Nagaland) | 12 / 60 | 11 |
153,864 | 15.3% | 13.5% |
Allied Government with NDPP and NPF |
| 2023 | 14th Assembly (Nagaland) | 12 / 60 | |
215,336 | 18.81% | 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 | ||
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Yanthungo Patton | Tyüi | 13 December 2023 | Incumbent | 6 years, 315 days | Neiphiu Rio | |
See also
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- National Democratic Alliance
- North East Democratic Alliance
- Naga People's Front
- Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party
- United Democratic Alliance
References
- "What you need to know about India's BJP". AlJazeera. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- https://www.bjp.org/nagaland-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.
- "Congress a 'sickular' Party, not secular: BJP Nagaland".
- "JP Nadda inaugurates Nagaland BJP office in Kohima". newsonair.gov.in. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- PTI. "Benjamin Yepthomi new president of BJP Nagaland unit". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- "Nagaland Lokayukta orders probe against Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton". The Hindu. 2020-02-21.