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Leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Parliament of India 
Summary
The Leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Parliament is the parliamentary chairperson and representative of the National Executive of the Bharatiya Janata in both Houses of the Indian Parliament
| Leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Parliament of India of the Bharatiya Janata Party Committee | |
|---|---|
 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 | L. K. Advani (Lok Sabha) Sikander Bakht (Rajya Sabha) |
| Website | Parliamentary website |
Lok Sabha LeaderEdit
The Leader of the Bharaitya 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.
| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term (in years and days) | Lok Sabha | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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L. K. Advani | New Delhi | 24 December 1990 | 25 July 1993 | 2 years, 213 days | 9th |
| 10th | |||||||
| Gandhinagar | |||||||
| 2 | 
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee | Lucknow | 26 July 1993 | 22 May 2004 | 10 years, 301 days | |
| Lucknow | 11th | ||||||
| 12th | |||||||
| 13th | |||||||
| (1) |
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L. K. Advani | Gandhinagar | 22 May 2004 | 21 December 2009 | 5 years, 213 days | 14th |
| 3 | 
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Sushma Swaraj | Vidisha | 21 December 2009 | 26 May 2014 | 4 years, 156 days | 15th |
| 4 | 
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Narendra Modi | Varanasi | 26 May 2014 | Incumbent | 7 years, 358 days | 16th |
| 17th | |||||||
Rajya Sabha LeaderEdit
| # | Portrait | Name | Constituency | Term (in years and days) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Sikander Bakht | Madhya Pradesh | 7 July 1992 | 13 October 1999 | 7 years, 98 days |
| 2 | 
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Jaswant Singh | Rajasthan | 13 October 1999 | 16 May 2009 | 9 years, 215 days |
| 3 | 
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Arun Jaitley | Gujarat | 3 June 2009 | 11 June 2019 | 10 years, 8 days |
| 4 | 
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Thawar Chand Gehlot | Madhya Pradesh | 11 June 2019 | 6 July 2021 | 2 years, 25 days |
| 5 | 
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Piyush Goyal | Maharashtra | 14 July 2021 | Incumbent | 309 days |
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "BJP announces new parliamentary committee; Modi leader in Lok Sabha, Rajnath his deputy". India Today. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2020.