List of Rajya Sabha members from the Bharatiya Janata Party

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is one of the two major parties in the political system of Republic of India, the other being the Indian National Congress (INC). [1] As of 2015, it is the country's largest political party in terms of representation in the Lok Sabha (House of the People), [2] and is the world's largest political party in terms of primary membership. [3] Established in 1980, the BJP's platform is generally considered as the right-wing of the political spectrum. [4]

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The Rajya Sabha (Council of States) is the upper house of the Parliament of India. [5] As of February 2020, 252 BJP leaders have been a member of the Rajya Sabha, [6] out of which 82 are sitting members. [7] Members of the Rajya Sabha are indirectly elected by state and territorial legislatures using single transferable votes, while twelve members are appointed by the President of India for their contributions to art, literature, science, and social services. [5] [8] According to the Constitution of India, the Rajya Sabha has certain special powers being a federal chamber. [8] The Rajya Sabha is not subjected to dissolution unlike the Lok Sabha, and the term of its member is six years. [8]

Seventeen of the Rajya Sabha members from the BJP are women, [6] out of which six are sitting members – Roopa Ganguly, Kanta Kardam, Sonal Mansingh, Nirmala Sitharaman, and Saroj Pandey. [9] Eleven of the sitting members from the BJP are members of the Union Council of Ministers of India. [10] Jaswant Singh represented Rajasthan for four terms which amounted to a total tenure length of 7398 days, the longest for any Rajya Sabha member from the BJP. [11] [12] The only other BJP members to serve four terms as a Rajya Sabha member are Arun Jaitley, Pramod Mahajan, Venkaiah Naidu, and Ravi Shankar Prasad. [11] Among the sitting members, Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has the longest total tenure length of 7298 days. [12]

BJP members have represented 21 states and union territories in the Rajya Sabha. Out of these, Uttar Pradesh has contributed the highest number of members (44). [6] It is followed by Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat with 36 and 34 members respectively. [6]

Rajya Sabha members from the Bharatiya Janata Party

Key
NamePortraitTerm(s)Total tenure length (days)Tenure(s) description
Nabam Rebia 24 June 2020 – 23 June 2026
Suryakant Acharya 1158519 August 2005 – 21 December 2009‡
(1585)
Gujarat
Lal Krishna Advani [lower-alpha 1] L.K. Advani 2015.jpg 227943 April 1982 – 2 April 1988
(2191)
Madhya Pradesh
3 April 1988 – 27 November 1989#
(603)
Madhya Pradesh
Lakhiram Agrawal 3438010 April 1990 – 9 April 1996
(2191)
Madhya Pradesh
10 April 1996 – 31 October 2000
(1665)
Madhya Pradesh
1 November 2000 – 9 April 2002
(524)
Chhattisgarh
Ramdas Agarwal 3657210 April 1990 – 9 April 1996
(2191)
Rajasthan
10 April 1996 – 9 April 2002
(2190)
Rajasthan
4 April 2006 – 3 April 2012
(2191)
Rajasthan
Satish Chandra Agarwal –112563 April 1994 – 10 September 1997‡
(1256)
Rajasthan
Parmeshwar Kumar Agarwalla 343808 July 1992 – 7 July 1998
(2190)
Bihar
8 July 1998 – 14 November 2000
(860)
Bihar
15 November 2000 – 7 July 2004
(1330)
Jharkhand
Anil Agrawal *122933 April 2018 – present
(2293)
Uttar Pradesh
S. S. Ahluwalia [lower-alpha 2] SS Ahluwalia, BJP (cropped).jpg 343803 April 2000 – 14 November 2000
(225)
Bihar
15 November 2000 – 2 April 2006
(2190)
Jharkhand
3 April 2006 – 2 April 2012
(2191)
Jharkhand
M. J. Akbar * M. J. Akbar (cropped).jpg 232853 July 2015 – 17 June 2016†
(350)
Jharkhand
30 June 2016 – present
(2935)
Madhya Pradesh
Narhari Amin *–1148222 June 2020 – present
(1482)
Gujarat
Balavant Apte 243813 April 2000 – 27 April 2006
(2190)
Maharashtra
3 April 2006 – 2 April 2012
(2191)
Maharashtra
Devdas Apte 121082 July 2002 – 9 April 2008
(2108)
Maharashtra
Lekhraj Bachani –121903 April 2000 – 2 April 2006
(2190)
Gujarat
Ashok Bajpai *122933 April 2018 – present
(2293)
Uttar Pradesh
Sikander Bakht –2438110 April 1990 – 9 April 1996
(2191)
Madhya Pradesh
10 April 1996 – 9 April 2002
(2190)
Madhya Pradesh
Krishan Lal Balmiki –114784 April 2006 – 21 April 2010‡
(1478)
Rajasthan
Anil Baluni *–122933 April 2018 – present
(2293)
Uttarakhand
Ramilaben Bara *–1148222 June 2020 – present
(1482)
Gujarat
Jayantilal Barot –1219110 April 2002 – 9 April 2008
(2191)
Gujarat
Hari Shankar Bhabhra –1219110 April 1978 – 9 April 1984
(2191)
Rajasthan
Sunder Singh Bhandari [lower-alpha 3] –121215 July 1992 – 26 April 1998†
(2121)
Uttar Pradesh
Abhay Bhardwaj *–1148222 June 2020 – present
(1482)
Gujarat
Suresh Bhardwaj –1210010 April 2002 – 9 January 2008†
(2100)
Himachal Pradesh
Udyanraje Bhosale *–115623 April 2020 – present
(1562)
Maharashtra
Indramoni Bora –1215915 June 2001 – 14 May 2007
(2159)
Assam
Rajeev Chandrasekhar * [lower-alpha 4] Rajeev Chandrasekhar.jpg 122933 April 2018 – present
(2293)
Karnataka
Shivprasad Chanpuria –1219110 April 1990 – 9 April 1996
(2191)
Madhya Pradesh
Lalit Kishore Chaturvedi –121905 July 2004 – 4 July 2010
(2190)
Rajasthan
T. N. Chaturvedi T. N. Chaturvedi.jpg 236975 July 1992 – 4 July 1998
(2190)
Uttar Pradesh
5 July 1998 – 20 August 2002†
(1507)
Uttar Pradesh
Chunni Lal Chaudhary –1146826 November 1996 – 3 December 2000‡
(1468)
Uttar Pradesh
Y. S. Chowdary * [lower-alpha 5] The Minister of State for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Shri Y.S. Chowdary calling on the Union Home Minister, Shri Rajnath Singh, in New Delhi on July 12, 2016 (cropped).jpg 1185020 June 2019 – present
(1850)
Andhra Pradesh
Anant Dave –2438110 April 1990 – 9 April 1996
(2191)
Gujarat
10 April 1996 – 9 April 2002
(2190)
Gujarat
Anil Madhav Dave Anil Dave.jpg 328424 August 2009 – 29 June 2010
(329)
Madhya Pradesh
30 June 2010 – 29 June 2016
(2191)
Madhya Pradesh
30 June 2016 – 18 May 2017‡
(322)
Madhya Pradesh
Manohar Kant Dhyani –2292026 November 1996 – 8 November 2000
(1443)
Uttar Pradesh
9 November 2000 – 25 November 2004
(1477)
Uttarakhand
Satish Chandra Dubey *–117399 October 2019 – present
(1739)
Bihar
Ramnarayan Dudi Ramnarayan Dudi 2013-12-09 08-34 (cropped).jpg 1219110 April 2014 – 9 April 2020
(2191)
Rajasthan
Harshvardhan Singh Dungarpur *–129305 July 2016 – present
(2930)
Rajasthan
La Ganesan La Ganesan Ji (cropped).jpg 15427 October 2016 – 2 April 2018
(542)
Madhya Pradesh
Roopa Ganguly * Roopa Ganguly at a Swearing-in Ceremony, at Parliament House, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg 128394 October 2016 – present
(2839)
Nominated
Ashok Gasti *–1147826 June 2020 – present
(1478)
Karnataka
Dushyant Gautam *–1157719 March 2020 – present
(1577)
Haryana
Sangh Priya Gautam –343813 April 1990 – 2 April 1996
(2191)
Uttar Pradesh
5 July 1998 – 8 November 2000
(857)
Uttar Pradesh
9 November 2000 – 4 July 2004
(1333)
Uttarakhand
Rajendra Gehlot *–1148222 June 2020 – present
(1482)
Rajasthan
Thawar Chand Gehlot * Thaawar Chand Gehlot (cropped).jpg 244833 April 2012 – 2 April 2018
(2190)
Madhya Pradesh
3 April 2018 – present
(2293)
Madhya Pradesh
Vijay Goel N. Ramachandran calling on the Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports (IC), Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Shri Vijay Goel, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg 1219110 April 2014 – 9 April 2020
(2191)
Rajasthan
Chunibhai K Gohel –1219110 April 2014 – 9 April 2020
(2191)
Gujarat
Suresh Gopi * Suresh Gopi, an Indian film actor and politician 12 (cropped).jpg 1300125 April 2016 – present
(3001)
Nominated
Prafull Goradia –17267 April 1998 – 2 April 2000
(726)
Gujarat
Indu Goswami *–1155510 April 2020 – present
(1555)
Himachal Pradesh
Piyush Goyal *151215 July 2010 – 4 July 2016
(2191)
Maharashtra
5 July 2016 – present
(2930)
Maharashtra
Ved Prakash Goyal –243813 April 1996 – 2 April 2002
(2190)
Maharashtra
3 April 2002 – 2 April 2008
(2191)
Maharashtra
Ishwar Chandra Gupta –121905 July 1992 – 4 July 1998
(2190)
Uttar Pradesh
Narain Prasad Gupta –1219030 June 1992 – 29 June 1998
(2190)
Madhya Pradesh
Ram Lakhan Prasad Gupta –1219110 April 1978 – 9 April 1984
(2191)
Bihar
Najma Heptulla [lower-alpha 6] Najma A. Heptulla presenting the Badalte Qadam Award to the Cinematographer, Doordarshan, Ms. Jayshree Puri, at the Best Achievers Award Ceremony, organised by the Child Care & Welfare Foundation, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg 237905 July 2004 – 4 July 2010
(2190)
Rajasthan
3 April 2012 – 20 August 2016†
(1600)
Madhya Pradesh
Smriti Irani The Union Minister for Textiles and Information & Broadcasting, Smt. Smriti Irani interacting with the media regarding the cabinet approval for the Integrated Scheme for Development of Silk Industry, in New Delhi (1) (cropped).jpg 2283419 August 2011 – 18 August 2017
(2191)
Gujarat
19 August 2017 – 24 May 2019#
(643)
Gujarat
Anil Jain * Doctor Anil Jain (cropped).jpg 122933 April 2018 – present
(2293)
Uttar Pradesh
Jinendra Kumar Jain –1147123 March 1990 – 2 April 1994
(1471)
Madhya Pradesh
Meghraj Jain –216276 May 2011 – 2 April 2012
(332)
Madhya Pradesh
15 September 2014 – 2 April 2018
(1295)
Madhya Pradesh
Subrahmanyam Jaishankar * Deputy Secretary Blinken Meets With Indian Foreign Secretary Jaishankar in New Delhi (22965989943) (3) (cropped).jpg 118346 July 2019 – present
(1834)
Gujarat
Arun Jaitley The official photograph of the Defence Minister, Shri Arun Jaitley (cropped).jpg 470793 April 2000 – 2 April 2006
(2190)
Gujarat
3 April 2006 – 2 April 2012
(2191)
Gujarat
3 April 2012 – 2 April 2018
(2190)
Gujarat
3 April 2018 – 24 August 2019‡
(508)
Uttar Pradesh
Bhushan Lal Jangde –121903 April 2012 – 2 April 2018
(2190)
Chhattisgarh
Ram Chander Jangra *–1155510 April 2020 – present
(1555)
Haryana
Satyanarayan Jatiya Satyanarayan Jatiya (cropped).jpg 1219110 April 2014 – 9 April 2020
(2191)
Madhya Pradesh
Prakash Javadekar * Shri Prakash Javadekar, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting (Independent Charge), Environment, Forest and Climate Change (Independent Charge) and Parliamentary Affairs(cropped).jpg 358663 April 2008 – 2 April 2014
(2190)
Maharashtra
13 June 2014 – 27 March 2018†
(1383)
Madhya Pradesh
3 April 2018 – present
(2293)
Maharashtra
Prabhat Jha –2438110 April 2008 – 9 April 2014
(2190)
Madhya Pradesh
10 April 2014 – 9 April 2020
(2191)
Madhya Pradesh
Rama Jois Rama Jois.jpg 1219026 June 2008 – 25 June 2014
(2190)
Karnataka
Jagannathrao Joshi –121913 April 1978 – 2 April 1984
(2191)
Delhi
Kailash Chandra Joshi Kailash Chandra Joshi (cropped).JPG 115013 April 2000 – 13 May 2004#
(1501)
Madhya Pradesh
Murli Manohar Joshi Murli Manohar Joshi MP.jpg 231825 July 1992 – 11 May 1996#
(1406)
Uttar Pradesh
5 July 2004 – 16 May 2009#
(1776)
Uttar Pradesh
Dilip Singh Judeo –3482530 June 1992 – 2 June 1998
(2163)
Madhya Pradesh
30 June 1998 – 31 October 2000†
(854)
Chhattisgarh
30 June 2004 – 16 May 2009#
(1781)
Chhattisgarh
Ranvijay Singh Judev –1219110 April 2014 – 9 April 2020
(2191)
Chhattisgarh
Eranna Kadadi *–1147826 June 2020 – present
(1478)
Karnataka
Bhubaneshwar Kalita *–1155510 April 2020 – present
(1555)
Assam
Alphons Kannanthanam *–1243710 November 2017 – present
(2437)
Rajasthan
Ram Kapse –164527 September 1996 – 4 July 1998
(645)
Maharashtra
Bhagwat Karad *–115623 April 2020 – present
(1562)
Maharashtra
Kanta Kardam *–122933 April 2018 – present
(2293)
Uttar Pradesh
Ram Kumar Kashyap –1203410 April 2014 – 4 November 2019†
(2034)
Bihar
Kanak Mal Katara –121913 April 1994 – 2 April 2000
(2191)
Rajasthan
Vinay Katiyar –243813 April 2006 – 2 April 2012
(2191)
Uttar Pradesh
3 April 2012 – 2 April 2018
(2190)
Uttar Pradesh
Gurcharan Kaur –111237 June 2001 – 4 July 2004
(1123)
Punjab
Mohinder Kaur [lower-alpha 7] –1219110 April 1978 – 9 April 1984
(2191)
Himachal Pradesh
Narayan Singh Kesari –2283824 June 2004 – 2 April 2006
(647)
Madhya Pradesh
3 April 2006 – 2 April 2012
(2191)
Madhya Pradesh
Pyarelal Khandelwal –2411430 June 1980 – 29 June 1986
(2190)
Madhya Pradesh
30 June 2004 – 6 October 2009‡
(1924)
Madhya Pradesh
Avinash Rai Khanna –1219110 April 2010 – 9 April 2016
(2191)
Punjab
Om Prakash Kohli 1219028 January 1994 – 27 January 2000
(2190)
Delhi
Prabhakar Kore [lower-alpha 8] –2438126 June 2008 – 25 June 2014
(2190)
Karnataka
26 June 2014 – 25 June 2020
(2191)
Karnataka
Bhagat Singh Koshyari Bhagat Singh Koshiyari.jpg 1199726 November 2008 – 16 May 2014#
(1997)
Uttarakhand
Ram Nath Kovind Ram Nath Kovind official portrait.jpg 243813 April 1994 – 2 April 2000
(2191)
Uttar Pradesh
3 April 2000 – 2 April 2006
(2190)
Uttar Pradesh
Jana Krishnamurthi Jana1.JPG 1199410 April 2002 – 25 September 2007‡
(1994)
Gujarat
Faggan Singh Kulaste –17733 April 2012 – 16 May 2014#
(773)
Madhya Pradesh
Ashwani Kumar –243817 July 1980 – 6 July 1986
(2190)
Bihar
7 July 1986 – 6 July 1992
(2191)
Bihar
Shanta Kumar –1219010 April 2008 – 9 April 2014
(2190)
Himachal Pradesh
Onkar Singh Lakhawat –189916 October 1997 – 2 April 2000
(899)
Rajasthan
Lal Shyam –164716 February 2001 – 25 November 2002
(647)
Uttar Pradesh
Surendra Lath –121913 April 2002 – 2 April 2008
(2191)
Odisha
Bangaru Laxman –1219010 April 1996 – 9 April 2002
(2190)
Gujarat
Chhatrapal Singh Lodha –15392 July 2004 – 23 December 2005§
(539)
Odisha
Pramod Mahajan –464535 July 1986 – 4 July 1992
(2191)
Maharashtra
5 July 1992 – 9 May 1996#
(1404)
Maharashtra
5 July 1998 – 4 July 2004
(2191)
Maharashtra
5 July 2004 – 3 May 2006‡
(667)
Maharashtra
Vikas Mahatme *–129305 July 2016 – present
(2930)
Maharashtra
Bhai Mahavir [lower-alpha 9] –1219110 April 1978 – 9 April 1984
(2191)
Madhya Pradesh
Bhagirathi Majhi –1156024 March 2006 – 1 July 2010
(1560)
Odisha
Vijay Kumar Malhotra –1207728 January 1994 – 6 October 1999#
(2077)
Delhi
Shwait Malik *–1301610 April 2016 – present
(3016)
Punjab
Hema Malini Hema Malini - Kolkata 2007-04-09 126.png 2258627 August 2003 – 26 August 2009
(2191)
Nominated
4 March 2011 – 2 April 2012
(395)
Karnataka
K. R. Malkani –1219028 January 1994 – 27 January 2000
(2190)
Delhi
Narayan Singh Manaklao –1219127 August 2003 – 26 August 2009
(2191)
Nominated
Mansukh L. Mandaviya *–244833 April 2012 – 2 April 2018
(2190)
Gujarat
3 April 2018 – present
(2293)
Gujarat
Kanaksingh Mohansinh Mangrola –19443 April 1994 – 2 November 1996†
(944)
Gujarat
Shamsheer Singh Manhas *–1344011 February 2015 – present
(3440)
Jammu and Kashmir
Ayanur Manjunath –121911 July 2010 – 30 June 2016
(2191)
Karnataka
Sonal Mansingh *–1219114 July 2018 – present
(2191)
Nominated
Ajay Maroo –1219110 April 2002 – 9 April 2008
(2191)
Jharkhand
Jagdish Prasad Mathur –243823 April 1978 – 2 April 1984
(2191)
Uttar Pradesh
3 April 1990 – 2 April 1996
(2191)
Uttar Pradesh
Om Prakash Mathur *–2512010 April 2008 – 9 April 2014
(2190)
Rajasthan
5 July 2016 – present
(2930)
Rajasthan
Kirodi Lal Meena *–122924 April 2018 – present
(2292)
Rajasthan
Lalitbhai Mehta –1219119 August 1999 – 18 August 2005
(2191)
Gujarat
Govindram Miri –121913 April 1994 – 2 April 2000
(2191)
Madhya Pradesh
Dinanath Mishra –121915 July 1998 – 4 July 2004
(2191)
Uttar Pradesh
Kailashpati Mishra –1219010 April 1984 – 9 April 1990
(2190)
Bihar
Kalraj Mishra [lower-alpha 10] –239397 June 2001 – 2 April 2006
(1760)
Uttar Pradesh
3 April 2006 – 21 March 2012†
(2179)
Uttar Pradesh
Chandan Mitra [lower-alpha 11] –1219130 June 2010 – 29 June 2016
(2191)
Madhya Pradesh
Narendra Mohan –1212426 November 1996 – 20 September 2002‡
(2124)
Uttar Pradesh
Raghunath Mohapatra *–1219114 July 2018 – present
(2191)
Nominated
V. Muraleedharan *–122933 April 2018 – present
(2293)
Maharashtra
M. Rajasekara Murthy [lower-alpha 12] –120473 April 2000 – 10 November 2005†
(2047)
Karnataka
Jagat Prakash Nadda *–244833 April 2012 – 2 April 2018
(2190)
Himachal Pradesh
3 April 2018 – present
(2293)
Himachal Pradesh
Surendra Singh Nagar * [lower-alpha 13] –1176216 September 2019 – present
(1762)
Uttar Pradesh
Venkaiah Naidu –465723 April 1998 – 2 April 2004
(2191)
Karnataka
1 July 2004 – 30 June 2010
(2190)
Karnataka
1 July 2010 – 30 June 2016
(2191)
Karnataka
Karnataka
1 July 2010 – 10 August 2017†
(405)
Rajasthan
Pravin Naik –154519 February 2010 – 18 August 2011
(545)
Gujarat
Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi * Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi.jpg 2729826 November 2002 – 25 November 2008
(2191)
Uttar Pradesh
5 July 2010 – 23 June 2016
(2180)
Uttar Pradesh
8 July 2016 – present
(2927)
Jharkhand
Ram Vichar Netam *–1293530 June 2016 – present
(2935)
Chhattisgarh
Jai Narain Prasad Nishad Cap (Retd.) Jai Narain Nishad with Dr Harikumar Pallathadka (cropped).JPG 113578 July 2004 – 26 March 2008§
(1357)
Bihar
Jai Prakash Nishad *–1142617 August 2020 – present
(1426)
Uttar Pradesh
Samir Oraon *–122624 May 2018 – present
(2262)
Jharkhand
Narayan Lal Panchariya –1219110 April 2014 – 9 April 2020
(2191)
Rajasthan
Saroj Pandey *–122933 April 2018 – present
(2293)
Chhattisgarh
Dilip Pandya –1219119 August 2011 – 18 August 2017
(2191)
Gujarat
Rudra Narayan Pany –2283924 June 2004 – 3 April 2006
(648)
Odisha
4 April 2006 – 3 April 2012
(2191)
Odisha
Bharatsinh Parmar –1219010 April 2008 – 9 April 2014
(2190)
Gujarat
Kirpal Parmar –121903 April 2000 – 2 April 2006
(2190)
Himachal Pradesh
Manohar Parrikar Manohar Parrikar (portrait).jpg 1101126 November 2014 – 2 September 2017†
(1011)
Uttar Pradesh
Kameshwar Paswan –1219110 April 1990 – 2 April 2006
(2191)
Bihar
A. K. Patel –121903 April 2000 – 2 April 2006
(2190)
Gujarat
Anandiben Patel 114393 April 1994 – 12 March 1998†
(1439)
Gujarat
Kanjibhai Patel –121913 April 2006 – 2 April 2012
(2191)
Gujarat
Keshubhai Patel 1219110 April 2002 – 9 April 2008
(2191)
Gujarat
Surendra Motilal Patel –1219019 August 2005 – 18 August 2011
(2190)
Gujarat
Gopalrao Patil –121913 April 1994 – 2 April 2000
(2191)
Maharashtra
Gyan Prakash Pilania –2357029 June 2004 – 9 April 2008
(1380)
Rajasthan
10 April 2008 – 9 April 2014
(2190)
Rajasthan
Mahesh Poddar *–129278 July 2016 – present
(2927)
Jharkhand
Suresh Prabhu * The Union Minister for Commerce & Industry, Shri Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu holding a Press Conference on the 3rd meeting of Council for Trade Development and Promotion, in New Delhi on January 08, 2018.jpg 2350029 November 2014 – 8 June 2016†
(557)
Haryana
22 June 2016 – present
(2943)
Andhra Pradesh
Dharmendra Pradhan *–244773 April 2012 – 27 March 2018†
(2184)
Bihar
3 April 2018 – present
(2293)
Haryana
Baldev Prakash –11355 July 1992 – 17 November 1992‡
(135)
Uttar Pradesh
Deepak Prakash *–1148222 June 2020 – present
(1482)
Jharkhand
Abhay Kant Prasad –17936 May 2002 – 7 July 2004
(793)
Jharkhand
Ravi Shankar Prasad –469863 April 2000 – 2 April 2006
(2190)
Bihar
3 April 2006 – 2 April 2012
(2191)
Bihar
3 April 2012 – 2 April 2018
(2190)
Bihar
3 April 2018 – 23 May 2019#
(415)
Bihar
Balbir Punj –243803 April 2000 – 2 April 2006
(2190)
Uttar Pradesh
3 April 2008 – 2 April 2014
(2190)
Odisha
Hardeep Singh Puri *–123788 January 2018 – present
(2378)
Uttar Pradesh
Raghavji –2251312 August 1991 – 29 June 1992
(322)
Madhya Pradesh
3 April 1994 – 2 April 2000
(2191)
Madhya Pradesh
Kusum Rai –1219026 November 2008 – 25 November 2014
(2190)
Uttar Pradesh
Lajpat Rai –1219110 April 1998 – 9 April 2004
(2191)
Punjab
O. Rajagopal –2438130 June 1992 – 29 June 1998
(2190)
Madhya Pradesh
30 June 1998 – 29 June 2004
(2190)
Madhya Pradesh
Sakaldeep Rajbhar *–122933 April 2018 – present
(2293)
Uttar Pradesh
Sambhaji Raje *–1295213 June 2016 – present
(2952)
Nominated
Ram Ratan Ram –121925 July 1992 – 6 July 1998
(2192)
Uttar Pradesh
Rangasayee Ramakrishna –121903 April 2012 – 2 April 2018
(2190)
Karnataka
K. C. Ramamurthy * [lower-alpha 14] –116825 December 2019 – present
(1682)
Karnataka
C. M. Ramesh * [lower-alpha 15] –1185020 June 2019 – present
(1850)
Andhra Pradesh
Narayan Rane *–122933 April 2018 – present
(2293)
Maharashtra
Garikapati Mohan Rao [lower-alpha 16] –129420 June 2019 – 9 April 2020
(294)
Telangana
G. V. L. Narasimha Rao *–122933 April 2018 – present
(2293)
Uttar Pradesh
Nabam Rebia *–1148024 June 2020 – present
(1480)
Arunachal Pradesh
Rajiv Pratap Rudy –221414 July 2008 – 7 July 2010
(733)
Bihar
8 July 2010 – 16 May 2014#
(1408)
Parshottam Rupala –3514710 April 2008 – 9 April 2014
(2190)
Gujarat
7 June 2016 – 2 April 2018
(664)
Gujarat
3 April 2018 – present
(2293)
Gujarat
Vijay Rupani –121913 April 2006 – 2 April 2012
(2191)
Gujarat
Amar Shankar Sable –1184614 March 2015 – 2 April 2020
(1846)
Maharashtra
Vinay Sahasrabuddhe *–129305 July 2016 – present
(2930)
Maharashtra
Nand Kumar Sai –225204 August 2009 – 29 June 2010
(329)
Chhattisgarh
30 June 2010 – 29 June 2016
(2191)
Chhattisgarh
Madanlal Saini –14464 April 2018 – 24 June 2019‡
(446)
Rajasthan
Man Mohan Samal –115104 April 2000 – 23 May 2004†
(1510)
Odisha
Leishemba Sanajaoba *–1148222 June 2020 – present
(1482)
Manipur
Ajay Sancheti –121903 April 2012 – 2 April 2018
(2190)
Maharashtra
Kailash Narain Sarang –1219110 April 1990 – 9 April 1996
(2191)
Madhya Pradesh
Jyotiraditya Scindia *–1148222 June 2020 – present
(1482)
Madhya Pradesh
Vijaya Raje Scindia [lower-alpha 17] –1205710 April 1984 – 27 November 1989#
(2057)
Madhya Pradesh
Basavaraj Patil Sedam –121903 April 2012 – 2 April 2018
(2190)
Karnataka
Sanjay Seth * [lower-alpha 18] –1176216 September 2019 – present
(1762)
Uttar Pradesh
Amit Shah –164219 August 2017 – 23 May 2019#
(642)
Gujarat
Viren J. Shah [lower-alpha 19] –121913 April 1990 – 2 April 1996
(2191)
Maharashtra
Ram Shakal *–1219114 July 2018 – present
(2191)
Nominated
K. B. Shanappa –121913 April 2006 – 2 April 2012
(2191)
Karnataka
Savita Sharda –1219119 August 1999 – 18 August 2005
(2191)
Gujarat
Krishan Lal Sharma –1219110 April 1990 – 9 April 1996
(2191)
Himachal Pradesh
Laxminarayan Sharma –1157030 June 2004 – 17 October 2008‡
(1570)
Madhya Pradesh
Mahesh Chandra Sharma –1219010 April 1996 – 9 April 2002
(2190)
Rajasthan
Malti Sharma –121913 April 1994 – 2 April 2000
(2191)
Uttar Pradesh
Raghunandan Sharma –1219010 April 2008 – 9 April 2014
(2190)
Madhya Pradesh
Sunil Shastri –118722 May 2002 – 25 November 2002
(187)
Uttar Pradesh
Vishnu Kant Shastri –121905 July 1992 – 4 July 1998
(2190)
Uttar Pradesh
Neeraj Shekhar * [lower-alpha 20] –1178920 August 2019 – present
(1789)
Uttar Pradesh
Arun Shourie –243815 July 1998 – 4 July 2004
(2191)
Uttar Pradesh
5 July 2004 – 4 July 2010
(2190)
Uttar Pradesh
Chimanbhai Haribhai Shukla –1219019 August 1993 – 18 August 1999
(2190)
Gujarat
Shiv Pratap Shukla *–129305 July 2016 – present
(2930)
Uttar Pradesh
Navjot Singh Sidhu –18425 April 2016 – 18 July 2016†
(84)
Nominated
Ajay Pratap Singh *–122933 April 2018 – present
(2293)
Madhya Pradesh
Arun Singh *–116816 December 2019 – present
(1681)
Uttar Pradesh
Birender Singh [lower-alpha 21] –2187729 November 2014 – 1 August 2016
(611)
Haryana
2 August 2016 – 20 January 2020
(1266)
Haryana
Dara Singh –1219127 August 2003 – 26 August 2009
(2191)
Nominated
Devi Prasad Singh –1219026 November 1996 – 25 November 2002
(2190)
Uttar Pradesh
Gopal Narayan Singh *–129278 July 2016 – present
(2927)
Bihar
Jagannath Singh –1207230 June 1992 – 3 March 1998#
(2072)
Madhya Pradesh
Jai Prakash Narayan Singh –1219010 April 2008 – 9 April 2014
(2190)
Jharkhand
Jaswant Singh –473985 July 1980 – 4 July 1986
(2190)
Rajasthan
5 July 1986 – 27 November 1989#
(1241)
Rajasthan
5 July 1998 – 4 July 2004
(2191)
Rajasthan
5 July 2004 – 16 May 2009#
(1776)
Rajasthan
K. Bhabananda Singh –1104629 May 2017 – 9 April 2020
(1046)
Manipur
Lakhan Singh –121913 April 1978 – 2 April 1984
(2191)
Uttar Pradesh
Maheshwar Singh –121903 April 1992 – 2 April 1992
(2190)
Himachal Pradesh
Maya Singh –2427410 April 2002 – 9 April 2008
(2191)
Madhya Pradesh
10 April 2008 – 23 December 2013†
(2083)
Madhya Pradesh
Naunihal Singh –121905 July 1992 – 4 July 1998
(2190)
Uttar Pradesh
Rajnath Singh –347633 April 1994 – 2 April 2000
(2191)
Uttar Pradesh
3 April 2000 – 19 April 2001†
(381)
Uttar Pradesh
26 November 2002 – 25 November 2008
(2191)
Uttar Pradesh
Ranbir Singh –121913 April 1994 – 2 April 2000
(2191)
Uttar Pradesh
Shivcharan Singh –121905 July 1992 – 4 July 1998
(2190)
Rajasthan
Shivpratap Singh –1219010 April 2008 – 9 April 2014
(2190)
Chhattisgarh
Rajnath Singh Surya –1219026 November 1996 – 25 November 2002
(2190)
Uttar Pradesh
B. P. Singhal –121915 July 1998 – 4 July 2004
(2191)
Uttar Pradesh
L. M. Singhvi –121915 July 1998 – 4 July 2004
(2191)
Rajasthan
R. K. Sinha –1219110 April 2014 – 9 April 2020
(2191)
Bihar
Rakesh Sinha *–1219114 July 2018 – present
(2191)
Nominated
Shatrughan Sinha –2438110 April 1996 – 9 April 2002
(2190)
Bihar
10 April 2002 – 9 April 2008
(2191)
Bihar
Yashwant Sinha [lower-alpha 22] –117738 July 2004 – 16 May 2009#
(1773)
Jharkhand
Nirmala Sitharaman * Nirmala Sitharaman (cropped).jpg 2365626 June 2014 – 17 June 2016†
(722)
Andhra Pradesh
1 July 2016 – present
(2934)
Karnataka
Gopalsinh G. Solanki –2438110 April 1990 – 9 April 1996
(2191)
Gujarat
10 April 1996 – 9 April 2002
(2190)
Gujarat
Kaptan Singh Solanki –218174 August 2009 – 2 April 2012
(972)
Madhya Pradesh
3 April 2012 – 27 July 2014↑ [lower-alpha 23]
(845)
Madhya Pradesh
Sumer Singh Solanki *–1148222 June 2020 – present
(1482)
Madhya Pradesh
Kailash Soni *–122933 April 2018 – present
(2293)
Madhya Pradesh
Bimla Kashyap Sood –121913 April 2010 – 2 April 2016
(2191)
Himachal Pradesh
Subramanian Swamy * [lower-alpha 24] –1300125 April 2016 – present
(3001)
Nominated
Sushma Swaraj –3552010 April 1990 – 9 April 1996
(2191)
Haryana
3 April 2000 – 2 April 2006
(2190)
Uttarakhand
3 April 2006 – 16 May 2009#
(1139)
Madhya Pradesh
Kamakhya Prasad Tasa *–1185515 June 2019 – present
(1855)
Assam
Vinay Tendulkar *–1254129 July 2017 – present
(2541)
Goa
C. P. Thakur –2438110 April 2008 – 9 April 2014
(2190)
Bihar
10 April 2014 – 9 April 2020
(2191)
Bihar
Vivek Thakur *–1155510 April 2020 – present
(1555)
Bihar
Jugalji Thakor *–118346 July 2019 – present
(1834)
Gujarat
Natuji Halaji Thakor –1219010 April 2008 – 9 April 2014
(2190)
Gujarat
Su. Thirunavukkarasar –1195830 June 2004 – 9 November 2009†
(1958)
Madhya Pradesh
Narendra Singh Tomar –111620 January 2009 – 16 May 2009#
(116)
Madhya Pradesh
Vijay Pal Singh Tomar *–122933 April 2018 – present
(2293)
Uttar Pradesh
Sudhanshu Trivedi *–117399 October 2019 – present
(1739)
Uttar Pradesh
Shambhuprasad Tundiya –1219110 April 2014 – 9 April 2020
(2191)
Gujarat
Anusuiya Uikey –121913 April 2006 – 2 April 2012
(2191)
Madhya Pradesh
Sampatiya Uikey *–125381 August 2017 – present
(2538)
Madhya Pradesh
Lal Sinh Vadodia –1219110 April 2014 – 9 April 2020
(2191)
Gujarat
Shanker Sinh Vaghela –1205710 April 1984 – 27 November 1989#
(2057)
Gujarat
Suryabhan Patil Vahadane –121903 April 1996 – 2 April 2002
(2190)
Maharashtra
Ashwini Vaishnaw *–1184129 June 2019 – present
(1841)
Odisha
Atal Bihari Vajpayee [lower-alpha 25] –1181330 June 1986 – 17 June 1991#
(1813)
Madhya Pradesh
R. B. S. Varma –243813 April 1994 – 2 April 2000
(2191)
Uttar Pradesh
3 April 2000 – 2 April 2006
(2190)
Uttar Pradesh
D. P. Vats *–122933 April 2018 – present
(2293)
Haryana
Shankarbhai N. Vegad –121903 April 2012 – 2 April 2018
(2190)
Gujarat
T. G. Venkatesh *–1185020 June 2019 – present
(1850)
Andhra Pradesh
Ramkumar Verma *–129305 July 2016 – present
(2930)
Rajasthan
Vikram Verma –243813 April 2000 – 2 April 2006
(2190)
Madhya Pradesh
3 April 2006 – 2 April 2012
(2191)
Madhya Pradesh
Tarun Vijay –121915 July 2010 – 4 July 2016
(2191)
Uttarakhand
Shreegopal Vyas –121913 April 2006 – 2 April 2012
(2191)
Chhattisgarh
Bhupender Yadav *–244824 April 2012 – 3 April 2018
(2190)
Rajasthan
4 April 2018 – present
(2292)
Rajasthan
Harnath Singh Yadav *–122933 April 2018 – present
(2293)
Uttar Pradesh
Jagdambi Prasad Yadav [lower-alpha 26] –121913 April 1982 – 2 April 1988
(2191)
Bihar
Janardan Yadav –121913 April 1994 – 2 April 2000
(2191)
Bihar
Ram Kripal Yadav –114088 July 2010 – 16 May 2014#
(1408)
Bihar

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Advani served two terms from 1970 to 1982 while being a member of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS). [11]
  2. ↑ Ahluwalia served two terms from 1986 to 1998 while being a member of the INC. [11]
  3. ↑ Bhandari served two terms from 1966 to 1972 and 1976 to 1982 while being a member of the Janata Party (JP). [11]
  4. ↑ Chandrasekhar served two terms from 2006 to 2018 as an independent member. [12]
  5. ↑ Chowdary served one term from 2010 to 2016 while being a member of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP). [12]
  6. ↑ Heptulla served four terms from 1980 to 2004 while being a member of the INC. [11]
  7. ↑ Mohinder Kaur served one term from 1964 to 1970 while being a member of the INC. [11]
  8. ↑ Kore served one term from 1990 to 1996 while being a member of the INC. [11]
  9. ↑ Mahavir served one term from 1968 to 1974 while being a member of the BJS. [11]
  10. ↑ Kalraj Mishra served one term from 1978 to 1984 while being a member of the JP. [11]
  11. ↑ Mitra served one term from 2003 to 2009 while being a non-partisan nominated member. [11]
  12. ↑ Murthy served one term from 1994 to 1999 while being a member of the INC and another term from 2006 to 2010 while being a member of the Janata Dal (Secular). [11]
  13. ↑ Nagar served one term from 2016 to 2019 while being a member of the Samajwadi Party (SP). [12]
  14. ↑ Ramamurthy served one term from 2016 to 2019 as a member of the INC. [12]
  15. ↑ Ramesh served two terms from 2012 to 2018 as a member of the TDP. [12]
  16. ↑ Garikapati Mohan Rao served one term in 2014 as a member of the TDP. [12]
  17. ↑ Scindia served one term from 1978 to 1984 as a member of the Janata Dal (JD). [11]
  18. ↑ Seth served one term from 2016 to 2019 as a member of the SP. [12]
  19. ↑ Viren J. Shah served one term from 1975 to 1981 as an independent member. [11]
  20. ↑ Shekhar served one term from 2014 to 2019 while being a member of the SP. [12]
  21. ↑ Birender Singh served one term from 2010 to 2014 as a member of the INC. [11]
  22. ↑ Yashwant Sinha served one term from 1988 to 1993 as a member of the JD. [11]
  23. ↑ Kaptan Singh Solanki's seat was declared vacant under article 158 of the Constitution of India when he occupied the seat of Governor of Haryana. [13]
  24. ↑ Swamy served two terms from 1974 to 1976 and 1988 to 1994 while being a member of the BJS and the JP respectively. [12]
  25. ↑ Vajpayee served one term from 1962 to 1967 while being a member of the BJS. [11]
  26. ↑ Jagdambi Prasad Yadav served one term from 1968 to 1974 while being a member of the BJS. [11]

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