Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand

Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand

भारतीय जनता पार्टी, उत्तराखंड
Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand भारतीय जनता पार्टी, उत्तराखंड
President	Mahendra Bhatt
Chairman	Pushkar Singh Dhami; (Chief Minister)
General Secretary	Ajay Kumar
Headquarters	39/29/3 Balbir Road, Dehradun-248201, Uttarakhand
Youth wing	Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Uttarakhand
Women's wing	BJP Mahila Morcha, Uttarakhand
Ideology	Integral humanism; Social conservatism; Economic liberalism; Cultural nationalism; Hindu nationalism;
Colours	Saffron
Alliance	National Democratic Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha	5 / 5
Seats in Rajya Sabha	3 / 3
Seats in Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly	46 / 70
Website
	uttarakhand.bjp.org
	Politics of India; Political parties; Elections;

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

Mahendra Bhatt is the current president of the BJP Uttarakhand.

Leadership

List of presidents

S.No.	Name	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	12 July 2009	^[3]
5	Bishan Singh Chuphal	13 July 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	12 March 2021	^[7]
9	Madan Kaushik	12 March 2021	30 July 2022	^[8]
10	Mahendra Bhatt	30 July 2022	Incumbent	^[9]

List of Chief Ministers

S.No.	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Term^[10]			Assembly (Election)	Ministry
S.No.	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Start	End	Tenure	Assembly (Election)	Ministry
1		Nityanand Swami	MLC for Garhwal–Kumaon Graduates	9 November 2000	29 October 2001	354 days	Interim Assembly	Swami
2		Bhagat Singh Koshyari	MLC	30 October 2001	1 March 2002	122 days	Interim Assembly	Koshyari
3		Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri	Dhumakot	7 March 2007	26 June 2009	2 years, 111 days	2nd Assembly (2007)	Khanduri I
3		Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri	Dhumakot	11 September 2011	13 March 2012	184 days (total 2 years and 295 days)		Khanduri II
4		Ramesh Pokhriyal	Thalisain	27 June 2009	10 September 2011	2 years, 105 days		Pokhriyal
5		Trivendra Singh Rawat	Doiwala	18 March 2017	10 March 2021	3 years, 357 days	4th Assembly (2017)	Trivendra
6		Tirath Singh Rawat	Did not contest	10 March 2021	4 July 2021	116 days		Tirath
7		Pushkar Singh Dhami	Khatima	4 July 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 142 days		Dhami I
7		Pushkar Singh Dhami	Champawat	4 July 2021	Incumbent	3 years, 142 days	5th Uttarakhand Assembly (2022)	Dhami II

Electoral performance

Legislative Assembly elections

Year	Legislature	Party leader	Votes polled	Seats won	Change in seats	Outcome
2002	1st Vidhan Sabha	Bhagat Singh Koshyari	728,134	19 / 70	19	Opposition
2007	2nd Vidhan Sabha	Bhagat Singh Koshyari	–	35 / 70	16	Government with UKD and Independents
2012	3rd Vidhan Sabha	Bhuwan Chandra Khanduri	–	31 / 70	4	Opposition
2017	4th Vidhan Sabha	Trivendra Singh Rawat	2,312,912	57 / 70	26	Government
2022	5th Vidhan Sabha	Pushkar Singh Dhami	2,383,838	47 / 70	10	Government

Lok Sabha elections

Year	Legislature	Party leader	Votes polled	Seats won	Change in seats	Outcome
2004	14th Lok Sabha	Manohar Kant Dhyani	–	3 / 5	3	Opposition
2009	15th Lok Sabha	Bachi Singh Rawat	–	0 / 5	3	Opposition
2014	16th Lok Sabha	Tirath Singh Rawat	2,429,698	5 / 5	5	Government
2019	17th Lok Sabha	Ajay Bhatt	2,954,833	5 / 5
2024	18th Lok Sabha	Mahendra Bhatt	2,706,910	5 / 5

References

^ "Sharma rules out change in leadership". Zee News. 29 August 2002. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
^ "Manohar Dhyani appointed Uttaranchal BJP chief". Zee News. 15 September 2002. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
^ "BJP revokes suspension of 21 dissident leaders". Hindustan Times. 12 July 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
^ "Uttarakhand: Cong edges out BJP in a photo finish". News18. 6 March 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
^ Kunwar, D. S. (11 February 2013). "Tirath Singh Rawat was nominated as Uttarakhand BJP chief". Times of India. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
^ "Ajay Bhatt Elected Unopposed As New Uttarakhand BJP Chief". NDTV. 31 December 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
^ "Bansidhar Bhagat elected as Uttarakhand BJP chief". Deccan Herald. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
^ "Madan Kaushik Appointed Uttarakhand BJP President". NDTV. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
^ "Mahendra Bhatt Appointed Uttarakhand BJP Chief".
^ Former Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand. Government of Uttarakhand. Retrieved 21 August 2013.

External links

Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttarakhand official website

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[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] "Madan Kaushik Appointed Uttarakhand BJP President". NDTV. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2021.

[9] "Mahendra Bhatt Appointed Uttarakhand BJP Chief".

[10] Former Chief Ministers of Uttarakhand. Government of Uttarakhand. Retrieved 21 August 2013.

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