Leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Parliament of India

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Leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Parliament of India of Parliamentary
Emblem of India (without motto).svg
Emblem of India
Residence New Delhi
AppointerParliamentary Board of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Term length 5 years (Lok Sabha)
6 years (Rajya Sabha)
Formation1989
First holder Chandupatla Janga Reddy (Lok Sabha)
Jaswant Singh (Rajya Sabha)
Website Parliamentary website

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.

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Lok Sabha Leader

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.

#PortraitNameConstituencyTerm (in years and days)Lok Sabha
1 Chendupatla Janga Reddy.jpg Chandupatla Janga Reddy Hanamkonda 31 December 198427 November 19894 years, 331 days 8th
2 Lkadvani.jpg L. K. Advani New Delhi 24 December 199025 July 19932 years, 213 days 9th
10th
Gandhinagar
Advani also served as the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha from 1990 to 1993.
3 Atal Bihari Vajpayee (crop 2).jpg Atal Bihari Vajpayee Lucknow 26 July 199322 May 200410 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) Lkadvani.jpg L. K. Advani Gandhinagar 22 May 200421 December 20095 years, 213 days 14th
4 Sushma Swaraj Ji.jpg Sushma Swaraj Vidisha 21 December 200926 May 20144 years, 156 days 15th
5 Official Photograph of Prime Minister Narendra Modi Portrait.png Narendra Modi Varanasi 26 May 2014Incumbent10 years, 355 days 16th
17th
18th

Rajya Sabha Leader

#PortraitNameConstituencyTerm (in years and days)
1 Jaswant Singh.jpg Jaswant Singh Rajasthan 13 October 198027 November 19899 years, 45 days
2 Secretary Tillerson is Greeted by Indian Minister of External Affairs Swaraj (24074726498) (cropped).jpg Sushma Swaraj Haryana 13 October 19906 July 19921 year, 267 days
3 Sikander Bakht Madhya Pradesh 7 July 199213 October 19997 years, 98 days
(1) Jaswant Singh.jpg Jaswant Singh Rajasthan 13 October 199916 May 20099 years, 215 days
4 The official photograph of the Defence Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley (cropped).jpg Arun Jaitley Gujarat 3 June 200911 June 201910 years, 8 days
5 Thawar Chand Gehlot appointed as the new governor of karnataka (cropped).JPG Thawar Chand Gehlot Madhya Pradesh 11 June 20196 July 20212 years, 25 days
6 Piyush Goyal.jpg Piyush Goyal Maharashtra 14 July 202124 June 20242 years, 346 days
7 Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda, in New Delhi on November 11, 2018.jpg Jagat Prakash Nadda Gujarat 24 June 2024Incumbent326 days

Parliamentary Party leader

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References

    1. Except 2004, Advani was leader of lok sabha, but vajpayee was the parliamentary party leader.