Bharatiya Janata Party – Assam | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| President | Dilip Saikia |
| General Secretary | Pallab Lochan Das, Diplu Ranjan Sarma, Rituparna Barua, Anup Barman,[1] |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 (1980-04-06) |
| Split from | Janata Party |
| Preceded by |
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| Headquarters | 'Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bhawan' Near Hengrabari L.P. School Hengrabari, Guwahati - 781 036 Assam, India [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 | |
| Political position | Far-right[17] |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Slogan | Eight States. One Force.[18] |
| Alliance | National Democratic Alliance North East Democratic Alliance |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 4 / 7
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| Seats in Lok Sabha | 9 / 14
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| Seats in Assam Legislative Assembly | 82 / 126
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| Election symbol | |
Lotus | |
| Party flag | |
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| Website | |
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The Bharatiya Janata Party – Assam (BJP - Assam) is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of the Assam. Its head office is situated at the 'Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bhawan' Near Hengrabari L.P. School Hengrabari, Guwahati-781 036, Assam, India. The current president of BJP Assam is Dilip Saikia.
In 2016, BJP formed government at Assam state for the first time under the leadership of Sarbananda Sonowal. It is still a ruling party and had two Chief Ministers till date: Sarbananda Sonowal from 2016 to 2021 and Himanta Biswa Sarma from 2021–present.
Electoral performance
Lok Sabha election
| Year | Seats won | +/- | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2 / 14 |
 2 |
Opposition |
| 1996 | 1 / 14 |
 1 |
Government, later Opposition |
| 1998 | 1 / 14 |
 |
Government |
| 1999 | 2 / 14 |
1 |
Government |
| 2004 | 2 / 14 |
|
Opposition |
| 2009 | 5 / 14 |
3 |
Opposition |
| 2014 | 7 / 14 |
2 |
Government |
| 2019 | 9 / 14 |
2 |
Government |
| 2024 | 9 / 14 |
|
Government |
Legislative Assembly election
| Year | Seats won | +/- | Voteshare (%) |
+/- (%) |
Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 10 / 126 |
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6.55% | |
Opposition |
| 1996 | 4 / 126 |
6 |
10.41% | 3.86% |
Opposition |
| 2001 | 8 / 126 |
4 |
9.35% | 1.06% |
Opposition |
| 2006 | 10 / 126 |
2 |
11.98% | 2.63% |
Opposition |
| 2011 | 5 / 126 |
5 |
11.47% | 0.51% |
Opposition |
| 2016 | 60 / 126 |
55 |
29.5% | 18.03% |
Government |
| 2021 | 60 / 126 |
|
33.21% | 3.70% |
Government |
| 2026 | 82 / 126 |
22 |
37.81% | 4.6% |
Government |
Leadership
Chief ministers
| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of office[19] | Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Sarbananda Sonowal | Majuli | 24 May 2016 | 10 May 2021 | 4 years, 351 days | 14th |
| 2 |  |
Himanta Biswa Sarma | Jalukbari | 10 May 2021 | Incumbent | 5 years, 57 days | 15th |
Presidents
| # | Portrait | Name | Term of office[19] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Umanath Sarma | 1980 | 1983 | 3 years | |
| 2 | Lakheswar Gohain | 1983 | 1985 | 2 years | |
| 3 | Chakreswar Saikia | 1985 | 1987 | 2 years | |
| 4 | Jogeswar Mahanta | 1987 | 1989 | 2 years | |
| 5 | Prabin Baruah | 1989 | 1995 | 6 years | |
| 6 | Indramoni Bora | 1995 | 1997 | 2 years | |
| 7 | Narayan Chandra Borkataky | ||||
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Rajen Gohain | |||
| (6)[20] | Indramoni Bora | 19-Oct-2003 | 2006 | 3 years | |
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Ramen Deka | 2006 | 2010 | 4 years |
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Ranjit Dutta | 2010 | 2012 | 2 years |
| 11[21] | |
Sarbananda Sonowal | 9-Nov-2012 | 16-Aug-2014 | 1 year, 280 days |
| 12[22] |  |
Siddhartha Bhattacharya | 16-Aug-2014 | 21-Nov-2015 | 1 year, 97 days |
| 13[23] | |
Sarbananda Sonowal | 21-Nov-2015 | 16-Dec-2016 | 1 year, 25 days |
| 14[24] |  |
Ranjeet Kumar Dass | 16-Dec-2016 | 26-Jun-2021 | 4 years, 192 days |
| 15[25] |  |
Bhabesh Kalita | 26-Jun-2021 | 16-Jan-2025 | 3 years, 204 days |
| 16[26] | Dilip Saikia | 16-Jan-2025 | present | 1 year, 171 days | |
See also
- Asom Gana Parishad
- United People's Party Liberal
- Bodoland People's Front
- National Democratic Alliance
- North East Democratic Alliance
- Bharatiya Janata Party
- Meghalaya Democratic Alliance
- People's Democratic Alliance, Nagaland
- Bharatiya Janata Party – Gujarat
- Bharatiya Janata Party – Uttar Pradesh
- Bharatiya Janata Party – Madhya Pradesh
- State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Notes
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