From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
Bharatiya Janata Party – West Bengal
The Bharatiya Janata Party – West Bengal (BJP - West Bengal) is the Bharatiya Janata Party affiliate in the Indian state of West Bengal. The party is based in Kolkata and is led by chair Samik Bhattacharya.
| Bharatiya Janata Party – West Bengal |
|---|
| BJP |
| Suvendu Adhikari(Leader of Opposition) |
| Samik Bhattacharya |
| Amitava Chakravorty |
| .mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}Atal Bihari VajpayeeLal Krishna Advani .mw-parser-output ul.cslist,.mw-parser-output ul.sslist,.mw-parser-output ul.andlist,.mw-parser-output ul.andlistoxford{margin:0;padding:0;display:inline-block;list-style:none}.mw-parser-output ul.cslist-embedded{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .cslist li,.mw-parser-output .sslist li,.mw-parser-output .andlist li,.mw-parser-output .andlistoxford li{margin:0;padding:0 0.25em 0 0;display:inline-block}.mw-parser-output .cslist li:after,.mw-parser-output .andlistoxford li:after{content:", "}.mw-parser-output .sslist li:after{content:"; "}.mw-parser-output .cslist li:last-child:after,.mw-parser-output .sslist li:last-child:after,.mw-parser-output .andlist li:last-child:after,.mw-parser-output .andlistoxford li:last-child:after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .andlist li:nth-last-child(2):after{content:" and "}.mw-parser-output .andlistoxford li:nth-last-child(2):after{content:", and "}Murli Manohar JoshiNanaji DeshmukhK. R. MalkaniSikandar BakhtVijay Kumar MalhotraVijaya Raje ScindiaBhairon Singh ShekhawatShanta KumarRam JethmalaniJagannathrao Joshi |
| 6, Muralidhar Sen Lane, College Square, Kolkata-700073, West Bengal |
| Banga Kamal Barta |
| ABVP |
| Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, West Bengal |
| BJP Mahila Morcha, West Bengal |
| National conservatismHindutvaRight-wing populismNeoliberalism |
| Right-wing to far-right |
| .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{} Saffron |
| Joy Maa Kali, Joy Maa Durga, Joy Shree Ram |
| National Democratic Alliance |
| 206 / 294 |
| 3 / 16 |
| 12 / 42 |
| bjpbengal.org |
| .mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist .mw-empty-li{display:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dt::after{content:": "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li::after{content:"\a0 · ";font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li:last-child::after{content:none}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:first-child::before{content:" (";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dd li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}Politics of West BengalPolitical partiesElectionsPolitics of IndiaPolitical partiesElections |
The Bharatiya Janata Party – West Bengal (BJP - West Bengal) is the Bharatiya Janata Party affiliate in the Indian state of West Bengal. The party is based in Kolkata and is led by chair Samik Bhattacharya.
The party holds 3 seats in the Rajya Sabha and 12 seats in the Lok Sabha from the state. Furthermore, the party has 65 seats in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly.
The origins of the BJP lies in the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Syama Prasad Mukherjee, the founder of the BJS, was born in Calcutta (Now Kolkata), while K. B. Hedgewar, the founder of the RSS also studied in the city. In the 1960s, plenty of RSS offices opened across the state. They mostly worked with Marwari traders as well as migrants from eastern Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, in Kolkata's Burrabazar. By late 1960s, local meetings were conducted in Bengali as well.
The BJP started its operation within the state from the grassroots level of governance, particularly the panchayat politics. The party also used various cultural icons in the state, including Bankim Chandra Chatterjee and Swami Vivekananda in its election campaigns.
The Bharatiya Janata Party contested the West Bengal assembly election for the first time in 1982. The primary objective of the party was to create a nucleus for a future third force in West Bengal politics. The party supported the call of the West Bengal government to hold the elections in March 1982. The party contested on 52 assembly constituencies and got around 129,994 votes in the state.
In 1984 Lok Sabha election, BJP contested on 9 seats and got 101165 (0.4%) votes in West Bengal.
In the 1987 the party contested on 57 constituencies and slightly increased its votes to 134,867.
In 1989 Lok Sabha election, BJP contested on 19 seats and got 529618 (1.67%) votes in West Bengal.
The Bharatiya Janata Party fielded 291 candidates across the state in 1991 Vidhan Sabha election, and managed to increase its share of votes from 0.51% in 1987 to 11.34% (3,513,121 votes). This was the first time BJP fielded such a large number of candidates in West Bengal assembly elections. The party also fielded 42 candidates for the 1991 Lok Sabha election which took place simultaneously with the Vidhan Sabha election. The BJP got 3624974 (11.66%) votes in this election. Rather than focusing primarily on the Ayodhya issue, which was highlighted in the BJP campaigns across the country, the West Bengal BJP campaign concentrated on agitations against immigration from Bangladesh. The campaign sought to invoke Bengali memories of Partition. While support for BJP increased among Bengali communities, its main stronghold in the state remained non-Bengali populations in Calcutta (Marwaris and Gujaratis). Besides this, the party was able to mobilize the rural voters who were not benefitted from Left government's land reforms.
In 1996, both Assembly election and Lok Sabha election took place simultaneously, the party contested on 292 assembly constituencies and got 2,372,480 (6.45%) votes and contested 42 Lok Sabha seats and got 2525864 (6.88%) votes across the state.
In 1998, the BJP contested on 14 seats and won 1 Lok Sabha seat for the first time in West Bengal from Dum Dum. It got 3724662 (10.2%) votes. Tapan Sikdar, who was serving as the West Bengal State President of BJP, won the Dum Dum constituency with 631,383 (50.7%) votes defeating nearest rival Nirmal Kanti Chatterjee of the CPI (M).
In 1999, the BJP in an alliance with All India Trinamool Congress contested 13 seats and won 2 Lok Sabha seats and got 3,928,424 votes (11.13). The two elected Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha were Satyabrata Mookherjee from Krishnanagar with 43.82% votes and Tapan Sikdar from Dum Dum with 51.59% votes.
In 2001 Assembly election, BJP contested on 266 constituencies and got 1901351 (5.19%) votes throughout the state and 5.68% in seats contested.
In the 2004 Indian general election, the National Democratic Alliance was completely decimated by CPI (M) led Left Front and INC led United Progressive Alliance. The BJP didn't win a single seat and its ally All India Trinamool Congress was reduced to just 1 Lok Sabha seat. The BJP however managed to get 2983950 (8.06%) votes.
In the 2006 Assembly election, BJP entered into an alliance with the All India Trinamool Congress and contested on 29 constituencies. The BJP got 760236 (1.93%) votes throughout West Bengal and 19.89% on seats it contested.
In 2009 Indian general election, BJP candidate Jaswant Singh, with support from Gorkha Janmukti Morcha, won the Darjeeling Lok Sabha seat getting a total of 4,97,649 (51.50%) votes. Across the state BJP got only 6.14% votes.
In 2011 Legislative Assembly election the BJP allied with GJM.
In 2014 Indian general election the BJP won only 2 seats. BJP candidates for the first time, returned runner-up in 3 seats and got 17.2% vote share throughout the state. This performance was better than BJP's previous best of 11.66% in 1991 elections. However the All India Trinamool Congress dominated the election winning 34 seats.
In 2016 Assembly election the BJP in an alliance with GJM contested 291 seats and got 5,555,134 (10.16%) votes and created history by winning 3 assembly seats for the first time.
There was a major political shift from the left to the right in the 2019 Lok Sabha election in West Bengal. The Bharatiya Janata Party, won 18 Lok Sabha seats out of the 42 constituencies with 23,028,343 (40.25%) votes. On 24 May 2019, The Statesman reported that BJP had made CPI-M a marginalised party and setting a strong challenge to the ruling Trinamool Congress. The shift in the voting pattern was seen across the state.
After the election the Government of India passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA) in the Parliament, allowing a quicker route to citizenship to non Muslim immigrants from neighbouring countries. The party hoped to benefit from the votes of the Hindu immigrants from Bangladesh.
The BJP's Bengali booklet released in January 2020 claimed that the National Register of Citizens will be implemented to identify any undocumented migrants including Hindus, Sikhs, Muslims and non-Muslims by the Citizenship Amendment Act.
In 2021 Assembly election the BJP in an alliance with AJSU contested 293 seats and got 28,968,281(38.15%) votes and created history by winning 77 assembly seats for the first time and becoming the second largest party and the official opposition. Ahead of the election, numerous politicians from other parties, including the governing Trinamool Congress, joined the BJP. Notably, Suvendu Adhikari and Mihir Goswami, both of whom switched parties before the elections, were appointed as leader of opposition and deputy leader of opposition in the legislative assembly respectively.
The BJP has started campaigning for the 2026 West Bengal Legislative Assembly election with the slogan, "Paltano Darkar Chai BJP Sarkar" and is actively campaigning as of March 31st, 2026. They are targeting Hindu voters and potentially Trinamool Congress's women vote bank with the appointment of Retna Debnath in Panihiti constituency.
The following is the current organizational structure of the Bharatiya Janata Party – West Bengal as of January 2026:
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| State President | Samik Bhattacharya |
| General Secretary (Organisation) | Amitava Chakravorty |
| Joint General Secretary (Organisation) | Satish Dhond |
| General Secretaries | Jyotirmay Singh Mahato |
| Locket Chatterjee | |
| Saumitra Khan | |
| Bapi Goswami | |
| Shashi Agnihotri | |
| Vice Presidents | Raju Anindya Banerjee |
| Debasree Chaudhuri | |
| Agnimitra Paul | |
| Dipak Barman | |
| Jagannath Chattopadhyay | |
| Sanjay Singh | |
| Manoj Tigga | |
| Nisith Pramanik | |
| Tapas Roy | |
| Amitava Roy | |
| Tanuja Chakraborty | |
| Prabal Raha | |
| State Secretaries | Shankar Ghosh |
| Deepanjan Guha | |
| Sonali Murmu | |
| Manoj Pandey | |
| Amlan Bhaduri | |
| Mahadev Sarkar | |
| Sakharav Sarkar | |
| Sintu Senapati | |
| Sarbori Mukherjee | |
| Mohon Sharma | |
| Sanjay Varma | |
| Biva Majumdar | |
| State Spokesperson | Debjit Sarkar |
| Treasurer | Kedarashish Bapat |
| Social Media Convener | Saptarshi Choudhury |
| Media Convener | Bimal Shankar Nanda |
| Morcha | President |
|---|---|
| Yuva Morcha | Indranil Khan |
| Mahila Morcha | Phalguni Patra |
| SC Morcha | Sujit Biswas |
| ST Morcha | Khagen Murmu |
| OBC Morcha | Subhendu Sarkar |
| Kisan Morcha | Rajib Bhowmick |
| Minority Morcha | Ali Hussain |
| No. | Name | Term in office |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haripada Bharati | 1980–1982 |
| 2 | Vishnu Kant Shastri | 1982–1986 |
| 3 | Sukumar Banerjee | 1986–1991 |
| 4 | Tapan Sikdar | 1991–1995 |
| (2) | Vishnu Kant Shastri | 1995–1997 |
| (4) | Tapan Sikdar | 1997–1999 |
| 5 | Ashim Kumar Ghosh | 1999–2002 |
| 6 | Tathagata Roy | 2002–2006 |
| (3) | Sukumar Banerjee | 2006–2008 |
| 7 | Satyabrata Mookherjee | 2008–2009 |
| 8 | Rahul Sinha | 2009–2015 |
| 9 | Dilip Ghosh | 2015–2021 |
| 10 | Sukanta Majumdar | 2021–2025 |
| 11 | Samik Bhattacharya | 2025–Incumbent |
The West Bengal BJP has one president, twelve vice-presidents and five general secretaries & twelve secretaries. As of July 2025, the President of the West Bengal state branch of the party is Samik Bhattacharya.
Dilip Ghosh is the most successful president. During his leadership party gain 18 MP in 2019 lok sabha election. And in 2021 Vidhan sabha election party gain 77 MLA.
| No | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term | Legislative office | Assembly | Chief Minister | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manoj Tigga | Madarihat | 2016 | 2021 | 5 years | – | 16th | Mamata Banerjee | |
| 2 | Suvendu Adhikari | Nandigram | 10 May 2021 | Incumbent | 4 years, 360 days | Leader of the Opposition | 17th | Mamata Banerjee |
| Year | Seats Won | Seats +/- | Vote Share (%) | +/- (%) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–52 | 2 / 31 | New | 5.94% | New | Others |
| 1957 | 0 / 36 | 2 | 1.43% | 4.51% | Others |
| 1962 | 0 / 36 | 1.05% | 0.38% | Others | |
| 1967 | 0 / 40 | 1.39% | 0.34% | Others | |
| 1971 | 0 / 40 | 0.85% | 0.54% | Others | |
| 1977 | 15 / 42 | New | 21.46% | New | Government |
| 1980 | 0 / 42 | 15 | 4.53% | 16.93% | Opposition |
| 1984 | 0 / 42 | New | 0.4% | New | Others |
| 1989 | 0 / 42 | 1.67% | 1.37% | Opposition | |
| 1991 | 0 / 42 | 11.66% | 9.99% | Opposition | |
| 1996 | 0 / 42 | 6.88% | 4.78% | Opposition | |
| 1998 | 1 / 42 | 1 | 10.2% | 3.32% | Government |
| 1999 | 2 / 42 | 1 | 11.13% | 0.93% | Government |
| 2004 | 0 / 42 | 2 | 8.06% | 3.07% | Opposition |
| 2009 | 1 / 42 | 1 | 6.14% | 1.92% | Opposition |
| 2014 | 2 / 42 | 1 | 16.84% | 10.7% | Government |
| 2019 | 18 / 42 | 16 | 40.64% | 23.8% | Government |
| 2024 | 12 / 42 | 6 | 39.1% | 1.54% | Government |
| Year | Seats Won | Seats +/- | Vote Share (%) | +/- (%) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 9 / 187 | New | 5.58% | New | Others |
| 1957 | 0 / 195 | 9 | 0.98% | 4.6% | Others |
| 1962 | 0 / 252 | 0.45% | 0.53% | Others | |
| 1967 | 0 / 280 | 1.33% | 0.88% | Others | |
| 1969 | 0 / 280 | 0.89% | 0.44% | Others | |
| 1971 | 1 / 279 | 1 | 0.82% | 0.07% | Others |
| 1972 | 0 / 280 | 1 | 0.19% | 0.63% | Others |
| 1977 | 29 / 294 | New | 20.02% | New | Opposition |
| 1982 | 0 / 294 | New | 0.58% | New | Others |
| 1987 | 0 / 294 | 0.51% | 0.07% | Others | |
| 1991 | 0 / 294 | 11.34% | 10.83% | Others | |
| 1996 | 0 / 294 | 6.45% | 4.89% | Others | |
| 2001 | 0 / 294 | 5.19% | 1.26% | Others | |
| 2006 | 0 / 294 | 1.93% | 3.26% | Others | |
| 2011 | 0 / 294 | 4.06% | 2.13% | Others | |
| 2016 | 3 / 294 | 3 | 10.16% | 6.1% | Others |
| 2021 | 77 / 294 | 74 | 38.15% | 28.81% | Opposition |
| 2026 | 0 / 294 |
| Year | Municipal Corporation | Seats Won | Change in Seats | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Siliguri Municipal Corporation | 2 / 47 | 2 | Opposition |
| 2022 | 5 / 47 | 3 | Opposition | |
| 2015 | Chandannagar Municipal Corporation | 1 / 33 | Opposition | |
| 2022 | 0 / 33 | 1 | Others | |
| 2013 | Howrah Municipal Corporation | 2 / 50 | Opposition | |
| 2015 | Kolkata Municipal Corporation | 7 / 144 | Opposition | |
| 2021 | 3 / 144 | 4 | Opposition | |
| 2015 | Bidhannagar Municipal Corporation | 0 / 41 | Others | |
| 2022 | 0 / 41 | Others | ||
| 2015 | Asansol Municipal Corporation | 8 / 106 | Opposition | |
| 2022 | 7 / 106 | 1 | Opposition | |
| 2017 | Durgapur Municipal Corporation | 0 / 43 | Others |
| S.No. | Constituency | Name | Win Margin in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alipurduars | Manoj Tigga | 75,447 |
| 3 | Jalpaiguri | Jayanta Kumar Roy | 86,693 |
| 4 | Darjeeling | Raju Bista | 1,78,525 |
| 5 | Raiganj | Kartick Chandra Paul | 68,197 |
| 6 | Balurghat | Sukanta Majumdar | 10,386 |
| 7 | Maldaha Uttar | Khagen Murmu | 77,708 |
| 13 | Ranaghat | Jagannath Sarkar | 1,86,899 |
| 14 | Bongaon | Shantanu Thakur | 73,693 |
| 30 | Tamluk | Abhijit Gangopadhyay | 77,733 |
| 31 | Kanthi | Soumendu Adhikari | 47,764 |
| 35 | Purulia | Jyotirmay Singh Mahato | 17,079 |
| 37 | Bishnupur | Saumitra Khan | 5,567 |
The BJP had won 77 seats in the 2021 elections. However, owing to several of its MLAs resigning, defecting to the Trinamool Congress and one death, the BJP's seats gradually reduced to 64 (as of February 2026).
| S.No. | Constituency | Name | Remarks | Win Margin in 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooch Behar district | ||||
| 7 | Dinhata | Nisith Pramanik | Resigned on 12 May 2021; retained Cooch Behar MP designation | 57 |
| Alipurduar district | ||||
| 12 | Alipurduars | Suman Kanjilal | Defected to AITC in February 2023 | 16,007 |
| 14 | Madarihat (ST) | Manoj Tigga | Elected as Alipurduar MP in 2024 thus resigned as MLA | 29,685 |
| Jalpaiguri district | ||||
| 15 | Dhupguri (SC) | Bishnu Pada Ray | Died on 25 July 2023 | 4,355 |
| Darjeeling district | ||||
| 24 | Kurseong | Bishnu Prasad Sharma | Defected to AITC on 19 February 2026 | 15,515 |
| Uttar Dinajpur district | ||||
| 35 | Raiganj | Krishna Kalyani | Defected to AITC in October 2021; re-elected as AITC MLA in 2024. | 20,748 |
| Nadia district | ||||
| 83 | Krishnanagar Uttar | Mukul Roy | Defected to AITC in June 2021, died on 23 February 2026 | 35,089 |
| 86 | Santipur | Jagannath Sarkar | Resigned on 12 May 2021; retained Ranaghat MP designation | 15,878 |
| 90 | Ranaghat Dakshin (SC) | Mukut Mani Adhikari | Defected to AITC in March 2024; re-elected as AITC MLA in 2024. | 16,515 |
| North 24 Parganas district | ||||
| 94 | Bagdah (SC) | Biswajit Das | Defected to AITC in August 2021. | 9,792 |
| Purba Medinipur district | ||||
| 209 | Haldia (SC) | Tapasi Mondal | Defected to AITC in March 2025. | 15,008 |
| Bankura district | ||||
| 255 | Bishnupur | Tanmay Ghosh | Defected to AITC in August 2021. | 11,133 |
| 256 | Katulpur (SC) | Harakali Protiher | Defected to AITC in October 2023. | 11,785 |
-
Bharatiya Janata Party, Kerala
-
Bharatiya Janata Party, Gujarat
-
Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh
-
Bharatiya Janata Party, Madhya Pradesh
-
Bharatiya Janata Party, Bihar
-
Bharatiya Janata Party, Chhattisgarh
-
Bharatiya Janata Party, Odisha
-
State units of the Bharatiya Janata Party
-
Communist Party of India (Marxist), West Bengal
-
West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee
-
Malik, Yogendra K.; Singh, V.B. (April 1992). "Bharatiya Janata Party: An Alternative to the Congress (I)?". Asian Survey. 32 (4): 318–336. doi:10.2307/2645149. JSTOR 2645149.
-
Banerjee, Sumanta (22 July 2005). "Civilising the BJP". Economic & Political Weekly. 40 (29): 3116–3119. JSTOR 4416896.
-
Halarnkar, Samar (13 June 2012). "Narendra Modi makes his move". BBC News. The right-wing Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), India's primary opposition party
Ask Mako anything about Bharatiya Janata Party – West Bengal — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Research with MakoFree with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up freeThis content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.
Report