List of Presidents of BJP
July 8, 2021
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee created the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Bharatiya Jan Sangh in 1951. In 1977, during the Emergency, Jan Sangh and several other parties formed the Janata Party. Janata Party defeated Congress Party in the 1977 general elections. In 1980, the Janata Party government collapsed and the members of the Jan Sangh and the Janata Party formed the BJP. The president is the head of his party. The term of the Bharatiya Janata Party President is three years long.
| Sr.no | Name | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Atal bihari bajpayee | 1980 - 1986 |
| 2. | L. K. Advani | 1986 - 1991 |
| 3. | Murli Manohar Joshi | 1991-1993 |
| L. K. Advani (second term) | 1993 -1998 | |
| 4. | Kushabhau Thakre | 1998-2000 |
| 5. | Bangaru Laxman | 2000-2001 |
| 6. | Jana Krishnamurthi | 2001-2002 |
| 7. | Venkaiah naidu | 2002-2004 |
| L.K Advani third term | 2004-2005 | |
| 8. | Rajnath Singh | 2005-2009 |
| 9. | Nitin Gadkari | 2009-2013 |
| Rajnath Singh (second term) | 2013-2014 | |
| 10. | Amit shah | 2014-2020 |
| 11. | Jagat Prakash Nadda | 2020-incumbent |
⦿Did you know?
1. Lal krishna Advani has been the President of BJP most times.
2. Nitin Gadkari became the youngest President of the BJP in 2009.
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