Bhumjaithai Party
Bhumjaithai Party พรรคภูมิใจไทย | |
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| Abbreviation | BJT |
| Leader | Anutin Charnvirakul |
| Secretary-General | Chaichanok Chidchob |
| Spokesperson |
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| Founder | Newin Chidchob |
| Founded | 5 November 2008 |
| Preceded by | PMT (de facto) KPW (Main) |
| Headquarters | Chatuchak, Bangkok |
| Membership (2023) | 61,703 |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre-right |
| Colours | Dark blue |
| Slogan | พูดเเล้วทำ ('Said and done') |
| House of Representatives | 69 / 500 |
| PAO Chief Executives (including party affiliates) | 21 / 76 |
| Website | |
| bhumjaithai | |
Bhumjaithai Party (BJT; Thai: พรรคภูมิใจไทย, lit. 'Thai Pride Party') is a major conservative populist political party in Thailand. It was founded on 5 November 2008, in anticipation of the 2 December 2008 Constitutional Court ruling that dissolved its de facto predecessor, the Neutral Democratic Party (PMT), along with the People's Power Party (PPP) and the Thai Nation Party. After the dissolutions, former members of the PMT and the Friends of Newin (KPW) faction of the PPP, defected to this party. Currently, it is the second largest party in the opposition.
Bhumjaithai has a populist platform, since some of the policies were drawn from Thaksin Shinawatra's populist Thai Rak Thai party and its second incarnation, the PPP. The party has a strong base in Buriram Province.