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Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa 
Summary
Bharatiya Janata Party is the affiliate of Bharatiya Janata Party for the state of Goa. The party appointed Sadanand Tanavade as the president of the BJP Goa on 12 January 2020 who took over from Vinay Dinu Tendulkar.[1] Pramod Sawant was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Goa on 19 March 2019, after the death of Manohar Parrikar.
Bharatiya Janata Party, Goa भारतीय जनता पार्टी, गोवा | |
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| Abbreviation | BJP |
| Leader | Pramod Sawant (Chief Minister) |
| President | Sadanand Shet |
| General Secretary | Satish Dhond |
| Founded | 6 April 1980 |
| Headquarters | 3rd Floor, Navelkar Arcade, Dr. Atmaram Borkar Road, Panaji - 403 001 Goa |
| Colours | Saffron |
| ECI Status | National Party |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 1 / 2 (as of 2022)
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| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 1 (as of 2022)
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| Seats in Goa Legislative Assembly | 28 / 40
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| Website | |
| goa | |
Electoral history edit
Legislative Assembly election edit
| Year | Seats won | Seats contested | +/- | Voteshare (%) | +/- (%) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0 / 30
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16 | 
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1.21% |  1.21%
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Opposition |
| 1989 | 0 / 40
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7 |
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0.39% |  0.82%
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Opposition |
| 1994 | 4 / 40
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12 | 4
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9.05% | 8.66%
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Opposition |
| 1999 | 10 / 40
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39 | 6
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26.15% | 17.1%
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Opposition, later Government |
| 2002 | 17 / 40
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39 | 7
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35.57% | 9.42%
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Government |
| 2007 | 14 / 40
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33 | 3
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30.32% | 5.25%
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Opposition |
| 2012 | 21 / 40
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28 | 7
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34.68% | 4.36%
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Government |
| 2017 | 13 / 40
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36 | 8
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32.48% | 2.2%
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Government |
| 2022 | 20 / 40
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40 | 7
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33.31% | 0.83%
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Government |
Lok Sabha election edit
| Year | Seats won | +/- | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0 / 2
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Opposition |
| 1984 | 0 / 2
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Opposition |
| 1989 | 0 / 2
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Outside support to National Front |
| 1991 | 0 / 2
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Opposition |
| 1996 | 0 / 2
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Government, later Opposition |
| 1998 | 0 / 2
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Government |
| 1999 | 1 / 2
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1
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Government |
| 2004 | 1 / 2
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Opposition |
| 2009 | 1 / 2
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Opposition |
| 2014 | 2 / 2
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1
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Government |
| 2019 | 1 / 2
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1
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Government |
| 2024 |
Leadership edit
Chief Minister edit
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of Office | Assembly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Manohar Parrikar | Panaji | 24 October 2000 | 3 June 2002 | 8 years, 348 days | 8th |
| 3 June 2002[2] | 2 February 2005 | 9th | |||||
| 9 March 2012 | 8 November 2014 | 11th | |||||
| 14 March 2017 | 17 March 2019 | 12th | |||||
| 2 | 
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Laxmikant Parsekar | Mandrem | 8 November 2014 | 11 March 2017 | 2 years, 123 days | 11th |
| 3 | 
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Pramod Sawant | Sanquelim | 19 March 2019 | Incumbent | 5 years, 33 days | 12th |
Leader of the Opposition edit
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term of Office | Assembly | Chief Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Manohar Parrikar | Panaji | 14 June 2005 | 5 June 2007 | 1 year, 356 days | 9th | Pratapsingh Rane |
| 19 June 2007 | 6 March 2012 | 4 years, 261 days | 10th | Digambar Kamat | ||||
President edit
| No | Party leader | Period | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kashinath Parab | 1980 | 1989 | 9 years |
| 2 | Vishwanath Arlekar | 1989 | 1991 | 2 years |
| 3 | Shripad Naik | 1991 | 1995 | 4 years |
| 4 | Suresh Amonkar | 1995 | 2000 | 5 years |
| 5 | Laxmikant Parsekar | 2000 | 2003 | 3 years |
| 6 | Rajendra Arlekar | 2003 | 2007 | 4 years |
| (3) | Shripad Naik | 2007 | 2010 | 3 years |
| (5) | Laxmikant Parsekar | 2010 | 2012 | 2 years |
| 7[3] | Vinay Dinu Tendulkar | 2012 | 2020 | 8 years |
| 8[1] | Sadanand Shet | 2020 | present | 2 years |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Former MLA Sadanand Tanavade becomes Goa BJP chief". The Hindu. PTI. 12 January 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Parrikar sworn in". The Hindu. 3 June 2002. Archived from the original on 7 August 2002. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "Vinay is the new Goa BJP chief (By: GOANEWS DESK, PANAJI)". Goa News. Retrieved 24 January 2022.