On 15 December 2008, the party endorsed the
Democrat Party, forming a six-party coalition government under Prime Minister
Abhisit Vejjajiva. The party's "
de facto" leader and power broker behind joining the Democrat-led coalition is
Newin Chidchob. Due to his role as an executive of the PPP predecessor party, the
Thai Rak Thai party, which was dissolved in 2007, he became ineligible to be a party member for five years. It is alleged that army commander and co-leader of the
2006 coup, general
Anupong Paochinda, coerced the MPs of the
Friends of Newin Group faction in the PPP to endorse a Democrat Party-led coalition. This secured enough parliamentary votes to allow Abhisit to be elected prime minister. Bhumjaithai was the second largest coalition partner in the
Abhisit government, supplying the ministers of
Transport,
Commerce, and
Interior (
Chavarat Charnvirakul), and four deputy ministers. For the
general election on 3 July 2011, Bhumjaithai forged an alliance with coalition partner
Chartthaipattana Party. The party aimed at winning as many as 111 seats in the new parliament. During the campaign, a main BJT canvasser, Suban Chiraphanwanit, was shot dead. Eventually, BJT won 34 of the 500 seats in the House of Representatives, which observers have interpreted as disappointing. Subsequently, the party's
Matchima-faction, led by
Somsak Thepsuthin, tried to join the Pheu-Thai-led coalition government of Prime Minister-designate
Yingluck Shinawatra, despite the party's ruling out cooperation with Pheu Thai before the elections. The Pheu Thai Party rejected the participation of BJT members. On 14 October 2012, Anuthin Charnvirakul was elected the new leader of the Bhumjaithai Party during the party's general assembly to elect a new 11-member executive committee. He replaced his father
Chavarat Charnvirakul, who had resigned. Also elected were Saksayam Chidchob as the new secretary-general, Nathee Ratchakijprakarn as treasurer, Sora-ath Klinprathum as an executive committee member and party advisory chairman, and Supamas Issarapakdi as party spokeswoman.
2025 On 18 June 2025 the Bhumjaithai Party announced its withdrawal from Thailand's ruling coalition government led by the
Pheu Thai Party. This decision followed the leak of a phone conversation between Prime Minister
Paetongtarn Shinawatra and former Cambodian Prime Minister
Hun Sen, which raised concerns about national sovereignty amid ongoing border tensions between Thailand and Cambodia. In a statement by the Bhumjaithai party, all party ministers have submitted their resignations to the
prime minister, effective 19 June. == Ideology ==