List of chief ministers from the Bharatiya Janata Party

  States with a chief minister from the BJP
  States which had a chief minister from the BJP
  States which have never had a chief minister from the BJP
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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is one of the two major parties in the political system of Republic of India, the other being the Indian National Congress (INC).[1][2] As of 2015, it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the national parliament,[3] and is the world's largest political party in terms of primary membership.[4] Established in 1980, the BJP's platform is generally considered as the right-wing of the political spectrum.[5] As of August 2016, 36 BJP leaders have held the position of a chief minister, out of which nine are incumbent. A chief minister is the head of government of each of the twenty-nine states and two union territories (UTs) (Delhi and Puducherry). According to the Constitution of India, at the state-level, the governor is de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister. Following elections to the state legislative assembly, the governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government. The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to the assembly. Given he/she has the assembly's confidence, the chief minister's term is usually for a maximum of five years; there are no limits to the number of terms he/she can serve.[6]

Of the 36 BJP chief ministers, nine are incumbent — Sarbananda Sonowal in Assam, Raman Singh in Chhattisgarh, Laxmikant Parsekar in Goa, Vijay Rupani in Gujarat, Manohar Lal Khattar in Haryana, Raghubar Das in Jharkhand, Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Madhya Pradesh, Devendra Fadnavis in Maharashtra, and Vasundhara Raje in Rajasthan. Four of BJP chief ministers are/have been women — Sushma Swaraj in Delhi, Uma Bharti in Madhya Pradesh, Anandiben Patel in Gujarat and Vasundhara Raje in Rajasthan. Holding the post since December 2003 (for 13 years, 1 day) Chhattisgarh's Raman Singh is the longest-serving chief minister from the BJP. Karnataka's B. S. Yeddyurappa's first tenure as the chief minister lasted for only nine days, which is the least tenure among chief ministers from BJP; however, taking the total of all the tenures into consideration, Swaraj served as a chief minister for the shortest period of 52 days. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat of Rajasthan was the first chief minister from the BJP; however some BJP leaders had already been elected before as the chief minister while being a member of the Janata Party (JP), an amalgam of political parties which included BJP's predecessor Bharatiya Jana Sangh.[7] There have been five chief ministers from the BJP in Gujarat, whereas four chief ministers from BJP in Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand, and three BJP leaders have been the chief minister in Delhi, Jharkhand, Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh each.

Chief Ministers from Bharatiya Janata Party

Key
State Name Portrait Term(s) Total tenure length (days) Tenure(s) description
Arunachal Pradesh Apang, GegongGegong Apang[lower-greek 1] – 1 364 31 August 2003 – 29 August 2004
(364)
Assam Sonowal, SarbanandaSarbananda Sonowal* 1 198 24 May 2016 – present
(198)
Chhattisgarh Singh, RamanRaman Singh* 3 4750 7 December 2003 – present
(4750)
Delhi Khurana, Madan LalMadan Lal Khurana 1 816 2 December 1993 – 26 February 1996
(816)
Verma, Sahib SinghSahib Singh Verma – 1 929 26 February 1996 – 12 October 1998
(929)
Swaraj, SushmaSushma Swaraj 1 52 12 October 1998 – 3 December 1998
(52)
Goa Parrikar, ManoharManohar Parrikar 2 2548 12 October 2000 – 2 February 2005
(1574)
9 March 2012 – 8 November 2014
(974)
Parsekar, LaxmikantLaxmikant Parsekar* 1 761 8 November 2014 - present
(761)
Gujarat Patel, KeshubhaiKeshubhai Patel 2 1407 19 May 1995 – 21 October 1995
(155)
4 May 1998 – 7 October 2001
(1252)
Mehta, SureshSuresh Mehta – 1 272 21 October 1995 – 19 July 1996
(272)
Modi, NarendraNarendra Modi 4 4610 7 October 2001 – 22 May 2014
(4610)
Patel, AnandibenAnandiben Patel 1 808 22 May 2014 – 7 August 2016
(808)
Rupani, VijayVijay Rupani* – 1 123 7 August 2016 - present
(123)
Haryana Manohar Lal Khattar* 1 774 26 October 2014 – present
(774)
Himachal Pradesh Kumar, ShantaShanta Kumar[lower-greek 2] – 1 1369 5 March 1990 – 3 December 1993
(1369)
Dhumal, Prem KumarPrem Kumar Dhumal – 2 3783 24 May 1998 – 6 March 2003
(1747)
30 May 2007 – 25 December 2012
(2036)
Jharkhand Marandi, BabulalBabulal Marandi 1 853 15 November 2000 – 18 March 2003
(853)
Munda, ArjunArjun Munda 3 2276 18 March 2003 – 2 March 2005
(715)
12 March 2005 – 18 September 2006
(555)
11 September 2010 – 13 June 2013
(1006)
Das, RaghubarRaghubar Das* 1 711 28 December 2014 – present
(711)
Karnataka Yeddyurappa, B. S.B. S. Yeddyurappa 2 1170 11 November 2007 – 20 November 2007
(9)
30 May 2008 – 4 August 2011
(1161)
Gowda, D. V. SadanandaD. V. Sadananda Gowda 1 313 4 August 2011 – 12 June 2012
(313)
Shettar, JagadishJagadish Shettar 1 335 12 June 2012 – 13 May 2013
(335)
Madhya Pradesh[lower-greek 3] Patwa, Sunder LalSunder Lal Patwa[lower-greek 4] – 1 1016 5 March 1990 – 15 December 1992
(1016)
Bharti, UmaUma Bharti 1 259 8 December 2003 – 23 August 2004
(259)
Gaur, BabulalBabulal Gaur 1 463 23 August 2004 – 29 November 2005
(463)
Chouhan, Shivraj SinghShivraj Singh Chouhan* 3 4027 29 November 2005 – present
(4027)
Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis* – 1 769 31 October 2014 – present
(769)
Rajasthan Shekhawat, Bhairon SinghBhairon Singh Shekhawat[lower-greek 5] 2 2840 4 March 1990 – 15 December 1992
(1017)
4 December 1993 – 1 December 1998
(1823)
Raje, VasundharaVasundhara Raje* 2 2928 8 December 2003 – 18 December 2008
(1837)
13 December 2013 – present
(1091)
Uttarakhand Swami, NityanandNityanand Swami – 1 355 9 November 2000 – 30 October 2001
(355)
Koshyari, Bhagat SinghBhagat Singh Koshyari – 1 123 30 October 2001 – 2 March 2002
(123)
Khanduri, B. C.B. C. Khanduri – 2 1027 8 March 2007 – 28 June 2009
(843)
11 September 2011 – 13 March 2012
(184)
Pokhriyal, RameshRamesh Pokhriyal – 1 805 28 June 2009 – 11 September 2011
(805)
Uttar Pradesh Singh, KalyanKalyan Singh 3 1311 24 June 1991 – 6 December 1992
(531)
21 September 1997 – 21 February 1998
(153)
23 February 1998 – 12 November 1999
(627)
Gupta, Ram PrakashRam Prakash Gupta – 1 351 12 November 1999 – 28 October 2000
(351)
Singh, RajnathRajnath Singh 1 496 28 October 2000 – 8 March 2002
(496)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Apang was a member of the INC while becoming the chief minister for the first time.[8] However, he left the INC and formed the Arunachal Congress in 1996,[9] and remained the chief minister till 1999.[8] He was reelected as the chief minister in August 2003,[8] and his party merged with the BJP in the same month.[10] However, he again joined the INC in August 2004,[9] and remained seated on the post of chief minister till 2007.[8] On 20 February 2014, he once again joined the BJP.[11]
  2. ↑ Shanta Kumar became the chief minister for the first time (1977–1980) while being a member of the JP.[8]
  3. ↑ Kailash Chandra Joshi is a BJP leader who became Madhya Pradesh chief minister in 1977 as a member of JP.[8] Virendra Kumar Sakhlecha, who became Madhya Pradesh chief minister in 1978 as a JP member, was also a BJP leader.[8]
  4. ↑ Patwa became the chief minister for the first time (January 1980 – February 1980) while being a member of the JP.[8]
  5. ↑ Shekhawat became the chief minister for the first time (1977–1980) while being a member of the JP.

References

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Specific
  1. ↑ Edward A. Gargan (29 November 1993). "India's Two Major Political Parties Stumble in Regional Elections". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "In Numbers: The Rise of BJP and decline of Congress".
  3. ↑ "Sixteenth Lok Sabha". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Chatterjee, Mohua (13 July 2015). "BJP enrolls 11 crore members, launches 'Mahasampark Abhiyan'". First Post. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Sagarika Dutt (12 November 2006). India in a Globalised World. Manchester University Press. p. 64. ISBN 9781847792143. Retrieved 27 November 2013. BJP is a right wing party and gives priority to the unity of the country.
  6. ↑ Durga Das Basu (1960). Introduction to the Constitution of India (20th ed.). LexisNexis Butterworths Wadhwa Nagpur. pp. 241, 245. ISBN 978-81-8038-559-9.
  7. ↑ "Janata Party merged with the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)". jagranjosh.com. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "States of India since 1947". worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Apang back in Cong fold". The Economic Times. 29 August 2004. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  10. ↑ "BJP bags its first NE state". The Economic Times. 31 August 2003. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  11. ↑ "Congress stalwart Gegong Apang joins BJP". Times Of India. 20 February 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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