Botswana Congress Party

Botswana Congress Party
PresidentDumelang Saleshando
ChairmanSamuel Rantuana
Secretary-GeneralGoretetse Kekgonegile
Vice-presidentTaolo Lucas
Publicity secretaryMpho Pheko
FoundedJune 20, 1998 (1998-06-20)
Split fromBotswana National Front
IdeologySocial democracy
Political positionCentre-left
National affiliationNone
Formerly: Umbrella for Democratic Change
(2017–2022)
Colours  Green
National Assembly
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Pan African Parliament
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The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) is a social democratic political party in Botswana. Founded in 1998 as a result of a split from the Botswana National Front (BNF), the party attracted most of the BNF's sitting MPs due to a leadership dispute involving the BNF's leader, Kenneth Koma.