Leader of the House (Rajya Sabha)
The Leader of the House is the leader and parliamentary chairperson of the majority party in the Rajya Sabha and is normally either a cabinet minister or another nominated minister. The Leader of the House is responsible for organising government meetings and business in the House.This office is not enshrined in the constitution and provided under the Rules of Rajya Sabha.
| Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha | |
|---|---|
 Emblem of India | |
| Member of | Rajya Sabha |
| Reports to | Parliament of India |
| Formation | May 1952 |
| First holder | N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar (1952–1953) |
List of Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha
The following individuals have held the office of the Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha:[1]
| No. | Name | Portrait | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar |  |
May 1952 | Feb. 1953 |
| 2 | Charu Chandra Biswas | Feb. 1953 | Nov. 1954 | |
| 3 | Lal Bahadur Shastri | .jpg.webp) |
Nov. 1954 | March 1955 |
| 4 | Govind Ballabh Pant |  |
March 1955 | Feb. 1961 |
| 5 | Hafiz Mohammad Ibrahim | Feb. 1961 | Aug. 1963 | |
| 6 | Yashwantrao Chavan | .jpg.webp) |
Aug. 1963 | Dec. 1963 |
| 7 | Jaisukhlal Hathi | Feb. 1964 | March 1964 | |
| 8 | M. C. Chagla | March 1964 | Nov. 1967 | |
| (7) | Jaisukhlal Hathi | Nov. 1967 | Nov. 1969 | |
| 9 | Kodardas Kalidas Shah | Nov. 1969 | May 1971 | |
| 10 | Uma Shankar Dikshit | May 1971 | Dec. 1975 | |
| 11 | Kamalapati Tripathi | Dec. 1975 | March 1977 | |
| 12 | L. K. Advani |  |
March 1977 | Aug. 1979 |
| 13 | K. C. Pant | _in_New_Delhi_on_January_27%252C_2004.jpg.webp) |
Aug. 1979 | Jan. 1980 |
| 14 | Pranab Mukherjee |  |
January 1980 | July 1981 |
| August 1981 | December 1984 | |||
| 15 | V. P. Singh | .jpg.webp) |
Dec. 1984 | April 1987 |
| 16 | N. D. Tiwari | April 1987 | June 1988 | |
| 17 | P. Shiv Shankar | July 1988 | Dec. 1989 | |
| 18 | M. S. Gurupadaswamy | Dec. 1989 | Nov. 1990 | |
| 19 | Yashwant Sinha |  |
Dec. 1990 | June 1991 |
| 20 | Shankarrao Chavan |  |
July 1991 | April 1996 |
| 21 | Sikander Bakht | 20 May 1996 | 31 May 1996 | |
| 22 | I. K. Gujral |  |
June 1996 | Nov. 1996 |
| 23 | H. D. Deve Gowda |  |
Nov. 1996 | April 1997 |
| (22) | I. K. Gujral | |
April 1997 | March 1998 |
| (21) | Sikander Bakht | March 1998 | Oct. 1999 | |
| 24 | Jaswant Singh |  |
13 October 1999 | 22 May 2004 |
| 25 | Manmohan Singh |  |
1 June 2004 | 18 May 2009 |
| 29 May 2009 | 26 May 2014 | |||
| 26 | Arun Jaitley | .jpg.webp) |
26 May 2014 | 11 June 2019 |
| 27 | Thawar Chand Gehlot |  |
11 June 2019 | incumbent |
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