Bharatiya Janata Party, Meghalaya

The Bharatiya Janata Party, or simply, BJP Meghalaya (BJP; [bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː] ^ⓘ; lit. 'Indian People's Party'), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of Meghalaya. Its head office is situated at the 3rd Floor, Opp.Passport Seva Kendra Lower Lachumiere, Shillong-793 001, Meghalaya India. The current president of BJP Meghalaya is Rikman Momin.

Bharatiya Janata Party, Meghalaya
Abbreviation	BJP
Leader	Sanbor Shullai[1]
President	Rikman Momin[2]
Founder	Atal Bihari Vajpayee Lal Krishna Advani[3]
Founded	6 April 1980 (44 years ago) (1980-04-06)
Split from	Janata Party
Preceded by	Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1951–1977) Janata Party (1977–1980)
Headquarters	3rd Floor, Opp.Passport Seva Kendra Lower Lachumiere, Shillong-793 001, Meghalaya [4]
Newspaper	Kamal Sandesh
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	Integral humanism Social conservatism Economic nationalism Majority Cultural nationalism[7] Secularism[8][9] Faction Hindu Rights[10] Big tent Minority Hindu Nationalism
Colours	Saffron
Alliance	National level National Democratic Alliance Regional level North East Democratic Alliance State level Meghalaya Democratic Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha	0 / 2 (as of 2023)
Seats in Rajya Sabha	0 / 1 (as of 2023)
Seats in Meghalaya Legislative Assembly	2 / 60 (as of 2023)
Election symbol
Lotus
Party flag
Website
www.bjp.org/meghalaya
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In General Election

In General Elections

Year	Party leader	Photo	Seats won	Change in seats	Result
2024			0	0	Government
2019	Sanbor Shullai		0	0	Government
2014	Shibun Lyngdoh		0	0	Government
2009			0	0	Opposition
2004			0	0	Opposition
1999			0	0	Government
1998			0	0	Government
1996			0	0	Government, later Opposition
1991			0	0	Opposition
1989			0	0	Opposition
1984			0	new	Opposition

In State Election

Year	Election	Seats won	Change of Seats	Popular votes	Vote%	Change of Vote%	Result
1993	4th Assembly (Meghalaya)	0 / 60	new	29,948	3.68%	new	None
1998	5th Assembly (Meghalaya)	3 / 60	3	41,924	5.01%	1.33%	Opposition
2003	7th Assembly (Meghalaya)	2 / 60	1	48,932	5.42%	0.41%	Opposition
2008	8th Assembly (Meghalaya)	1 / 60	1	29,465	2.71%	2.71%	Opposition
2013	9th Assembly (Meghalaya)	0 / 60	1	16,752	1.27%	1.44%	None
2018	10th Assembly (Meghalaya)	2 / 60	2	152,162	9.6%	8.33%	Allied Government MDA
2023	11th Assembly (Meghalaya)	2 / 60		173,042	9.30%	0.30%	Allied Government MDA

In Local Elections

Autonomous District Council election

Year	Autonomous District Council	Seats contested	Seats won	Change in seats	Percentage of votes	Vote swing	Government
Garo Hills
2021	Garo Hills	21	2 / 29	1[11]			Allied government of MDA
2015	Garo Hills	6	1 / 29				Allied government of NEDA
Jaintia Hills
2021	Jaintia Hills		0 / 29	0			MDA Government of BJP Allies.
2015	Jaintia Hills		0 / 29				NEDA Government of BJP Allies.
Khasi Hills
2021	Kashi Hills		0 / 29	0			MDA Government of BJP Allies.
2015	Khasi Hills		0 / 29

See also

• Bharatiya Janata Party
• National Democratic Alliance
• North East Democratic Alliance
• Meghalaya Democratic Alliance
• National People's Party
• United Democratic Party
• People's Democratic Front
• Hill State People's Democratic Party
• Organisation of the Bharatiya Janata Party

References

1. "BJP Meghalaya state president on Alliance with NPP after 2023 state election". Indian Express.
2. https://indianexpress.com/article/india/bjp-chief-jp-nadda-appoints-state-party-presidents-meghalaya-puducherry-nagaland-8958088/lite/ ^{[bare URL]}
3. "What you need to know about India's BJP". AlJazeera. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
4. "Meghalaya BJP state unit address". BJP website.
5. Pragya Singh (15 January 2008). "Need to Know BJP-led BMS is biggest labour union in India". live mint. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
6. 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.
7. "BJPs campaign in Christian majority Meghalaya". Hindustan Times.
8. "BJP records impressive show in Christian majority Meghalaya". Hindustan Times.
9. "BJPs growth in North East states proves that it is more than a HINDI-HINDU party". Times of India.
10. "BJP to ensure safety of Non Christians in Meghalaya". Sentinel Assam.
11. "GHADC polls: Congress wins 12, NPP 11". 2021-04-15.