<Table> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Party </Th> <Th> Term </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress ( O ) </Td> <Td> December 1969 -- March 1971 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> M.S. Gurupadaswamy </Td> <Td> March 1971 -- April 1972 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kamalapati Tripathi </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> 30 March 1977 -- 15 February 1978 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bhola Paswan Shastri </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress ( O ) </Td> <Td> 24 February 1978 -- 23 March 1978 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kamalapati Tripathi </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> 23 March 1978 -- 8 January 1980 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> L.K. Advani </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Jana Sangh </Td> <Td> 21 January 1980 -- 7 April 1980 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> P. Shiv Shankar </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> 18 December 1989 -- 2 January 1991 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> M.S. Gurupadaswamy </Td> <Td> Janata Dal </Td> <Td> 28 June -- 21 July 1991 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> S. Jaipal Reddy </Td> <Td> 22 July 1991 -- 29 June 1992 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Sikander Bakht </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party </Td> <Td> 7 July 1992 -- 23 May 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Shankarrao Chavan </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> 23 May 1996 -- 1 June 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Sikander Bakht </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party </Td> <Td> 1 June 1996 -- 19 March 1998 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Manmohan Singh </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> 21 March 1998 -- 21 May 2004 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Jaswant Singh </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party </Td> <Td> 3 June 2004 -- 16 May 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Arun Jaitley </Td> <Td> 3 June 2009 -- 26 May 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Ghulam Nabi Azad </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> 8 June 2014 - incumbent </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Th> Name </Th> <Th> Party </Th> <Th> Term </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress ( O ) </Td> <Td> December 1969 -- March 1971 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> M.S. Gurupadaswamy </Td> <Td> March 1971 -- April 1972 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kamalapati Tripathi </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> 30 March 1977 -- 15 February 1978 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Bhola Paswan Shastri </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress ( O ) </Td> <Td> 24 February 1978 -- 23 March 1978 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Kamalapati Tripathi </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> 23 March 1978 -- 8 January 1980 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> L.K. Advani </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Jana Sangh </Td> <Td> 21 January 1980 -- 7 April 1980 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> P. Shiv Shankar </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> 18 December 1989 -- 2 January 1991 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> M.S. Gurupadaswamy </Td> <Td> Janata Dal </Td> <Td> 28 June -- 21 July 1991 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> S. Jaipal Reddy </Td> <Td> 22 July 1991 -- 29 June 1992 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Sikander Bakht </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party </Td> <Td> 7 July 1992 -- 23 May 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Shankarrao Chavan </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> 23 May 1996 -- 1 June 1996 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Sikander Bakht </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party </Td> <Td> 1 June 1996 -- 19 March 1998 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Manmohan Singh </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> 21 March 1998 -- 21 May 2004 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Jaswant Singh </Td> <Td> Bharatiya Janata Party </Td> <Td> 3 June 2004 -- 16 May 2009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Arun Jaitley </Td> <Td> 3 June 2009 -- 26 May 2014 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Ghulam Nabi Azad </Td> <Td> Indian National Congress </Td> <Td> 8 June 2014 - incumbent </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who was the first leader of opposition in rajya sabha
who was the first leader of opposition in rajya sabha
Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra
Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra