Bharatiya Janata Party – Uttar Pradesh

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Bharatiya Janata Party – Uttar Pradesh, or, (BJP Uttar Pradesh) is the affiliate of Bharatiya Janata Party in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Its head office is situated at the BJP Bhavan, 7, Vidhan Sabha Marg, Lucknow.

AbbreviationBJP
LeaderYogi Adityanath
(Chief Minister)
PresidentPankaj Chaudhary
General SecretaryDharam Pal Singh
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Bharatiya Janata Party – Uttar Pradesh
भारतीय जनता पार्टी - उत्तर प्रदेश
AbbreviationBJP
LeaderYogi Adityanath
(Chief Minister)
PresidentPankaj Chaudhary
General SecretaryDharam Pal Singh
Founder
Founded6 April 1980
(46 years ago) (1980-04-06)
HeadquartersBJP Bhawan, 7, Vidhan Sabha Marg, Lucknow - 226 001, Uttar Pradesh
NewspaperKamal Sandesh
Youth wingBharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
Women's wingBJP Mahila Morcha
Ideology
Political positionRight-wing[13] to far-right[a]
Colours  Saffron
ECI statusNational Party[17]
Alliance
Seats in Rajya Sabha
25 / 31
Seats in Lok Sabha
33 / 80
Seats in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
79 / 100
Seats in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
258 / 403
Election symbol
Lotus
Party flag
Website
up.bjp.org
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Electoral history

Lok Sabha election

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Year Seats won +/- Outcome
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1952
0 / 86
 – Opposition
1957
1 / 86
 Increase1 Opposition
1962
7 / 86
 Increase6 Opposition
1967
12 / 85
 Increase5 Opposition
1971
4 / 85
 Decrease8 Opposition
Bharatiya Janata Party
1980
0 / 85
 – Opposition
1984
0 / 85
 – Opposition
1989
8 / 85
 Increase8 Outside support to JD
1991
51 / 85
 Increase43 Opposition
1996
52 / 85
 Increase1 Government,
later Opposition
1998
59 / 85
 Increase7 Government
1999
29 / 85
 Decrease30 Government
2004
10 / 80
 Decrease19 Opposition
2009
10 / 80
 – Opposition
2014
71 / 80
 Increase61 Government
2019
62 / 80
 Decrease9 Government
2024
33 / 80
 Decrease29 Government
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Vidhan Sabha election

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Year Seats won +/- Voteshare
(%)		 +/-
(%)		 Outcome
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
1952
2 / 430
 Increase2 6.45% – Opposition
1957
17 / 430
 Increase15 9.84% Increase3.39% Opposition
1962
49 / 430
 Increase32 16.64% Increase6.80% Opposition
1967
98 / 425
 Increase49 21.67% Increase5.03% Opposition,
later Government
1969
49 / 425
 Decrease49 17.93% Decrease3.74% Opposition,
later Government
1974
61 / 425
 Increase12 17.12% Decrease0.81% Opposition
Bharatiya Janata Party
1980
11 / 425
 Increase11 10.76% – Opposition
1985
16 / 425
 Increase5 9.83% Decrease0.93% Opposition
1989
57 / 425
 Increase41 11.61% Increase1.78% Outside support to JD
1991
221 / 425
 Increase164 31.45% Increase19.84% Government
1993
177 / 425
 Decrease44 33.30% Increase1.85% Opposition
1996
174 / 425
 Decrease3 32.52% Decrease0.48% Government
2002
88 / 403
 Decrease86 20.08% Decrease12.44% Government,
later Opposition
2007
51 / 403
 Decrease37 16.97% Decrease3.11% Opposition
2012
47 / 403
 Decrease4 15% Decrease1.97% Opposition
2017
312 / 403
 Increase265 39.67% Increase24.67% Government
2022
255 / 403
 Decrease57 41.3% Increase1.63% Government
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Leadership

List of BJP Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh

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S.No. Portrait Name
(born /death)		 Constituency Term in office Assembly
Assumed office Left office Time in office
BJP Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh
1 Kalyan Singh
(Born 5 Jan 1932 – Died 21 Aug 2021)		 Atrauli 24 June 1991 6 December 1992 3 years, 217 days 11th
21 September 1997 12 November 1999 13th
2 Ram Prakash Gupta
(Born 26 Oct 1923 – Died 1 May 2004[18])		 MLC 12 November 1999 28 October 2000 351 days
3 Rajnath Singh
(Born 10 July 1951)		 Haidergarh 28 October 2000 8 March 2002 1 year, 131 days
4 Yogi Adityanath
(Born 5 June 1972)		 MLC 19 March 2017 25 March 2022 9 years, 144 days 17th
Gorakhpur Urban 25 March 2022 Incumbent 18th
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Deputy Chief Minister

List of deputy chief ministers of Uttar Pradesh

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S.No. Portrait Name
(born /death)		 Constituency Term in office Assembly Chief Ministers
Assumed office Left office Time in office
BJP Deputy Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh
1 Dinesh Sharma
(Born 12 January 1964)		 MLC 19 March 2017 25 March 2022 5 years, 6 days 17th
Yogi Adityanath
Keshav Prasad Maurya
(Born 7 May 1969)		 MLC 19 March 2017 25 March 2022 9 years, 144 days
25 March 2022 Incumbent 18th
2 Brajesh Pathak
(Born 25 June 1964)		 Lucknow Cantonment 25 March 2022 Incumbent 4 years, 138 days
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Leader of the Opposition in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

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S.No. Portrait Name
(born /death)		 Constituency Term in office Assembly Chief Ministers
Assumed office Left office Time in office
Leader of the Opposition in Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly
1 Kalyan Singh
(Born 5 Jan 1932 – Died 21 Aug 2021)		 Atrauli 4 July 1993 12 June 1995 1 year, 343 days 12th Mulayam Singh Yadav
2 Lalji TandonKalyan Singh
(Born 12 Apr 1935 – Died 21 Jul 2020)		 Lucknow West 7 September 2003 13 May 2007 3 years, 248 days 14th
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List of State President of Bharatiya Janata Party – Uttar Pradesh

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S.No. Portrait Name
(born /death)		 Term in office
Assumed office Left office Time in office
Prasident Bharatiya Janata Party – Uttar Pradesh
1 Madhav Prasad Tripathi
(Born 12 Sep 1917 – Died 1985)		 1980 1984 4 years
2 Kalyan Singh
(Born 5 Jan 1932 – Died 21 Aug 2021)		 1984 1990 6 years
3 Rajendra Kumar Gupta
(Born 7 Jul 1936 – Died 7 Jan 2003)		 1990 1991 1 year
4[19] Kalraj Mishra
(Born 1 July 1941)		 1991 1997 6 years
17 August 2000 24 June 2002 1 year, 311 days
5 Rajnath Singh
(Born 10 July 1951)		 25 March 1997 3 January 2000 2 years, 284 days
6[20] Om Prakash Singh
(Born 6 February 1946)		 3 January 2000 17 August 2000 227 days
7[21] Vinay Katiyar
(Born 11 November 1954)		 24 June 2002 18 July 2004 2 years, 24 days
8[22] Keshari Nath Tripathi
(Born 10 Nov 1934 - Died 8 Jan 2023)		 18 July 2004 3 September 2007 3 years, 47 days
9[23] Ramapati Ram Tripathi
(Born 14 November 1950)		 3 September 2007 12 May 2010 2 years, 251 days
10[24] Surya Pratap Shahi
(Born 23 December 1952)		 12 May 2010 13 April 2012 1 year, 337 days
11[25] Laxmikant Bajpai
(Born 20 July 1951)		 13 April 2012 8 April 2016 3 years, 361 days
12[26] Keshav Prasad Maurya
(Born 7 May 1969)		 8 April 2016 31 August 2017 1 year, 145 days
13[27] Mahendra Nath Pandey
(Born 15 October 1957)		 31 August 2017 16 July 2019 1 year, 319 days
14[28] Swatantra Dev Singh
(Born 13 February 1964)		 16 July 2019 25 August 2022 3 years, 40 days
15[29] Bhupendra Singh Bhupendra Chaudhary
(Born 30 June 1968)		 25 August 2022 14 December 2025 3 years, 111 days
16 Pankaj Chaudhary
(Born 20 November 1964)		 14 December 2025 incumbent 239 days
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    Sources:[14][15][16]

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