At the inaugural BJP rally at Ramlila Maidan in 1980, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani are pictured together

At the inaugural BJP rally at Ramlila Maidan in 1980, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani are pictured together. Advani held the position of BJP’s national president in three intervals – 1986-90, 1993-98, and 2004-2005