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This is a list of State Presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party. As per the BJP's internal constitution President of party appoints state presidents. [1] [2]
Singh took office as BJP president in December 2005 for the remainder of Advani's term. He was reappointed for a full term in 2006. Singh had held many positions for the RSS and the BJP, including serving as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and the president of the BJP's youth wing. He advocated a return to a Hindutva platform.
According to the party's constitution, the president is elected by an electoral college consisting of the National Council and the State Councils. Until 2012, the BJP constitution mandated that any qualified member could be national or state president for a single three-year term. [6] This was amended to a maximum of two consecutive terms. [7]
S. Mallikarjunaiah was the vice president of the BJP Karnataka state unit between 1980 and 1986. [23] He again held the post as BJP Karnataka state unit vice president 1990–1991. [23] Nalin Kumar Kateel was appointed as the president of the Karnataka state unit of BJP on August 20, 2019. [24]
bjp+ad(s) SP + INC As of 4th June, 2024 NDA have power in 4 state legislative council out of 6, whereas INDI Alliance bloc have power in 2 state legislative council.
The party's state headquarters is located in Nampally of Hyderabad, the capital of the state. Bandi Sanjay Kumar is formerly appointed as the president and K. V. Ramana Reddy as the vice president of BJP Telangana. The party currently holds 0 seats in the Rajya Sabha and 8 seats in the Lok Sabha from the state.
Until 2012, the BJP constitution mandated that any qualified member could be national or state president for a single three-year term. [134] This was amended to a maximum of two consecutive terms. [ 214 ]
The prominent members of BJP had been the part of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh founded by Syama Prasad Mukherjee. Jana Sangh was the political arm of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and was dissolved in 1977. On 12 August 2022, Chandrashekhar Bawankule was appointed by the party leadership as the president of the BJP Maharashtra.