Bharatiya Janata Party, Sikkim भारतीय जनता पार्टी, सिक्किम | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | N.K. Subba[1] (MLA from Maneybong–Dentam Assembly constituency) |
| President | D.R.Thapa[2] (MLA from Upper Burtuk Assembly constituency) |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Split from | Janata Party |
| Preceded by |
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| Headquarters | BJP State Office, Golitar, Singtam, District Pakyong, Sikkim [4] |
| Youth wing | Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha |
| Women's wing | BJP Mahila Morcha |
| Labour wing | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[5] |
| Peasant's wing | Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[6] |
| Ideology | |
| International affiliation | |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Alliance | National Democratic Alliance North East Democratic Alliance |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 0 / 1 (as of 2022)
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 1 (as of 2024)
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| Seats in Sikkim Legislative Assembly | 12 / 32 (as of 2022)
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Lotus | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
| www | |
The Bharatiya Janata Party, or simply, BJP Sikkim (BJP; [bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː] ⓘ; lit. 'Indian People's Party'), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of the Sikkim. Its head office is situated at Panchsheel, New Market Gangtok-737 101, Sikkim, India.[10] The current president of BJP Sikkim is Shri Dilli Ram Thapa (DR Thapa).[11]
Lok Sabha Election History
| Year | Candidate | Seats won | Change in seats | National Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Laten Tshering Sherpa | 0 |  0 |
Government |
| 2014 | Nar Bahadur Khatiwada | 0 | 0 |
Government |
| 2009 | Padam Br. Chettri | 0 | new | Opposition |
| 2004 | Not contested | Opposition | ||
| 1999 | Not contested | Government | ||
| 1998 | Not contested | Government | ||
| 1996 | Not contested | Government, later Opposition | ||
| 1991 | Not contested | Opposition | ||
| 1989 | Not contested | Opposition | ||
| 1984 | Not contested | Opposition | ||
Rajya Sabha Members
| No. | Name | Term start | Term end | Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Dorjee Tshering Lepcha | 24-Feb-2024 | 23-Feb-2030 | 1 |
State Election History
| Year | Election | Seats won | Change of Seats | Popular votes | Vote% | Change of Vote% | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 5th Assembly (Sikkim) | 0 / 32 | new | 274 | 0.16% | new | None |
| 1999 | 6th Assembly (Sikkim) | 0 / 32 | | None | |||
| 2004 | 7th Assembly (Sikkim) | 0 / 32 | | 667 | 0.34% | None | |
| 2009 | 8th Assembly (Sikkim) | 0 / 32 | | 1,966 | 0.78% | -- | None |
| 2014 | 9th Assembly (Sikkim) | 0 / 32 | | 2,208 | 0.7% | | Outside support to SDF |
| 2019 | 10th Assembly (Sikkim) | 0 / 32 | | 5,700 | 1.62% |  0.92% | Allied Government with SKM |
See also
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Arunachal Pradesh
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Assam
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Nagaland
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Manipur
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Mizoram
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Meghalaya
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Tripura
- Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Jharkhand
- Bharatiya Janata Party, Odisha
- National Democratic Alliance
- North East Democratic Alliance
- Sikkim Krantikari Morcha
References
- ↑ "N.K.Subba Demands clarity on SC verdict". India Today NE.
- ↑ "Sikkim New BJP Sikkim state President demands clarity on SC verdict". The Print.
- ↑ "What you need to know about India's BJP". AlJazeera. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ↑ https://www.bjp.org/sikkim-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.
- ↑ Pillalamarri, Akhilesh. "India's Bharatiya Janata Party Joins Union of International Conservative Parties — The Diplomat". The Diplomat. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016.
- ↑ "Members". idu.org. International Democrat Union. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ↑ "International Democrat Union » Asia Pacific Democrat Union (APDU)". International Democrat Union. Archived from the original on 16 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ↑ https://www.bjp.org/sikkim-state-office
- ↑ https://www.bjp.org/state-president-sikkim
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