Bharatiya Janata Party, Punjab

Bharatiya Janata Party, Punjab
ਭਾਰਤੀ ਜਨਤਾ ਪਾਰਟੀ, ਪੰਜਾਬ
AbbreviationBJP
PresidentSunil Jakhar
Founder
Founded6 April 1980
(44 years ago) (1980-04-06)
Split fromJanata Party
Preceded by
HeadquartersAmar Sahid Dr. Syama Prasad, Mukherjee Smarak Bhawan, Dakshin Marg, Sector-37-A, Chandigarh,-160036, India [2]
NewspaperKamal Sandesh
Youth wingBharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
Women's wingBJP Mahila Morcha
Labour wingBharatiya Mazdoor Sangh[3]
Peasant's wingBharatiya Kisan Sangh[4]
Ideology
Colours  Saffron
Alliance
Seats in Lok Sabha
0 / 13
(as of 2024)
Seats in Rajya Sabha
0 / 7
(as of 2022)
Seats in Punjab Legislative Assembly
2 / 117
(as of 2022)
Election symbol
Lotus
Party flag
Website
www.bjp.org/punjab

Bharatiya Janata Party, Punjab (or BJP Punjab) (BJP; [bʱaːɾət̪iːjə dʒənət̪aː paːrtiː] ⓘ; lit. 'Indian People's Party'), is the state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Punjab.[7] Its head office is situated at the Amar Sahid Dr. Syama Prasad, Mukherjee Smarak Bhawan, Dakshin Marg, Sector-37-A, Chandigarh, Punjab-160036, India.[8] The current president of BJP Punjab is Sunil Kumar Jakhar.[7]

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  3. ^ Pragya Singh (15 January 2008). "Need to Know BJP-led BMS is biggest labour union in India". live mint. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  4. ^ Gupta, Sejuta Das (2019e). Class, Politics, and Agricultural Policies in Post-liberalisation India. Cambridge University Press. pp. 172–173. ISBN 978-1-108-41628-3.
  5. ^ "New team new vote base, BJP eying both Sikhs and Hindus at Punjab". India Today.
  6. ^ "BJP's new Punjab team now has 45% Sikhs". Hindustan Times.
  7. ^ a b The Hindu Bureau (11 July 2023). "Sunil Jakhar takes over as BJP Punjab chief, says BJP no longer younger brother in State". The Tribune. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Punjab State Office". Bharatiya Janata Party. Retrieved 3 January 2023.