<P> After the party 's foundation in 1980 , Atal Bihari Vajpayee became its first president . He later became the Prime Minister of India , the only BJP President to serve in that position to date . In 1986 , Lal Krishna Advani was sworn in as the party president and has been the longest serving president over three different periods . A total of ten people have served as the president of the BJP , including Rajnath Singh who has also served two terms . Amit Shah became the party president on 9 July 2014 , and is incumbent as of June 2018 . </P>
<P> After the party 's foundation in 1980 , Atal Bihari Vajpayee became its first president . He later became the Prime Minister of India , the only BJP President to serve in that position to date . In 1986 , Lal Krishna Advani was sworn in as the party president and has been the longest serving president over three different periods . A total of ten people have served as the president of the BJP , including Rajnath Singh who has also served two terms . Amit Shah became the party president on 9 July 2014 , and is incumbent as of June 2018 . </P>
who is the first president of bharatiya janata party
who is the first president of bharatiya janata party
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee