Bharatiya Janata Party – Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir affiliate of the Bharatiya Janata Party
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The Bharatiya Janata Party – Jammu and Kashmir (pronounced [bʱaːɾ(ə)ˈtiːjə dʒən(ə)ˈtaː ˈpaːrʈiː] ⓘ; lit. 'Indian People's Party'), or simply BJP Jammu and Kashmir (BJP), is the unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of the Union Territory, Jammu and Kashmir. Its head office is situated at Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookherjee Bhawan, Sector - 3 Extension, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu - 180 012, Jammu and Kashmir.[9] The current president of BJP, Jammu and Kashmir is Sat Paul Sharma[1]
Bharatiya Janata Party – Jammu and Kashmir भारतीय जनता पार्टी, जम्मू कश्मीर | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| President | Sat Paul Sharma[1] |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Split from | Janata Party |
| Preceded by |
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| Headquarters | Dr. Shyama Prasad Mookherjee Bhawan, Sector - 3 Extension, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu - 180 012 Jammu and Kashmir[9] |
| Newspaper | Kamal Sandesh |
| Youth wing | Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha |
| Women's wing | BJP Mahila Morcha |
| Labour wing | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[10] |
| Peasant's wing | Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[11] |
| Ideology | |
| International affiliation | |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Alliance | |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 4
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| Seats in Lok Sabha | 2 / 5
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| Seats in Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly | 29 / 90 (as of 2024)
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| Seats in District Development Council | 75 / 280 |
| Election symbol | |
Lotus | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| jkbjp | |
Electoral performance
Lok Sabha election
| Year | Seats won | +/- | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0 / 6 |
new | Opposition |
| 1989 | 0 / 6 |
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Opposition |
| 1991 | Election not held because of insurgency until 1996 | Opposition | |
| 1996 | 1 / 6 |
 1 |
Government, later Opposition |
| 1998 | 2 / 6 |
1 |
Government |
| 1999 | 2 / 6 |
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| 2004 | 0 / 6 |
 2 |
Opposition |
| 2009 | 0 / 6 |
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| 2014 | 3 / 6 |
3 |
Government |
| 2019 | 3 / 6 |
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| After Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir | |||
| 2024 | 2 / 5 |
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Government |
Rajya Sabha Members
| Name | Photo | Date of appointment | Date of retirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shamsheer Singh Manhas | 11/2/2015 | 10/2/2021 | |
| Sat Paul Sharma | 24/10/2025 | Incubment |
Legislative Assembly Election
| Year | Seats won | +/- | Voteshare (%) | +/- (%) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0 / 76 | New | 3.19% | New | opposition |
| 1987 | 2 / 76 | 2 | 5.10% | 1.91% | |
| 1996 | 8 / 87 | 6 | 12.13% | 7.03% | |
| 2002 | 1 / 87 | 7 | 8.57% | 3.56% | |
| 2008 | 11 / 87 | 10 | 12.45% | 3.88% | |
| 2014 | 25 / 87 | 14 | 23.0% | 10.55% | Coalition Government with PDP |
| After Revocation of the special status of Jammu and Kashmir | |||||
| 2024 | 29 / 90 | 4 | 25.64% | 2.64% | opposition |
District Development Council
75 / 278
Municipal corporation
Jammu Municipal Corporation
43 / 75
Srinagar Municipal Corporation
4 / 74
Leadership
Deputy Chief Ministers
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term | Assembly | Chief minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Nirmal Kumar Singh | Billawar | 4 April 2016 | 29 April 2018 | 2 years, 25 days | 12th | Mehbooba Mufti |
| 2 |  |
Kavinder Gupta | Gandhinagar | 30 April 2018 | 19 June 2018 | 50 days | ||
List of opposition leaders
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term | Assembly | Chief Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunil Kumar Sharma | Padder–Nagseni | 3 November 2024 | Incumbent | 1 year, 288 days | 13th | Omar Abdullah | |
Elected members
Incumbent member(s) of Lok Sabha
| S.No. | Constituency | Portrait | Name | Win Margin in 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Name | ||||
| 01. | 4 | Udhampur |  |
Jitendra Singh | 1,24,373 |
| 02. | 5 | Jammu |  |
Jugal Kishore Sharma | 1,35,498 |
Incumbent member of Rajya Sabha
Incumbent member(s) of Legislative Assembly
List of State Presidents
- Sat Paul Sharma : 2024–incumbent
- Ravinder Raina : 2018–2024
- Sat Paul Sharma : 2015–2018
- Jugal Kishore Sharma : 2012–2015
- Shamsheer Singh Manhas : 2010–2012
- Ashok Kumar Khajuria : 2006–2010
- Dr Nirmal Singh : 2002–2006
- Daya Krishnan Kotwal : 1996–2002
- Vaid Vishnu Dutt : 1994–1996
- Chaman Lal Gupta : 1989–1994
- Thakur Baldev Singh : 1980–1989[15]