Bharatiya Janata Party – Tripura
Tripura affiliate of the Bharatiya Janata Party
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Bharatiya Janata Party – Tripura (BJP Tripura) is the Tripura affiliate of the Bharatiya Janata Party in India. It is currently chaired by Rajib Bhattacharjee. It is currently the state's ruling party, with its headquarters at 12-A, Krishnanagar Main Road, (between Advisor and Bijoy Kumar Chowmuhani), Po.Agartala(Main), Dist.West Tripura-799 001.
AbbreviationBJP
PresidentAbhishek Debroy
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Manik Saha (Chief Minister) |
| President | Abhishek Debroy |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Split from | Janata Party |
| Preceded by |
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| Headquarters | 12-A, Krishnanagar Main Road,(In between Advisor & Bijoy Kumar Chowmuhani), Po.Agartala(Main), Dist.West Tripura-799 001, Tripura, India [8] |
| Newspaper | Kamal Sandesh |
| Youth wing | Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha |
| Women's wing | BJP Mahila Morcha |
| Labour wing | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[9] |
| Peasant's wing | Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[10] |
| Ideology | |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Alliance | National level National Democratic Alliance NorthEast Region North East Democratic Alliance |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 1 (as of 2024)
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| Seats in Lok Sabha | 2 / 2 (as of 2024)
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| Seats in Tripura Legislative Assembly | 33 / 60 (as of 2026)
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| Seats in Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council | 4 / 30 (as of 2026)
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| Election symbol | |
Lotus | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| www | |
Electoral performance
Lok Sabha Election
| Year | Lok Sabha | Seats contested | Seats won | (+/-) in seats | % of votes | Vote swing | Popular vote | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 8th | 1 | 0 / 2 |
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0.77 / 100 |
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7,070 | Others |
| 1989 | 9th | 1 | 0 / 2 |
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0.58 / 100 |
 0.19 |
7,376 | Others |
| 1991 | 10th | 2 | 0 / 2 |
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2.99 / 100 |
 2.41 |
30,359 | Others |
| 1996 | 11th | 2 | 0 / 2 |
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6.50 / 100 |
3.51 |
83,611 | Others |
| 1998 | 12th | 2 | 0 / 2 |
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8.19 / 100 |
1.69 |
1,12,231 | Others |
| 1999 | 13th | 1 | 0 / 2 |
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12.82 / 100 |
4.63 |
1,54,434 | Others |
| 2004 | 14th | 1 | 0 / 2 |
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7.82 / 100 |
5.00 |
1,03,494 | Others |
| 2009 | 15th | 2 | 0 / 2 |
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3.38 / 100 |
4.44 |
59,457 | Others |
| 2014 | 16th | 2 | 0 / 2 |
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5.70 / 100 |
2.32 |
1,15,319 | Others |
| 2019 | 17th | 2 | 2 / 2 |
2 |
49.03 / 100 |
43.33 |
10,55,658 | Won |
| 2024 | 18th | 2 | 2 / 2 |
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70.79 / 100 |
21.76 |
16,58,788 | Won |
Legislative Assembly Election
| Year | Assembly | Leader | Seats contested | Seats won | (+/-) in seats | % of votes | Vote swing | Popular vote | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 5th | 4 | 0 / 60 |
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0.06% | |
578 | Others | |
| 1988 | 6th | 10 | 0 / 60 |
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0.15% | 0.09 |
1,757 | Others | |
| 1993 | 7th | 38 | 0 / 60 |
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2.02% | 1.87 |
27,078 | Others | |
| 1998 | 8th | 60 | 0 / 60 |
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5.87% | 3.85 |
80,272 | Others | |
| 2003 | 9th | 21 | 0 / 60 |
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1.32% | 4.55 |
20,032 | Others | |
| 2008 | 10th | 49 | 0 / 60 |
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1.49% | 0.17 |
28,102 | Others | |
| 2013 | 11th | 50 | 0 / 60 |
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1.54% | 0.05 |
33,808 | Others | |
| 2018 | 12th | 51 | 35 / 59 |
35 |
43.59% | 42.05 |
1,025,673 | Government | |
| 2023 | 13th | 55 | 32 / 60 |
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38.97% | 4.62 |
985,797 | Government | |
In Local Elections
Municipal corporation election results
Autonomous District Council election
| Year | Autonomous District Council | Seats contested | Seats won | Change in seats | Percentage of votes | Vote swing | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khumulwng | |||||||
| 1982 | From 1982 election has been held at Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council but BJP to win any seats was on 2021 election.[clarification needed] | ||||||
| 2021 | TTAADC | 26 | 9 / 30 |
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Government | ||
| 2026 | TTAADC | 28 | 4 / 30 |
5 |
Government | ||
2015 Tripura local elections
In 2015 local election BJP won 2 seats of 310 at various municipal council and one municipal corporation.[14]
2021 Tripura local elections
In 2021 local election BJP won 329 seats of 334 at various municipal council and one municipal corporation, with vote percentage of 59.01%.[15]
Leadership
Chief ministers
| No. | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office[16] | Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .png) |
Biplab Kumar Deb | Banamalipur | 9 March 2018 | 15 May 2022 | 4 years, 67 days | 12th |
| 2 |  |
Manik Saha | Town Bordowali | 15 May 2022 | 12 March 2023 | 301 days | |
| 13 March 2023 | Incumbent | 3 years, 157 days | 13th | ||||
Deputy chief ministers
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of Office | Assembly | Chief Minister | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .jpg) |
Jishnu Dev Varma | Charilam | 9 March 2018 | 2 March 2023 | 4 years, 358 days | 12th | Biplab Kumar Deb Manik Saha |
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Rajya Sabha Members
| No | Name | Constituency | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajib Bhattacharjee | Tripura | 03/09/2024 | 02/04/2028 |
Lok Sabha Members
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Win Margin in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Biplab Kumar Deb | Tripura West | 6,11,578 |
| 2 | .jpg) |
Kriti Devi Debbarman | Tripura East | 4,86,819 |
State President List
- Sudheendradas Gupta : 1980 - 2016
- Biplab Kumar Deb : 2016 - 2018
- Manik Saha : 2018 - 2022
- Rajib Bhattacharjee : 2022 - 2026
- Abhishek Debroy : 2026 -