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'''Bharatiya Janata Party Rajasthan''' is a state unit of [[BJP]] in [[Rajasthan]] from [[Jaipur]]. He Current bjp rajasthan state president of [[Ashok Parnami]]
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2014}}
{{Infobox Indian political party
| colorcode = {{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}
| native_name = भारतीय जनता पार्टी, राजस्थान
| logo = [[File:Bharatiya Janata Party (icon).svg|150px]]
| president = [[Madan Rathore]]
| leader = [[Bhajan Lal Sharma ]]
<br/><small>([[Chief Minister of Rajasthan|Chief Minister]])</small>
| general_secretary = Chandrashekhar
| headquarters = C-51 Sardar Patel Marg, C-Scheme [[Jaipur]]-302001, [[Rajasthan]]
| alliance = [[National Democratic Alliance]]
| ideology = {{ubl|[[Integral humanism (India)|Integral humanism]]|[[Social conservatism]]|[[Economic nationalism]]|[[Cultural nationalism]]|[[Hindu nationalism]]}}
| youth = Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Rajasthan
| women = BJP Mahila Morchaa, Rajasthan
| colours = {{colour box|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}} [[Saffron (color)|Saffron]]
| loksabha_seats = {{Composition bar|14|25|hex=#FF9900}}
| rajyasabha_seats = {{Composition bar|4|10|hex=#FF9900}}
| state_seats_name = [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]]
| state_seats = {{Composition bar|114|200|hex=#FF9933}}
| website = {{URL|http://rajasthanbjp.org}}
| symbol =[[Nelumbo nucifera|Lotus]]<br/>[[File:Lotos flower symbol.svg|130px]]
| flag = BJP flag.svg
|eci=|name=}}

'''Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan''' (or '''BJP Rajasthan''') is the [[State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party|state unit]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in [[Rajasthan]]. [[Madan Rathore]] is the current president of the BJP Rajasthan, succeeding [[Chandra Prakash Joshi]] who served the position from 2023–2024.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-25 |title=बिहार-राजस्थान में BJP ने बनाए नए अध्यक्ष, 6 राज्यों में प्रभारी भी नियुक्त |url=https://www.aajtak.in/india/news/story/bjp-appoints-new-president-in-bihar-rajasthan-new-incharge-in-six-states-ntc-1992653-2024-07-25 |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=आज तक |language=hi}}</ref> [[Vasundhara Raje]] was the previous Chief Minister of Rajasthan during 2013–2018,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://rajasthanbjp.org | title=BJP Rajasthan Official Website | publisher=|website=www.rajasthanbjp.org| access-date=}}</ref>
previously she served in the same post from 2003 to 2008. She was the first female Chief Minister of Rajasthan. And the former president of the BJP Rajasthan.

== History ==
=== [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]] [1951-77] ===
The roots of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in [[Rajasthan]] dates back to the times of its predecessor [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]] which was traditionally strong in some pockets of Rajasthan. Of the 3 seats which the [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|BJS]] had won in the [[1951–52 Indian general election]], one of the seat was [[Chittorgarh (Lok Sabha constituency)]] won by [[Umashankar Muljibhai Trivedi]]. The [[1952 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|elections]] held to the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly]] in 1952 witnessed the [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|BJS]] winning 8 seats out of the 50 seats it had contested and had garnered 5.93% of the votes polled.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rajasthan 1951|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3378-rajasthan-1951/|access-date=2021-05-30|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}</ref> However the tally of the [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|BJS]] fell in the [[1957 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|subsequent election]] as [[Ram Rajya Parishad]] led by [[Swami Karpatri]] too contested the elections and the vote division took place.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rajasthan 1957|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3379-rajasthan-1957/|access-date=2021-05-30|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}</ref> However, in the subsequent elections of 1962 and 1967 the [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|BJS]] won 15 and 22 seats respectively crossing vote share of 10%.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rajasthan 1962|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3380-rajasthan-1962/|access-date=2021-05-30|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rajasthan 1967|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3382-rajasthan-1967/|access-date=2021-05-30|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}</ref> In the 1972 elections despite maintaining the vote share the [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh|BJS]] could win only 8 seats.

=== [[Janata Party]] [1977-80] ===
In 1975, [[Indira Gandhi]] declared a state of [[Indian Emergency|Emergency]], and threw many major opposition politicians in jail including the leaders of the BJS. In 1977, the Emergency was withdrawn, and elections were held. The BJS, joined forces with the [[Bharatiya Lok Dal]], the [[Indian National Congress (Organization)|Congress (O)]], and the [[Socialist Party (India)|Socialist Party]], to form the [[Janata Party]]. The elections saw [[Janata Party]] emerging victorious in 152/200 seats in the [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly|Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rajasthan 1977|url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3385-rajasthan-1977/|access-date=2021-05-30|website=Election Commission of India|language=en-IN}}</ref> As the [[Jan Sangh]] faction was the largest in the legislative party, its leader [[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]] became the first non-Congress [[Chief Minister of Rajasthan]]. However the government began to wither as significant ideological and political divisions emerged. The party consisted of veteran socialists, trade unionists and pro-business leaders, making major reforms difficult to achieve without triggering a divide. Socialist politicians shared an aversion to the Hindu nationalist agenda of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, whose members included Vajpayee, Advani and other leaders from the former [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]]. The party thereafter split and [[Indira Gandhi]] emerged victorious in the [[1980 Indian general election]] and came back to power. The [[Janata Party]] government led by [[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]] was dismissed on the grounds that the Government had lost the public trust.

=== [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] [1980- present] ===
In April 1980, shortly after the elections, the National Executive Council of the Janata Party banned its members from being 'dual members' of party and the RSS. In response, the former Jana Sangh members left to create a new political party, known as the Bharatiya Janata Party. Although the newly formed BJP was technically distinct from the Jana Sangh, the bulk of its rank and file were identical to its predecessor which helped the [[BJP]] in retaining some of its traditional [[Jan Sangh]] vote base. The BJP emerged as the principal opposition to the ruling [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] both the times in 1980 as well as 1985.

The allegations of corruption, known as the [[Bofors scandal]], against [[Rajiv Gandhi]] witnessed the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] party's defeat in [[1989 Indian general election]]. The [[National Front (India)|National Front]] coalition was formed with the outside support from the [[Left Front (West Bengal)|Left Front]] and the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and [[V. P. Singh]] became the prime minister. The Congress subsequently even lost the 1990 Rajasthan elections to the [[BJP]]. The [[BJP]] with 85 seats formed a coalition with the [[Janata Dal]] which had 55 seats and [[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]] became the [[List of chief ministers from the Bharatiya Janata Party|first Chief Minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party]] on 4 March 1990.

On 6 December 1992, [[Demolition of Babri Masjid|Babri Masjid was demolished]] in Uttar Pradesh and [[Kalyan Singh]], the then [[Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh]] took the moral responsibility and resigned. The state was put under [[President's rule]]. However [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]], the then [[Prime Minister of India|Prime Minister]] undemocratically dismissed the [[BJP]] ruled state Governments in [[Rajasthan]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Himachal Pradesh]] due to violence erupted in these states with the fall of the Masjid, while the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] Government in [[Maharashtra]] was spared despite [[Bombay riots]] and [[1993 Bombay bombings]].

While the [[BJP]] lost subsequent elections held in 1993 to [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Himachal Pradesh]], it was able to win a wafer thin majority in [[Rajasthan]] and managed to form a Government with support of independents under [[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]]. The [[BJP]] however lost 1998 state elections to the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] led by [[Ashok Gehlot]] and was reduced to 33 seats in the Assembly of 200 seats. Thereafter the power has been alternating between the [[BJP]] and the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] once in every 5 years.

== Support base ==
For many years, the [[BJP]] support base was mainly [[Rajput]] due to the fact that the [[BJP]] was led by [[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]] and the disillusionment of [[Rajput]]s with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] due to the land reforms undertaken by the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] Government due to which large number of tillers, with the new act, became land owners while the jagirdars who were mainly Rajputs became dispossessed of their lands.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-09-09|title=Rajasthan assembly polls: Jats, Rajputs hold the key to 43 seats in Marwar|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/jaipur/rajasthan-assembly-polls-jats-rajputs-hold-the-key-to-43-seats-in-marwar/story-PDLRW0Ti3qk6vVkgclYmRI.html|access-date=2021-05-30|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> The [[Brahmin]]s largely remained with the [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] till early 90's. However, [[Brahmin|they]] shifted to the [[BJP]] after [[Mandal Commission protests of 1990|Mandal Commission]] and [[Ram Janmabhoomi|Ram Janmabhoomi movement]].

Over the years, the [[BJP]] has been able to garner a section of [[Jats|Jat's]] who were traditionally Congress voters as [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] had announced reservation for the Jats in [[Rajasthan]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rediff On The NeT: Vajpayee woos Rajasthan's Jats with reservation promise|url=https://www.rediff.com/election/1999/aug/30jat1.htm|access-date=2021-05-30|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> The Jats also resented the fact that in spite of Jat's voting [[Indian National Congress|Congress]] in 1998 state elections, [[Parasram Maderna]], a Jat leader was not made the [[Chief Minister of Rajasthan|Chief Minister]] in favour of [[Ashok Gehlot]], a non-Jat.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-10-14|title=Rajasthan elections: Jats may hold key but won't get their own CM|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/rajasthan-their-own-as-cm-jats-dream-on-1171229.html|access-date=2021-05-30|website=Firstpost}}</ref> Besides, the projection of [[Vasundhara Raje]] as [[Jats|Jat]] ki Bahu (''daughter-in-law of Jat'') also helped the [[BJP]] to garner Jat votes and cross the majority mark in [[2003 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2003 state elections]], a feat which even the party patriarch [[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]] couldn't achieve.

==Electoral performance==

=== [[Rajasthan Legislative Assembly|Legislative Assembly elections]] ===
{| class="sortable" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big; width="
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Year
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Seats won
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |+/-
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Voteshare (%)
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |+/- (%)
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Outcome
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[1980 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
|{{Composition bar|32|200|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{increase}} 32
|18.60%
|{{increase}} 18.60%
|Opposition
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[1985 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
|{{Composition bar|39|200|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{increase}} 7
|21.24%
|{{increase}} 2.64%
|Opposition
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[1990 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|1990]]
|{{Composition bar|85|200|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{increase}} 46
|25.25%
|{{increase}} 4.01%
|Government
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[1993 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|1993]]
|{{Composition bar|95|200|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{increase}} 10
|38.60%
|{{increase}} 13.35%
|Government
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[1998 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|1998]]
|{{Composition bar|33|200|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{decrease}} 62
|33.23%
|{{decrease}} 5.37%
|Opposition
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2003 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2003]]
|{{Composition bar|120|200|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{increase}} 87
|39.20%
|{{increase}} 5.97%
|Government
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2008 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2008]]
|{{Composition bar|78|200|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{decrease}} 42
|34.27%
|{{decrease}} 4.93%
|Opposition
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2013]]
|{{Composition bar|163|200|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{increase}} 85
|45.17%
|{{increase}} 10.90%
|Government
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2018]]
|{{Composition bar|73|200|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{decrease}} 90
|38.08%
|{{decrease}} 7.09%
|Opposition
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|2023]]
|{{Composition bar|115|200|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{increase}} 42
|41.69%
|{{increase}} 3.61%
|Government
|}

=== Lok Sabha elections ===
{| class="sortable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big; width="
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Year
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Seats won
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |+/-
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[1984 Indian general election|1984]]
|{{Composition bar|0|25|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{steady}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[1989 Indian general election|1989]]
|{{Composition bar|13|25|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{increase}} 13
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[1991 Indian general election|1991]]
|{{Composition bar|12|25|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[1996 Indian general election|1996]]
|{{Composition bar|12|25|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{steady}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[1998 Indian general election|1998]]
|{{Composition bar|5|25|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{decrease}} 7
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[1999 Indian general election|1999]]
|{{Composition bar|16|25|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{increase}} 11
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2004 Indian general election|2004]]
|{{Composition bar|21|25|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{increase}} 5
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2009 Indian general election|2009]]
|{{Composition bar|4|25|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{decrease}} 17
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2014 Indian general election|2014]]
|{{Composition bar|25|25|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{increase}} 21
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2019 Indian general election|2019]]
|{{Composition bar|24|25|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{decrease}} 1
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[2024 Indian general election|2024]]
|{{Composition bar|14|25|{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}}}
|{{decrease}} 10
|}

== Leadership ==

=== [[List of chief ministers of Rajasthan|List of chief ministers]] ===
{| class="sortable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big; width="
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |No
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Portrait
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Name
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |[[List of constituencies of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly|Constituency]]
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Term of office
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Tenure
(in years and days)
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Assembly
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan="2" |1
| rowspan="2" |[[File:BS Shekhawat.jpg|75px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]]
|[[Chhabra Assembly constituency|Chhabra]]
|4 March 1990
|15 December 1992
|{{Ayd|4 march 1990|15 december 1992}}
|[[1990 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|9th]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[Bali Assembly constituency|Bali]]
|4 December 1993
|2 November 1998
|{{Ayd|4 december 1993|29 november 1998}}
<small>(total 7 years, 281 days)</small>
|[[1993 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|10th]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan="2" |2
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje.JPG|75px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Vasundhara Raje]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Jhalrapatan Assembly constituency|Jhalrapatan]]
|8 December 2003
|11 December 2008
|{{Ayd|8 december 2003|11 december 2008}}
|[[2003 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|12th]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|13 December 2013
|16 December 2018
|{{Ayd|13 december 2013|16 december 2018}}
<small>(total 10 years, 6 days)</small>
|[[2013 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|14th]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|3
|[[File:Bhajan Lal Sharma.jpg|75px]]
|[[Bhajan Lal Sharma]]
|[[Sanganer Assembly constituency|Sanganer]]
|15 December 2023
|Incumbent
|{{Ayd|2023|12|15}}
|[[2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|16th]]
|}

=== [[List of deputy chief ministers of Rajasthan|List of deputy chief ministers]] ===
{| class="sortable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big; width="
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |No
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Portrait
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Name
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |[[List of constituencies of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly|Constituency]]
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Term of office
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Tenure
(in years and days)
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Chief Minister
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1
|[[File:No image available.svg|75px]]
|[[Hari Shankar Bhabhra]]
|[[Ratangarh Assembly constituency|Ratangarh]]
|6 October 1994
|29 November 1998
|{{Ayd|6 october 1994|29 november 1998}}
|[[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|2
|[[File:Diya Kumari - 2023 (cropped).jpg|75px]]
|[[Diya Kumari]]
|[[Vidhyadhar Nagar Assembly constituency|Vidhyadhar Nagar]]
|15 December 2023
|Incumbent
|{{Ayd|2023|12|15}}
| rowspan="2" | [[Bhajan Lal Sharma]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|3
|[[File:Prem Chand DCM.jpeg|75px]]
|[[Prem Chand Bairwa]]
|[[Dudu Assembly constituency|Dudu]]
|15 December 2023
|Incumbent
|{{Ayd|2023|12|15}}
|}

=== [[List of leaders of the opposition in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly|List of opposition leaders]] ===
{| class="sortable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big; width="
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |No
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Portrait
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Name
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |[[List of constituencies of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly|Constituency]]
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Term of office
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Tenure
(in years and days)
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Assembly
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |[[List of chief ministers of Rajasthan|Chief Minister]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
| rowspan="3" |1
| rowspan="3" |[[File:BS Shekhawat.jpg|101x101px]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Bhairon Singh Shekhawat]]
|[[Chhabra Assembly constituency|Chhabra]]
|15 July 1980
|9 March 1985
|{{Ayd|15 july 1980|9 march 1985}}
|[[1980 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|7th]]
|[[Jagannath Pahadia]]<br />[[Shiv Charan Mathur]]<br />[[Hira Lal Devpura]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[Amber Assembly constituency|Amber]]
|28 March 1985
|1 March 1990
|{{Ayd|28 march 1985|1 march 1990}}
|[[1985 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|8th]]
|[[Hari Dev Joshi]]<br />[[Shiv Charan Mathur]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|[[Bali Assembly constituency|Bali]]
|8 January 1999
|18 August 2002
|{{Ayd|8 january 1999|18 august 2002}}
| rowspan="2" |[[1998 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|11th]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Ashok Gehlot]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|2
|[[File:Gulab Chand Kataria Minister.jpg|85x85px]]
|[[Gulab Chand Kataria]]
|Badi Sadri
|24 August 2002
|4 December 2003
|{{Ayd|24 august 2002|4 december 2003}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|3
|[[File:Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje.JPG|90x90px]]
|[[Vasundhara Raje]]
|[[Jhalrapatan Assembly constituency|Jhalrapatan]]
|2 January 2009
|20 February 2013
|{{Ayd|2 january 2009|20 february 2013}}
| rowspan="2" |[[2008 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|13th]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|rowspan="2" |(2)
|rowspan="2" |[[File:Gulab Chand Kataria Minister.jpg|85x85px]]
|rowspan="2" |[[Gulab Chand Kataria]]
|rowspan="2" |[[Udaipur Assembly constituency|Udaipur]]
|21 February 2013
|9 December 2013
|{{Ayd|21 february 2013|9 december 2013}}
|- style="text-align:center;"
|17 January 2019
|16 February 2023
|{{Ayd|17 january 2019|16 february 2023}}
| rowspan="2" |[[2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election|15th]]
|- style="text-align:center;"
|4
|[[File:Namankan sabha Taranagar 2023.jpg|93x93px]]
|[[Rajendra Singh Rathore]]
|[[Churu Assembly constituency|Churu]]
|2 April 2023
|2 December 2023
|{{Ayd|2 april 2023|2 december 2023}}
|}

=== List of presidents ===
{| class="sortable" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" border="1" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 2px #000000 solid; font-size: x-big; width="
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |
! style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |President
! colspan="3" style="background-color:#FF9933; color:white" |Tenure
|- style="text-align:center;"
|1
|[[Jagdish Prasad Mathur (Rajasthan politician)|Jagdish Prasad Mathur]]
|1980
|1981
|1 year
|- style="text-align:center;"
|2
|[[Hari Shankar Bhabhra]]
|1981
|1986
|5 years
|- style="text-align:center;"
|3
|[[Bhanwar Lal Sharma (politician)|Bhanwar Lal Sharma]]
|1986
|1988
|2 years
|- style="text-align:center;"
|4
|[[Lalit Kishore Chaturvedi]]
|1988
|1989
|1 year
|- style="text-align:center;"
|(3)
|[[Bhanwar Lal Sharma (politician)|Bhanwar Lal Sharma]]
|1989
|1990
|1 year
|- style="text-align:center;"
|5
|[[Ramdas Agarwal]]
|1990
|1997
|7 years
|- style="text-align:center;"
|6
|[[Raghuveer Singh Koshal]]
|1997
|1999
|2 years
|- style="text-align:center;"
|7
|[[Gulab Chand Kataria]]
|1999
|1999
|1 year
|- style="text-align:center;"
|(3)
|[[Bhanwar Lal Sharma (politician)|Bhanwar Lal Sharma]]
|2000
|2002
|2 years
|-style="text-align:center;"
|8
|[[Vasundhara Raje]]
|2002
|2002
|1 year
|-style="text-align:center;"
|(4)
|[[Lalit Kishore Chaturvedi]]
|2003
|2006
|3 years
|-style="text-align:center;"
|9
|Mahesh Chand Sharma
|2006
|2008
|2 years
|-style="text-align:center;"
|10
|[[Om Prakash Mathur]]
|2008
|2009
|1 year
|-style="text-align:center;"
|11<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-07-10 |title=Arun Chaturvedi new BJP President in Rajasthan |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/jaipur/arun-chaturvedi-new-bjp-president-in-rajasthan/story-8lTTMl6n7I8aksNVKglosN.html |access-date= |website=Hindustan Times |language=}}</ref>
|[[Arun Chaturvedi]]
|10-Jul-2009
|08-Feb-2013
|4 years
|-style="text-align:center;"
|(8)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-02-08 |title=Vasundhara Raje takes over as BJP president in Rajasthan |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/photo/vasundhara-raje-bjp-president-in-rajasthan-369191-2013-02-08 |access-date= |website=India Today |language=}}</ref>
|[[Vasundhara Raje]]
|08-Feb-2013
|12-Feb-2014
|1 year
|-style="text-align:center;"
|12<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-02-12 |title=Ashok Parnami appointed Raj BJP chief {{!}} Rajasthan News |url=https://zeenews.india.com/news/rajasthan/ashok-parnami-appointed-raj-bjp-chief_911028.html |access-date= |website=Zee News |language=}}</ref>
|[[Ashok Parnami]]
|12-Feb-2014
|29-Jun-2018
|4 years
|-style="text-align:center;"
|13<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-06-29 |title=Amit Shah appoints Madanlal Saini as BJP's Rajasthan unit president |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/amit-shah-appoints-madanlal-saini-as-bjps-rajasthan-unit-president-5239089/ |access-date= |website=The Indian Express |language=}}</ref>
|[[Madan Lal Saini]]
|29-Jun-2018
|24-Jun-2019
|1 year
|-style="text-align:center;"
|14<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |last3= |first3= |date=2019-09-15 |title=Satish Poonia first Jat to become Rajasthan BJP president {{!}} Jaipur News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/satish-poonia-first-jat-to-become-raj-bjp-president/articleshow/71131608.cms |access-date= |website=The Times of India |language=}}</ref>
|[[Satish Poonia]]
|15-Sep-2019
|23 March 2023
|3 years
|-style="text-align:center;"
|15<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |last3= |first3= |date=2019-09-15 |title= Chandra Prakash Joshi become Rajasthan BJP president {{!}} Jaipur News - Indian Express |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/political-pulse/rajasthan-brahmin-cp-joshi-satish-poonia-8514713/ |access-date= |website= Indian Express |language=}}</ref>
|[[Chandra Prakash Joshi]]
|23 March 2023
|25 July 2024
|{{Ayd|23 March 2023|25 July 2024}}
|-style="text-align:center;"
|16<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/bjp-new-party-presidents-bihar-rajasthan-dilip-jaiswal-madan-rathod-2571970-2024-07-25|title=BJP makes state rejigs, appoints new party chiefs in Bihar and Rajasthan|work=India Today|accessdate=25 July 2024}}</ref>
|[[Madan Rathore]]
|26 July 2024
|Present
|{{Ayd|26 July 2024|}}
|}
Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=BJP Rajasthan Chief ministers & Presidents – BJP Rajasthan|url=https://rajasthanbjp.org/bjp-chief-ministers-presidents/|access-date=2021-05-29|language=en-US}}</ref>

==State-level organisations==
* Peasants: BJP Kisan Morcha, Rajasthan
* Women: BJP Mahila Morcha, Rajasthan
* Youth: Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Rajasthan


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat]]
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh]]
* [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Madhya Pradesh]]
* [[State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party]]


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
* [http://bjpraj.in/ Official Website]
{{Bharatiya Janata Party}}

[[Category:Bharatiya Janata Party]]


==External links==
* [http://rajasthanbjp.org/ Official website]


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[[Category:Politics of Rajasthan]]

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Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan
भारतीय जनता पार्टी, राजस्थान
LeaderBhajan Lal Sharma
(Chief Minister)
PresidentMadan Rathore
General SecretaryChandrashekhar
HeadquartersC-51 Sardar Patel Marg, C-Scheme Jaipur-302001, Rajasthan
Youth wingBharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Rajasthan
Women's wingBJP Mahila Morchaa, Rajasthan
Ideology
Colours  Saffron
AllianceNational Democratic Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
14 / 25
Seats in Rajya Sabha
4 / 10
Seats in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly
114 / 200
Election symbol
Lotus
Party flag
Website
rajasthanbjp.org

Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajasthan (or BJP Rajasthan) is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan. Madan Rathore is the current president of the BJP Rajasthan, succeeding Chandra Prakash Joshi who served the position from 2023–2024.[1] Vasundhara Raje was the previous Chief Minister of Rajasthan during 2013–2018,[2] previously she served in the same post from 2003 to 2008. She was the first female Chief Minister of Rajasthan. And the former president of the BJP Rajasthan.

History

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Bharatiya Jana Sangh [1951-77]

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The roots of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Rajasthan dates back to the times of its predecessor Bharatiya Jana Sangh which was traditionally strong in some pockets of Rajasthan. Of the 3 seats which the BJS had won in the 1951–52 Indian general election, one of the seat was Chittorgarh (Lok Sabha constituency) won by Umashankar Muljibhai Trivedi. The elections held to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly in 1952 witnessed the BJS winning 8 seats out of the 50 seats it had contested and had garnered 5.93% of the votes polled.[3] However the tally of the BJS fell in the subsequent election as Ram Rajya Parishad led by Swami Karpatri too contested the elections and the vote division took place.[4] However, in the subsequent elections of 1962 and 1967 the BJS won 15 and 22 seats respectively crossing vote share of 10%.[5][6] In the 1972 elections despite maintaining the vote share the BJS could win only 8 seats.

Janata Party [1977-80]

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In 1975, Indira Gandhi declared a state of Emergency, and threw many major opposition politicians in jail including the leaders of the BJS. In 1977, the Emergency was withdrawn, and elections were held. The BJS, joined forces with the Bharatiya Lok Dal, the Congress (O), and the Socialist Party, to form the Janata Party. The elections saw Janata Party emerging victorious in 152/200 seats in the Assembly.[7] As the Jan Sangh faction was the largest in the legislative party, its leader Bhairon Singh Shekhawat became the first non-Congress Chief Minister of Rajasthan. However the government began to wither as significant ideological and political divisions emerged. The party consisted of veteran socialists, trade unionists and pro-business leaders, making major reforms difficult to achieve without triggering a divide. Socialist politicians shared an aversion to the Hindu nationalist agenda of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, whose members included Vajpayee, Advani and other leaders from the former Bharatiya Jana Sangh. The party thereafter split and Indira Gandhi emerged victorious in the 1980 Indian general election and came back to power. The Janata Party government led by Bhairon Singh Shekhawat was dismissed on the grounds that the Government had lost the public trust.

Bharatiya Janata Party [1980- present]

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In April 1980, shortly after the elections, the National Executive Council of the Janata Party banned its members from being 'dual members' of party and the RSS. In response, the former Jana Sangh members left to create a new political party, known as the Bharatiya Janata Party. Although the newly formed BJP was technically distinct from the Jana Sangh, the bulk of its rank and file were identical to its predecessor which helped the BJP in retaining some of its traditional Jan Sangh vote base. The BJP emerged as the principal opposition to the ruling Congress both the times in 1980 as well as 1985.

The allegations of corruption, known as the Bofors scandal, against Rajiv Gandhi witnessed the Congress party's defeat in 1989 Indian general election. The National Front coalition was formed with the outside support from the Left Front and the Bharatiya Janata Party and V. P. Singh became the prime minister. The Congress subsequently even lost the 1990 Rajasthan elections to the BJP. The BJP with 85 seats formed a coalition with the Janata Dal which had 55 seats and Bhairon Singh Shekhawat became the first Chief Minister from the Bharatiya Janata Party on 4 March 1990.

On 6 December 1992, Babri Masjid was demolished in Uttar Pradesh and Kalyan Singh, the then Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh took the moral responsibility and resigned. The state was put under President's rule. However P. V. Narasimha Rao, the then Prime Minister undemocratically dismissed the BJP ruled state Governments in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh due to violence erupted in these states with the fall of the Masjid, while the Congress Government in Maharashtra was spared despite Bombay riots and 1993 Bombay bombings.

While the BJP lost subsequent elections held in 1993 to Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, it was able to win a wafer thin majority in Rajasthan and managed to form a Government with support of independents under Bhairon Singh Shekhawat. The BJP however lost 1998 state elections to the Congress led by Ashok Gehlot and was reduced to 33 seats in the Assembly of 200 seats. Thereafter the power has been alternating between the BJP and the Congress once in every 5 years.

Support base

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For many years, the BJP support base was mainly Rajput due to the fact that the BJP was led by Bhairon Singh Shekhawat and the disillusionment of Rajputs with the Congress due to the land reforms undertaken by the Congress Government due to which large number of tillers, with the new act, became land owners while the jagirdars who were mainly Rajputs became dispossessed of their lands.[8] The Brahmins largely remained with the Congress till early 90's. However, they shifted to the BJP after Mandal Commission and Ram Janmabhoomi movement.

Over the years, the BJP has been able to garner a section of Jat's who were traditionally Congress voters as Atal Bihari Vajpayee had announced reservation for the Jats in Rajasthan.[9] The Jats also resented the fact that in spite of Jat's voting Congress in 1998 state elections, Parasram Maderna, a Jat leader was not made the Chief Minister in favour of Ashok Gehlot, a non-Jat.[10] Besides, the projection of Vasundhara Raje as Jat ki Bahu (daughter-in-law of Jat) also helped the BJP to garner Jat votes and cross the majority mark in 2003 state elections, a feat which even the party patriarch Bhairon Singh Shekhawat couldn't achieve.

Electoral performance

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Legislative Assembly elections

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Year Seats won +/- Voteshare (%) +/- (%) Outcome
1980
32 / 200
 Increase 32 18.60% Increase 18.60% Opposition
1985
39 / 200
 Increase 7 21.24% Increase 2.64% Opposition
1990
85 / 200
 Increase 46 25.25% Increase 4.01% Government
1993
95 / 200
 Increase 10 38.60% Increase 13.35% Government
1998
33 / 200
 Decrease 62 33.23% Decrease 5.37% Opposition
2003
120 / 200
 Increase 87 39.20% Increase 5.97% Government
2008
78 / 200
 Decrease 42 34.27% Decrease 4.93% Opposition
2013
163 / 200
 Increase 85 45.17% Increase 10.90% Government
2018
73 / 200
 Decrease 90 38.08% Decrease 7.09% Opposition
2023
115 / 200
 Increase 42 41.69% Increase 3.61% Government

Lok Sabha elections

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Year Seats won +/-
1984
0 / 25
 Steady
1989
13 / 25
 Increase 13
1991
12 / 25
 Decrease 1
1996
12 / 25
 Steady
1998
5 / 25
 Decrease 7
1999
16 / 25
 Increase 11
2004
21 / 25
 Increase 5
2009
4 / 25
 Decrease 17
2014
25 / 25
 Increase 21
2019
24 / 25
 Decrease 1
2024
14 / 25
 Decrease 10

Leadership

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List of chief ministers

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No Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Tenure

(in years and days)

Assembly
1 Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Chhabra 4 March 1990 15 December 1992 2 years, 286 days 9th
Bali 4 December 1993 2 November 1998 4 years, 360 days

(total 7 years, 281 days)

10th
2 Vasundhara Raje Jhalrapatan 8 December 2003 11 December 2008 5 years, 3 days 12th
13 December 2013 16 December 2018 5 years, 3 days

(total 10 years, 6 days)

14th
3 Bhajan Lal Sharma Sanganer 15 December 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 10 days 16th

List of deputy chief ministers

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No Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Tenure

(in years and days)

Chief Minister
1 Hari Shankar Bhabhra Ratangarh 6 October 1994 29 November 1998 4 years, 54 days Bhairon Singh Shekhawat
2 Diya Kumari Vidhyadhar Nagar 15 December 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 10 days Bhajan Lal Sharma
3 Prem Chand Bairwa Dudu 15 December 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 10 days

List of opposition leaders

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No Portrait Name Constituency Term of office Tenure

(in years and days)

Assembly Chief Minister
1 Bhairon Singh Shekhawat Chhabra 15 July 1980 9 March 1985 4 years, 237 days 7th Jagannath Pahadia
Shiv Charan Mathur
Hira Lal Devpura
Amber 28 March 1985 1 March 1990 4 years, 338 days 8th Hari Dev Joshi
Shiv Charan Mathur
Bali 8 January 1999 18 August 2002 3 years, 222 days 11th Ashok Gehlot
2 Gulab Chand Kataria Badi Sadri 24 August 2002 4 December 2003 1 year, 102 days
3 Vasundhara Raje Jhalrapatan 2 January 2009 20 February 2013 4 years, 49 days 13th
(2) Gulab Chand Kataria Udaipur 21 February 2013 9 December 2013 291 days
17 January 2019 16 February 2023 4 years, 30 days 15th
4 Rajendra Singh Rathore Churu 2 April 2023 2 December 2023 244 days

List of presidents

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President Tenure
1 Jagdish Prasad Mathur 1980 1981 1 year
2 Hari Shankar Bhabhra 1981 1986 5 years
3 Bhanwar Lal Sharma 1986 1988 2 years
4 Lalit Kishore Chaturvedi 1988 1989 1 year
(3) Bhanwar Lal Sharma 1989 1990 1 year
5 Ramdas Agarwal 1990 1997 7 years
6 Raghuveer Singh Koshal 1997 1999 2 years
7 Gulab Chand Kataria 1999 1999 1 year
(3) Bhanwar Lal Sharma 2000 2002 2 years
8 Vasundhara Raje 2002 2002 1 year
(4) Lalit Kishore Chaturvedi 2003 2006 3 years
9 Mahesh Chand Sharma 2006 2008 2 years
10 Om Prakash Mathur 2008 2009 1 year
11[11] Arun Chaturvedi 10-Jul-2009 08-Feb-2013 4 years
(8)[12] Vasundhara Raje 08-Feb-2013 12-Feb-2014 1 year
12[13] Ashok Parnami 12-Feb-2014 29-Jun-2018 4 years
13[14] Madan Lal Saini 29-Jun-2018 24-Jun-2019 1 year
14[15] Satish Poonia 15-Sep-2019 23 March 2023 3 years
15[16] Chandra Prakash Joshi 23 March 2023 25 July 2024 1 year, 124 days
16[17] Madan Rathore 26 July 2024 Present 152 days

Source:[18]

State-level organisations

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  • Peasants: BJP Kisan Morcha, Rajasthan
  • Women: BJP Mahila Morcha, Rajasthan
  • Youth: Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Rajasthan

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "BJP Rajasthan Official Website". www.rajasthanbjp.org.
  3. ^ "Rajasthan 1951". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Rajasthan 1957". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Rajasthan 1962". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Rajasthan 1967". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Rajasthan 1977". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Rajasthan assembly polls: Jats, Rajputs hold the key to 43 seats in Marwar". Hindustan Times. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Rediff On The NeT: Vajpayee woos Rajasthan's Jats with reservation promise". www.rediff.com. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Rajasthan elections: Jats may hold key but won't get their own CM". Firstpost. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Arun Chaturvedi new BJP President in Rajasthan". Hindustan Times. 10 July 2009.
  12. ^ "Vasundhara Raje takes over as BJP president in Rajasthan". India Today. 8 February 2013.
  13. ^ "Ashok Parnami appointed Raj BJP chief | Rajasthan News". Zee News. 12 February 2014.
  14. ^ "Amit Shah appoints Madanlal Saini as BJP's Rajasthan unit president". The Indian Express. 29 June 2018.
  15. ^ "Satish Poonia first Jat to become Rajasthan BJP president | Jaipur News - Times of India". The Times of India. 15 September 2019.
  16. ^ "Chandra Prakash Joshi become Rajasthan BJP president | Jaipur News - Indian Express". Indian Express. 15 September 2019.
  17. ^ "BJP makes state rejigs, appoints new party chiefs in Bihar and Rajasthan". India Today. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  18. ^ "BJP Rajasthan Chief ministers & Presidents – BJP Rajasthan". Retrieved 29 May 2021.
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