Leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Parliament of India

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.

Rajya Sabha Leader

#Portrait NameConstituencyTerm (in years and days) 1Jaswant Singh Rajasthan13 October 198027 November 19892Sushma Swaraj Haryana13 October 19906 July 19923Sikander BakhtMadhya Pradesh7 July 199213 October 1999(1)Jaswant Singh Rajasthan13 October 199916 May 20094Arun Jaitley Gujarat3 June 200911 June 20195Thawar Chand GehlotMadhya Pradesh11 June 20196 July 20216Piyush GoyalMaharashtra14 July 202124 June 20247Jagat Prakash Nadda Gujarat24 June 2024Incumbent

Lok Sabha Leader The Leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Lok Sabha is the chief spokesperson and parliamentary head of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the House. If the BJP forms the majority, the leader is usually elected as prime minister and leader of the House. #PortraitNameConstituency Term (in years and days)Lok Sabha1Chandupatla Janga ReddyHanamkonda 31 December 198427 November 19898th 2L. K. AdvaniNew Delhi 24 December 1990 25 July 19939th 10thGandhinagarAdvani also served as the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha from 1990 to 1993. 3Atal Bihari VajpayeeLucknow26 July 1993 22 May 200411th12th 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)L. K. Advani Gandhinagar 22 May 2004 21 December 200914th 4Sushma Swaraj Vidisha 21 December 2009 26 May 201415th 5Narendra Modi Varanasi 26 May 2014 Incumbent16th 17th 18th

Parliamentary Party leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee; 1980–1986, 1993–1996, 1998–2009 L. K. Advani; 1986–1993, 1996–1998, 2009–2014 Narendra Modi; 2014–present

See also List of national 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)

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