1967–70: Chairman, Metropolitan Council, Delhi[4] 1970–72: President, Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Delhi 1970–89: Member, Rajya Sabha (four terms) 1973–77: President, Jana Sangh 1977: General-Secretary, Janata Party 1977–79: Union Cabinet Minister, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 1977–79: Leader of the House, Rajya Sabha 1980–86: General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 1980-86: Leader, BJP, Rajya Sabha 1986–91: President, BJP 1989: Elected to 9th Lok Sabha(1st term) New Delhi 1989–91: Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha 1991–93: Leader of Opposition, Lok Sabha 1991: Elected to 10th Lok Sabha (2nd term) 1993–98: President, Bharatiya Janata Party 1996: Elected to 11th Lok Sabha (3rd term) 1998: Elected to 12th Lok Sabha (4th term) 1998–99: Union Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs 1999: Elected to 13th Lok Sabha (5th term) 1999–2004: Union Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs 2002–2004: Deputy Prime Minister of India 2002: Union Cabinet Minister, Coal and Mines 2004: Elected to 14th Lok Sabha (6th term) 2009: Elected to 15th Lok Sabha (7th term) 2014: Elected to 16th Lok Sabha (8th term)