As Nadda takes over party reins, here's a list of BJP National presidents from 1980-2020

Seven months after becoming working president of party, JP Nadda has officially taken over reins from Amit Shah as president of BJP since Shah is serving as Union Home Minister of country. After Bharatiya Jana Sangh was recreated as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), re have been 11 presidents serving party in 14 terms.

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Advani thrice as BJP President

LK Advani has held post of president thrice while Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has been appointed twice as president of party. Atal Bihari Vajpayee,  first president of party went on to become first BJP Prime Minister of country. Nitin Gadkari who held post of party president is w Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways. Whereas, Amit Shah who stepped out of role of President is w Home Minister of country. 

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After becoming Home Minister, Amit Shah had written to Prime Minister in June 2019 requesting that his job of party chief be given to someone else as he had to focus completely on responsibilities of being Home Minister. However, Shah remained President of party since June 2019 for completing organizational restructuring commitments with Nadda as working president.

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newly appointed president Nadda had been a cabinet minister from 1998 to 2003, in-charge of health and n forest, environment and science minister in government of Himachal Pradesh from 2008-2010. He was Union Health Minister during 2014-2019 period and reafter he was made party's working president after Amit Shah became Home Minister following PM Mod's landslide victory in 2019.

Here is a list of BJP National presidents till date as JP Nadda takes over party reins