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Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa भारतीय जनता पार्टी, गोवा | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Pramod Sawant (Chief Minister) |
| President | Damu G. Naik |
| General Secretary | Satish Dhond |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Headquarters | 3rd Floor, Navelkar Arcade, Dr. Atmaram Borkar Road, Panaji - 403 001 Goa |
| Colours | Saffron |
| ECI Status | National Party |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 1 / 2 (as of 2022)
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 1 (as of 2022)
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| Seats in Goa Legislative Assembly | 28 / 40
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Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa is the affiliate of Bharatiya Janata Party for the state of Goa. The party appointed Damu G. Naik as the president of BJP, Goa on 18 January 2025 who took over from Sadanand Tanavade.[1] Pramod Sawant was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Goa on 19 March 2019, after the death of Manohar Parrikar.
Electoral history
[edit]Legislative Assembly election
[edit]| Year | Seats won | Seats contested | +/- | Voteshare (%) | +/- (%) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0 / 30
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16 | 
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1.21% |  1.21%
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Opposition |
| 1989 | 0 / 40
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7 |
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0.39% |  0.82%
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Opposition |
| 1994 | 4 / 40
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12 | 4
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9.05% | 8.66%
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Opposition |
| 1999 | 10 / 40
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39 | 6
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26.15% | 17.1%
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Opposition, later Government |
| 2002 | 17 / 40
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39 | 7
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35.57% | 9.42%
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Government |
| 2007 | 14 / 40
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33 | 3
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30.32% | 5.25%
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Opposition |
| 2012 | 21 / 40
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28 | 7
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34.68% | 4.36%
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Government |
| 2017 | 13 / 40
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36 | 8
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32.48% | 2.2%
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Government |
| 2022 | 20 / 40
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40 | 7
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33.31% | 0.83%
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Government |
Lok Sabha election
[edit]| Year | Seats won | +/- | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 / 2
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Opposition |
| 1984 | 0 / 2
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Opposition |
| 1989 | 0 / 2
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Outside support to National Front |
| 1991 | 0 / 2
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Opposition |
| 1996 | 0 / 2
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Government, later Opposition |
| 1998 | 0 / 2
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|
Government |
| 1999 | 1 / 2
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1
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Government |
| 2004 | 1 / 2
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Opposition |
| 2009 | 1 / 2
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Opposition |
| 2014 | 2 / 2
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1
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Government |
| 2019 | 1 / 2
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1
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Government |
| 2024 | 1 / 2
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Government |
Leadership
[edit]Chief Minister
[edit]| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of Office | Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Manohar Parrikar | Panaji | 24 October 2000 | 3 June 2002 | 8 years, 348 days | 8th |
| 3 June 2002[2] | 2 February 2005 | 9th | |||||
| 9 March 2012 | 8 November 2014 | 11th | |||||
| 14 March 2017 | 17 March 2019 | 12th | |||||
| 2 | 
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Laxmikant Parsekar | Mandrem | 8 November 2014 | 11 March 2017 | 2 years, 123 days | 11th |
| 3 | 
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Pramod Sawant | Sanquelim | 19 March 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 310 days | 12th |
Leader of the Opposition
[edit]| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of Office | Assembly | Chief Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Manohar Parrikar | Panaji | 14 June 2005 | 5 June 2007 | 1 year, 356 days | 9th | Pratapsingh Rane |
| 19 June 2007 | 6 March 2012 | 4 years, 261 days | 10th | Digambar Kamat | ||||
President
[edit]| No | Party leader | Period | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashinath Parab | 1980 | 1989 | 9 years |
| 2 | Vishwanath Arlekar | 1989 | 1991 | 2 years |
| 3 | Shripad Naik | 1991 | 1995 | 4 years |
| 4 | Suresh Amonkar | 1995 | 2000 | 5 years |
| 5 | Laxmikant Parsekar | 2000 | 2003 | 3 years |
| 6 | Rajendra Arlekar | 2003 | 2007 | 4 years |
| (3) | Shripad Naik | 2007 | 2010 | 3 years |
| (5) | Laxmikant Parsekar | 2010 | 2012 | 2 years |
| 7[3] | Vinay Dinu Tendulkar | 2012 | 2020 | 8 years |
| 8[1] | Sadanand Shet | 2020 | 2025 | 5 years |
See also
[edit]- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Goa Legislative Assembly
- Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Madhya Pradesh
- State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party
References
[edit]- ^ a b https://www.heraldgoa.in/goa/damu-naik-elected-bjp-state-president-sets-eyes-on-2027/418254.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Parrikar sworn in". The Hindu. 3 June 2002. Archived from the original on 7 August 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Vinay is the new Goa BJP chief (By: GOANEWS DESK, PANAJI)". Goa News. Retrieved 24 January 2022.