Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh భారతీయ జనతా పార్టీ, ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| President | Daggubati Purandeswari[1] |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Split from | Janata Party |
| Preceded by |
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| Headquarters | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh - 522003 [3] |
| Labour wing | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[4] |
| Peasant's wing | Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[5] |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Alliance | |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 25
|
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 0 / 11
|
| Seats in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly | 2 / 175
|
| Seats in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council | 0 / 58
|
| Election symbol | |
Lotus | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| andhra | |
Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh or simply BJP Andhra Pradesh is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The party's headquarters is located in Vijayawada.[6][7] Daggubati Purandeswari is currently appointed as the president of BJP Andhra Pradesh.
The party currently holds no seat in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha from the state, while it does not have any seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council and 2 seats in the Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Electoral performance[edit]
Lok Sabha Elections[edit]
| Year | Seats won | Voteshare (%) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Janata Party | |||
| 1977 | 1 / 42
|
32.33% | Government |
| 1980 | 1 / 42
|
15.24% | Others |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 1984 | 1 / 42
|
2.21% | Others |
| 1989 | 0 / 42
|
1.78% | Opposition |
| 1991 | 1 / 42
|
9.27% | Opposition |
| 1996 | 0 / 42
|
14.12% | Opposition |
| 1998 | 4 / 42
|
18.12% | Government |
| 1999 | 7 / 42
|
9.91% | Government |
| 2004 | 0 / 42
|
8.41% | Opposition |
| 2009 | 0 / 42
|
2.84% | Opposition |
| 2014 | 2 / 25
|
4.13% | Government |
| 2019 | 0 / 25
|
0.98% | Government |
| 2024 | |||
Legislative Assembly Elections[edit]
| Year | Seats won | Voteshare (%) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bharatiya Jana Sangh - United Andhra Pradesh | |||
| 1967 | 3 / 287
|
2.11% | Opposition |
| 1972 | 0 / 287
|
1.86% | Lost |
| Janata Party | |||
| 1978 | 60 / 294
|
28.85% | Opposition |
| Bharatiya Janata Party | |||
| 1983 | 3 / 294
|
2.76% | Others |
| 1985 | 8 / 294
|
1.32% | Others |
| 1989 | 5 / 294
|
1.78% | Others |
| 1994 | 3 / 294
|
3.89% | Others |
| 1999 | 12 / 294
|
3.67% | Government |
| 2004 | 2 / 294
|
2.63% | Others |
| 2009 | 2 / 294
|
2.84% | Others |
| 2014 | 4 / 175
|
4.13% | Government |
| 2019 | 0 / 175
|
0.84% | Lost |
| 2024 | |||
Leadership[edit]
President[edit]
| No | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. V. Chalapathi Rao | 1980 | 1986 | 6 years | |
| 2 | Bangaru Laxman | 1986 | 1988 | 2 years | |
| 3 | 
|
Venkaiah Naidu | 1988 | 1993 | 5 years |
| 4 | V. Rama Rao | 1993 | 1997 | 4 years | |
| 5 | 
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Bandaru Dattatreya | 1997 | 1998 | 1 year |
| 6 | 
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C. Vidyasagar Rao | 1998 | 1999 | 1 year |
| (4) | V. Rama Rao | 1999 | 2001 | 2 years | |
| 7 | Chilakam Ramachandra Reddy | 2001 | 2003 | 2 years | |
| 8[8] | 
|
N. Indrasena Reddy | 3-Aug-2003 | 2007 | 4 years |
| (5) |
|
Bandaru Dattatreya | 2007 | 8-Mar-2010 | 3 years |
| 9[9] | 
|
G. Kishan Reddy | 8-Mar-2010 | 2-Jun-2014 | 4 years, 86 days |
| 10 | 
|
Kambhampati Hari Babu | 2-Jun-2014 | 13-May-2018 | 3 years, 345 days |
| 11[10] | 
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Kanna Lakshminarayana | 13-May-2018 | 28-Jul-2020 | 2 years, 76 days |
| 12[11] | 
|
Somu Veerraju | 28-Jul-2020 | 4-Jul-2023 | 2 years, 341 days |
| 13[12] | 
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Daggubati Purandeswari | 4-Jul-2023 | incumbent | 334 days |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ https://andhra.bjp.org/state-office-bearers/[permanent dead link]
- ^ "What you need to know about India's BJP". AlJazeera. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ https://www.bjp.org/andhra-pradesh-state-office
- ^ Pragya Singh (15 January 2008). "Need to Know BJP-led BMS is biggest labour union in India". live mint. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
- ^ Gupta, Sejuta Das (2019e). Class, Politics, and Agricultural Policies in Post-liberalisation India. Cambridge University Press. pp. 172–173. ISBN 978-1-108-41628-3.
- ^ https://andhra.bjp.org/state-office-bearers/[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Leadership crisis a hurdle in BJP's Andhra Pradesh expansion plan". 2023-01-15. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
- ^ "Indrasena Reddy to be Andhra BJP president". The Times of India. 2003-08-02.
- ^ "Kishan Reddy elected as new AP BJP president". Haindava Keralam. 2010-03-08.
- ^ "BJP appoints Kanna Lakshminarayana as the new Andhra Pradesh president". The New Indian Express. 2018-05-13.
- ^ "Somu Veerraju appointed president of BJP's Andhra Pradesh unit". Hindustan Times. 2020-07-28.
- ^ "BJP appoints Daggubati Purandeswari as A.P. unit president". The Hindu. 2023-07-04.