<P> This is a List of Presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party, one of two major parties in the Indian political system . </P> <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> <Tr> <Th> No . </Th> <Th> Year </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Name </Th> <Th> Note </Th> <Th> Ref . </Th> </Tr>

Who became the first president of the bhartiya janta party