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Bharatiya Janata Party, Assam ভাৰতীয় জনতা পাৰ্টি, অসম | |
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Abbreviation | BJP |
Leader | Himanta Biswa Sarma (Chief Minister of Assam) |
President | Dilip Saikia |
General Secretary | Panindranath Sarma[1] |
Founder | |
Founded | 6 April 1980 |
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 [3] |
Newspaper | Kamal Sandesh |
Youth wing | Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha |
Women's wing | BJP Mahila Morcha |
Labour wing | Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[4] |
Peasant's wing | Bharatiya Kisan Sangh[5] |
Ideology | |
Colours | Saffron |
Alliance | National Democratic Alliance North East Democratic Alliance |
Seats in Lok Sabha | 9 / 14
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Seats in Rajya Sabha | 4 / 7
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Seats in Assam Legislative Assembly | 64 / 126
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Election symbol | |
Lotus | |
Party flag | |
Website | |
assam | |
The Bharatiya Janata Party, or simply, BJP Assam (BJP; [bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː] ⓘ; lit. 'Indian People's Party'), 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 leadership of Sarbananda Sonowal from there it is still a ruling party at Assam and had 2 Chief Ministers till date Sarbananda Sonowal from 2016 to 2021 and Himanta Biswa Sarma from 2021–present.