Bharatiya Janata Party, Andaman and Nicobar
Bharatiya Janata Party, Andaman and Nicobar ଭାରତୀୟ ଜନତା ପାର୍ଟି, ଓଡିଶା | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Bishnu Pada Ray |
| President | Ajoy Bairagi |
| Founder | |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Split from | Janata Party |
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| Headquarters | BJP State Office, Middle Point, Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar |
| Newspaper | Kamal Sandesh |
| Youth wing | Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha |
| Women's wing | BJP Mahila Morcha |
| Labour wing | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[2] |
| Peasant's wing | Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[3] |
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| International affiliation | |
| Colours | Saffron |
| Alliance | National Democratic Alliance |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 1 / 1 (as of 2024)
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The Bharatiya Janata Party, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, or simply, BJP Andaman and Nicobar is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Its head office is situated at Middle Point, Port Blair-744101, Andaman and Nicobar, India.The current president of BJP Andaman and Nicobar is Ajoy Barangi.The MP from the only seat in the island is Bishnu Pada Ray.
Electoral history
[edit]Lok Sabha election
[edit]| Year | Seats won | +/- | Outcome |
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| 1991 | 0 / 1
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Opposition |
| 1996 | 0 / 1
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Government, later Opposition |
| 1998 | 0 / 1
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Government |
| 1999 | 1 / 1
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 1
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| 2004 | 0 / 1
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 1
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Opposition |
| 2009 | 1 / 1
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1
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| 2014 | 1 / 1
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Government |
| 2019 | 0 / 1
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1
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| 2024 | 1 / 1
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1
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References
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- ^ 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.