<Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th colspan="2"> Name </Th> <Th> Note </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1980 -- 86 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Atal Bihari Vajpayee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1986 -- 91 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> L.K. Advani </Td> <Td> First term </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1991 -- 93 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Murli Manohar Joshi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ( 2 ) </Td> <Td> 1993 -- 98 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> L.K. Advani </Td> <Td> Second term </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1998 -- 2000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kushabhau Thakre </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2000 -- 01 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bangaru Laxman </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 2001 -- 02 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jana Krishnamurthi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 2002 -- 04 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Venkaiah Naidu </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ( 2 ) </Td> <Td> 2004 -- 06 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> L.K. Advani </Td> <Td> Third term </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 2006 -- 09 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rajnath Singh </Td> <Td> First term </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 2009 -- 13 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nitin Gadkari </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ( 7 ) </Td> <Td> 2013 -- 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rajnath Singh </Td> <Td> Second term </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 2014 -- present </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Amit Shah </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th colspan="2"> Name </Th> <Th> Note </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1980 -- 86 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Atal Bihari Vajpayee </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1986 -- 91 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> L.K. Advani </Td> <Td> First term </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1991 -- 93 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Murli Manohar Joshi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ( 2 ) </Td> <Td> 1993 -- 98 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> L.K. Advani </Td> <Td> Second term </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1998 -- 2000 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kushabhau Thakre </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2000 -- 01 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bangaru Laxman </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 2001 -- 02 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Jana Krishnamurthi </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 2002 -- 04 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Venkaiah Naidu </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ( 2 ) </Td> <Td> 2004 -- 06 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> L.K. Advani </Td> <Td> Third term </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 2006 -- 09 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rajnath Singh </Td> <Td> First term </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 2009 -- 13 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Nitin Gadkari </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> ( 7 ) </Td> <Td> 2013 -- 14 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Rajnath Singh </Td> <Td> Second term </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 2014 -- present </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Amit Shah </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who became the first president of the bhartiya janta party
who became the first president of the bhartiya janta party
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee