Bharatiya Janata Party – Meghalaya
Meghalaya affiliate of the Bharatiya Janata Party
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The Bharatiya Janata Party – Meghalaya (pronounced [bʱaːɾ(ə)ˈtiːjə dʒən(ə)ˈtaː ˈpaːrʈiː] ⓘ; lit. 'Indian People's Party'), or simply BJP Meghalaya (BJP), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of Meghalaya. Its head office is situated at the 3rd Floor, Opp.Passport Seva Kendra Lower Lachumiere, Shillong-793 001, Meghalaya India. The current president of BJP Meghalaya is Rikman Momin.
Bharatiya Janata Party – Meghalaya | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Sanbor Shullai[1] |
| President | Rikman Momin[2] |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Split from | Janata Party |
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| Headquarters | 3rd Floor, Opp.Passport Seva Kendra Lower Lachumiere, Shillong-793 001, Meghalaya [10] |
| Newspaper | Kamal Sandesh |
| Youth wing | Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha |
| Women's wing | BJP Mahila Morcha |
| Labour wing | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[11] |
| Peasant's wing | Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[12] |
| Ideology | |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Alliance | National level National Democratic Alliance Regional level North East Democratic Alliance State level Meghalaya Democratic Alliance |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 1 (as of 2023)
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| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 2 (as of 2023)
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| Seats in Meghalaya Legislative Assembly | 10 / 60 (as of 2023)
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| Election symbol | |
Lotus | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| www | |
In General Election
| Year | Party leader | Photo | Seats won | Change in seats | Result |
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| 2024 | 0 |  0 |
Government | ||
| 2019 | Sanbor Shullai | 0 | 0 |
Government | |
| 2014 | Shibun Lyngdoh | 0 | 0 |
Government | |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
Opposition | ||
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
Opposition | ||
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
Government | ||
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
Government | ||
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
Government, later Opposition | ||
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
Opposition | ||
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
Opposition | ||
| 1984 | 0 | new | Opposition |
In State Election
| Year | Election | Seats won | Change of Seats | Popular votes | Vote% | Change of Vote% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4th Assembly (Meghalaya) | 0 / 60 | new | 29,948 | 3.68% | new | None |
| 1998 | 5th Assembly (Meghalaya) | 3 / 60 |  3 | 41,924 | 5.01% | 1.33% | Opposition |
| 2003 | 7th Assembly (Meghalaya) | 2 / 60 |  1 | 48,932 | 5.42% | 0.41% | Opposition |
| 2008 | 8th Assembly (Meghalaya) | 1 / 60 | 1 | 29,465 | 2.71% | 2.71% | Opposition |
| 2013 | 9th Assembly (Meghalaya) | 0 / 60 | 1 | 16,752 | 1.27% | 1.44% | None |
| 2018 | 10th Assembly (Meghalaya) | 2 / 60 | 2 | 152,162 | 9.6% | 8.33% | Allied Government MDA |
| 2023 | 11th Assembly (Meghalaya) | 2 / 60 | | 173,042 | 9.30% | 0.30% | Allied Government MDA |
In Local Elections
Autonomous District Council election
| Year | Autonomous District Council | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Government |
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| Garo Hills | |||||||
| 2021 | Garo Hills | 21 | 2 / 29 |
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Allied government of MDA | ||
| 2015 | Garo Hills | 6 | 1 / 29 |
Allied government of NEDA | |||
| Jaintia Hills | |||||||
| 2021 | Jaintia Hills | 0 / 29 |
0 |
MDA Government of BJP Allies. | |||
| 2015 | Jaintia Hills | 0 / 29 |
NEDA Government of BJP Allies. | ||||
| Khasi Hills | |||||||
| 2021 | Kashi Hills | 0 / 29 |
0 |
MDA Government of BJP Allies. | |||
| 2015 | Khasi Hills | 0 / 29 |
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