Bharatiya Janata Party – Nagaland

The Bharatiya Janata Party – Nagaland, or simply, BJP Nagaland (BJP; [bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː] ^ⓘ; lit. 'Indian People's Party'), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party of Nagaland. Its state head office^[6] is located at H.No. 235, Upper Agri, Kohima, Nagaland, India. The current president of BJP Nagaland is Benjamin Yepthomi.^[7]

Bharatiya Janata Party – Nagaland
Abbreviation	BJP
Leader	Yanthungo Patton (Deputy Chief Minister of Nagaland)
President	Benjamin Yepthomi
General Secretary	Khevishe Sema and Er Cheong
Treasurer	Mahesh Kotecha
Founder	Atal Bihari Vajpayee Lal Krishna Advani[1]
Founded	6 April 1980 (45 years ago) (1980-04-06)
Split from	Janata Party
Preceded by	Bharatiya Jana Sangh (1951–1977) Janata Party (1977–1980)
Headquarters	1st Floor, Aiko Building, Opp. Town Hall, Bank Colony, Dimapur, 797112, Nagaland, India [2]
Newspaper	Kamal Sandesh
Youth wing	Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
Women's wing	BJP Mahila Morcha
Labour wing	Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[3]
Peasant's wing	Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[4]
Ideology	Integral humanism Secularism[5] Social conservatism Economic nationalism Majority Cultural nationalism
Colours	Saffron
Alliance	National level National Democratic Alliance NorthEast Region North East Democratic Alliance Nagaland United Democratic Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha	0 / 1 (as of 2022)
Seats in Rajya Sabha	1 / 1 (as of 2022)
Seats in Nagaland Legislative Assembly Seats in Nagaland Urban Local Bodies	12 / 60 (as of 2022) 25 / 278 (as of 2024)
Election symbol
Lotus
Party flag
Website
www.bjp.org/nagaland-state-office
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History

Lok Sabha members

There are no Lok Sabha Members from BJP at Nagaland

Rajya Sabha members

Name	Photo	Date of appointment	Date of retirement
S. Phangnon Konyak		03/04/2022	02/04/2028

In General Election

In General Elections

Year	Party leader	Seats contested	Seats won	Change in seats	Result
2024	Not contested but supported to NDPP				Government
2019	Not contested but supported to NDPP				Government
2014	Not contested but supported to NPF				Government
2009	Not contested but supported to NPF				Opposition
2004	Not contested but supported to NPF				Opposition
1999		1	0	0	Government
1998	Not contested				Government
1996	Not contested				Government, later Opposition
1991		1	0	0	Opposition
1989	Not contested				Opposition
1984	Not contested				Opposition

In State Election

Year	Election	Seats won	Change of Seats	Popular votes	Vote%	Change of Vote%	Result
1993	8th Assembly (Nagaland)	0 / 60	new	3,755	0.51%	new	None
1998	9th Assembly (Nagaland)	Not contested
2003	10th Assembly (Nagaland)	7 / 60	7	96,658	11.98%	-	Allied Government with NPF
2008	11th Assembly (Nagaland)	2 / 60	5	96,658	8.27%	2.61%	Allied Government with NPF
2013	12th Assembly (Nagaland)	1 / 60	1	19,121	1.8%	3.6%	Allied Government with NPF
2018	13th Assembly (Nagaland)	12 / 60	11	153,864	15.3%	13.5%	Allied Government with NDPP and NPF
2023	14th Assembly (Nagaland)	12 / 60		215,336	18.81%	3.51%	Allied Government with NDPP

List of Deputy Chief Ministers

See also: List of deputy chief ministers of Nagaland

No	Portrait	Name	Constituency	Term of office			Assembly	Chief minister
1		Yanthungo Patton[8]	Tyüi	13 December 2023	Incumbent	7 years, 169 days		Neiphiu Rio

See also

• Bharatiya Janata Party
• National Democratic Alliance
• North East Democratic Alliance
• Naga People's Front
• Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party
• United Democratic Alliance