Leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Parliament of India
| Leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Parliament of India of Parliamentary | |
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 Emblem of India | |
| Residence | New Delhi |
| Appointer | Parliamentary Board of the Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Term length | 5 years (Lok Sabha) 6 years (Rajya Sabha) |
| Formation | 1989 |
| First holder | Chandupatla Janga Reddy (Lok Sabha) Jaswant Singh (Rajya Sabha) |
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The Leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Parliament is the parliamentary chairperson and representative of the National Executive of the Bharatiya Janata in the Parliament of India.
Lok Sabha Leader
[edit]The Leader of the Bharaitya Janata Party in the Lok Sabha, is the chief spokesperson and parliamentary head of the Bharatiya Janata Party [a] in the House. If the BJP forms the majority, the leader is usually elected as prime minister and leader of the House.
| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term (in years and days) | Lok Sabha | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Chandupatla Janga Reddy | Hanamkonda | 31 December 1984 | 27 November 1989 | 4 years, 331 days | 8th |
| 2 | 
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L. K. Advani | New Delhi | 24 December 1990 | 25 July 1993 | 2 years, 213 days | 9th |
| 10th | |||||||
| Gandhinagar | |||||||
| Advani also served as the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha from 1990 to 1993. | |||||||
| 3 | 
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Lucknow | 26 July 1993 | 22 May 2004 | 10 years, 301 days | |
| 11th | |||||||
| 12th | |||||||
| 13th | |||||||
| Became Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha in 1993 succeeding Advani and served in this position till 1996 when he became the Prime Minister of India. | |||||||
| (2) |
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L. K. Advani | Gandhinagar | 22 May 2004 | 21 December 2009 | 5 years, 213 days | 14th |
| 4 | 
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Sushma Swaraj | Vidisha | 21 December 2009 | 26 May 2014 | 4 years, 156 days | 15th |
| 5 | 
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Narendra Modi | Varanasi | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent | 10 years, 164 days | 16th |
| 17th | |||||||
| 18th | |||||||
Rajya Sabha Leader
[edit]| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term (in years and days) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Jaswant Singh | Rajasthan | 13 October 1980 | 27 November 1989 | 9 years, 45 days |
| 2 | 
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Sushma Swaraj | Haryana | 13 October 1990 | 6 July 1992 | 1 year, 267 days |
| 3 | Sikander Bakht | Madhya Pradesh | 7 July 1992 | 13 October 1999 | 7 years, 98 days | |
| (1) |
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Jaswant Singh | Rajasthan | 13 October 1999 | 16 May 2009 | 9 years, 215 days |
| 4 | 
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Arun Jaitley | Gujarat | 3 June 2009 | 11 June 2019 | 10 years, 8 days |
| 5 | 
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Thawar Chand Gehlot | Madhya Pradesh | 11 June 2019 | 6 July 2021 | 2 years, 25 days |
| 6 | 
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Piyush Goyal | Maharashtra | 14 July 2021 | 24 June 2024 | 2 years, 346 days |
| 7 | 
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Jagat Prakash Nadda | Gujarat | 24 June 2024 | Incumbent | 135 days |
Parliamentary Party leader
[edit]- Atal Bihari Vajpayee; 1980–1986, 1993–1996, 1998–2009
- L. K. Advani; 1986–1993, 1996–1998, 2009–2014
- Narendra Modi; 2014–present
See also
[edit]- List of presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party
- Leader of the House in Lok Sabha
- Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha
- Leader of the Opposition (India)
References
[edit]- ^ Except 2004, Advani was leader of lok sabha, but vajpayee was the parliamentary party leader.