Bharatiya Janata Party, Telangana

Indian political party

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Indian political party

Bharatiya Janata Party, Telangana

భారతీయ జనతా పార్టీ, తెలంగాణ

President| G. Kishan Reddy
Chairman| Alleti Maheshwar Reddy
General Secretary| Sri Gujjula Premender Reddy
◽️Sri Dugyala Pradeep Rao
◽️Kum. Bangaru Shruthi
◽️Dr. Kasam Venkateshwarlu
Founded| 6 April 1980
(44 years ago) (1980-04-06)
Headquarters| Nampally, Hyderabad, Telangana
Youth wing| Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, Telangana
Women's wing| BJP Mahila Morcha, Telangana
Ideology|

* Integral humanism
* Social conservatism
* Economic liberalism
* Hindu nationalism
* Cultural nationalism

Colours|  Saffron
Alliance| National Democratic Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha|

8 / 17

Seats in Rajya Sabha|

0 / 7

Seats in Telangana Legislative Assembly|

8 / 119

Seats in Telangana Legislative Council|

3 / 40

Election symbol
Party flag
Website
bjptelangana.org

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The Bharatiya Janata Party, Telangana or (BJP, Telangana) is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Indian state of Telangana. 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 1 seat in the Rajya Sabha and 8 seats in the Lok Sabha from the state. Furthermore, the party has 3 seats in the Telangana Legislative Council and 8 seats in the Telangana Legislative Assembly.

## History

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After the formation of Telangana, the BJP in alliance with Telugu Desam Party fought the 2014 Legislative Assembly election.[1] BJP won 5 seats in the newly formed Telangana Legislative Assembly. BJP also won a Lok Sabha seat from Secunderabad constituency in the simultaneously held 2014 Lok Sabha election.[2]

In 2018, the state assembly was dissolved earlier than its term, and elections were held same year. BJP in this election could only secure 1 seat and its vote share was 7.10%.[3] However, in the 2019 Lok Sabha BJP won 4 out of the 17 seats.[4] The BJP got 19.45% of the total votes.[5]In 2023 Telangana Legislative Assembly election the BJP won 8 seats with a vote share of 13.90%.In 2024 Indian general election in Telangana the BJP increased its tally to 8 and secured a vote share of 35.08%.

## Electoral Performance

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### Lok Sabha elections

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Year  | Seats won  | +/-  | Voteshare (%)  | +/- (%)  | Outcome  | Floor Leader

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2014 |

1 / 17

|  1  | 8.52%  |  | Government  | Narendra Modi
2019 |

4 / 17

|  3  | 19.65%  |  11.13%  | Government  | Narendra Modi
2024 |

8 / 17

|  4  | 35.08%  |  15.43%  | Government  | Narendra Modi

### Legislative Assembly elections

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Year  | Seats won  | +/-  | Voteshare (%)  | +/- (%)  | Outcome  | Floor Leader

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2014 |

5 / 119

|  | 4.13%  |  | Opposition  | G. Kishan Reddy
2018 |

1 / 119

|  4  | 6.98%  |  2.85%  | Opposition  | T. Raja Singh
2023 |

8 / 119

|  7  | 13.90%  |  6.92%  | Opposition  | A.Maheshwar Reddy

## Leadership

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### State Presidents

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#  | Portrait  | Name  | Tenure

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1  |  | G. Kishan Reddy | 2 June 2014  | 8 April 2016  | 1 year, 311 days
2  |  | K. Laxman | 8 April 2016  | 11 March 2020  | 3 years, 338 days
3  |  | Bandi Sanjay Kumar | 11 March 2020  | 4 July 2023  | 3 years, 115 days
(1)  |  | G. Kishan Reddy | 4 July 2023  | Incumbent | 1 year, 250 days

### State Party Leadership

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#### State General Secretaries

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* Sri Gujjula Premender Reddy
* Sri Dugyala Pradeep Rao
* Kum. Bangaru Shruthi
* Dr. Kasam Venkateshwarlu

#### State Secretary

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* Sri M. Raghunandan Rao, MP-Medak Lok Sabha constituency
* Dr. Prakash Reddy
* Sri M. Srinivas Goud
* Smt. M. Jayasree
* Sri Palle Ganga Reddy
* Smt. Kolli Madhavi
* Smt. G. Umarani
* Smt. Akula Vijaya

#### State Special Invitees

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* D. K. Aruna -BJP National Vice President
* Bandi Sanjay Kumar \- BJP National General Secretary
* K. Laxman \- OBC Morcha National President
* Sri Tarun Chugh-National General Secretary & Telangana State Incharge
* Sunil Bansal- National General Secretary & TS Election Saha Incharge
* Sri Shiv Prakash-BJP National Jt. Gen Secretary (Org.)
* Prakash Javadekar-Former Union Minister & Talangana State Election Incharge
* Dharmapuri Arvind-MP-Nizamabad Parliament
* Konda Vishweshwar Reddy-MP-Chevella Parliament
* Etela Rajender-BJP National Executive Spl. Invitee
* Sri N. Ramchander Rao- Ex,MLC
* Sri Marri Shashidhar Reddy-Former Minister
* Dr. Bura Narsaiah Goud-Ex.MP
* Sri A. Narayana Reddy, MLC-BJP National Executive Spl. Invitee
* Sri Garikapati Mohan Rao, Ex. MP
* Sri Ponguleti Sudhakar Reddy
* Sri Soyam Bapu Rao, Ex. MP
* Sri P. Muralidhar Rao

#### State Spokespersons

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* Sri K. Krishna Sagar Rao
* Sri T. Veerender Goud
* Sri N. V. Subash
* Smt. Y. Rachna Reddy, Advocate
* Sri J. Sangappa
* Smt. Chandupatia Keerthi Reddy
* Sri Poreddy Kishore Reddy
* Sri Katta Sudhakar Reddy
* Smt. Rani Rudrama G
* Sri Ch. Vittal

#### State Prominent Leaders

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* Smt.Mounika Sunkara- State Media Team POC, Assembly Prabhari, Legal Wing, Advocate.
* Dr. O. Srinivas Reddy-BJP Telangana - State Joint Treasurer
* Sri Vijay Surana Jain- BJP Telangana - State Joint Treasurer

## See also

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* Bharatiya Janata Party
* National Democratic Alliance
* State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party

## References

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1. ^ Mallikarjun, Y. (7 April 2014). "TDP-BJP deal after days of uncertainty". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
2. ^ IANS (9 November 2014). "Bandaru Dattatreya - a simple leader from backward class (Profile)". Business Standard India. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
3. ^ "BJP decimated in Telangana, wins only one MLA seat in Hyderabad". The News Minute. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
4. ^ Geetanath, V. (23 May 2019). "Double delight for BJP in Telangana". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
5. ^ "BJP takes Telangana by storm, gets 19.45% vote share - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 December 2020.

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