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Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Atal Bihari Vajpayee is an Indian politician who was the 10th Prime Minister of India, first term for 13 days in 1996 and then from 1998 to 2004. A Padma-Vibhushan awardee, he was the first head of government from outside the Congress party to serve a full five-year term from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The leader has also received the highest honour, Bharat Ratna in 2015 and his birthday was declared 'Good Governance Day'. Other than his political views, Vajpayee is well praised for his poetry.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Lucknow Election Result 2024: Constituency profile, winners, margin, party-wise candidates list
India | May 30, 2024, 12:15 AM IST
Lucknow Lok Sabha Election 2024: The Lucknow constituency is a bastion of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the party has been undefeated on this seat since 1991. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has been representing the seat since 2014.
Five Bharat Ratna Awards in a single year for the first time: List of awardees during Modi govt
India | Feb 09, 2024, 04:07 PM IST
Former Prime Ministers PV Narasimha Rao and Charan Singh as well Green Revolution pioneer MS Swaminathan will be conferred with the Bharat Ratna, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Friday.
Co-founder of BJP, Atal Bihari Vajpayee's closest confidant, LK Advani held several ministries
India | Feb 03, 2024, 01:01 PM IST
From being one of the co-founders of the Bharatiya Janata Party to being the longest-serving president of the saffron brigade, LK Advani has been credited with crafting the party's rise through the 90s when it came to power for the first time as the head of coalition governments under Atal Bihari Va

Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Did You Know These Facts About India's 10th Prime Minister?
News | Dec 25, 2023, 06:50 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu and others paid tribute to the former prime minister and Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 99th birth anniversary at Sadaiv Atal, New Delhi on Monday. Here are some unknown facts about the leader.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee: Remembering India's 10th PM On His 99th Birth Anniversary
News | Dec 25, 2023, 05:58 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu and other top BJP leaders paid tribute to the former prime minister and Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 99th birth anniversary at Sadaiv Atal, New Delhi on Monday. Here are some lesser known facts about the leader.
Main Atal Hoon trailer: Pankaj Tripathi brings Atal Bihari Vajpayee to life on silver screen
Entertainment | Dec 21, 2023, 01:50 PM IST
As per the trailer, Main Atal Hoon will bring the journey of Atal Bihar Vajpayee from the teenage age, his formation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), to his political career as PM of India. Scroll down to watch the trailer.

President Murmu, PM Modi pay tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary
News | Aug 16, 2023, 02:03 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh paid floral tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary at 'Sadaiv Atal' memorial, New Delhi on Wednesday.
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's 5th death anniversary today
News | Aug 16, 2023, 12:38 PM IST
Today is the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Today, on the death anniversary of Atal ji, tribute meetings are being organized across the country. To pay tribute to Atalji in Delhi, wreath-laying and prayer meetings are always being organized at Atal near Vijay Ghat.
'The Rise and Rise of the BJP': When Modi led saffron surge to help party get majority on its own
India | May 16, 2023, 08:43 AM IST
The BJP's prime ministerial candidate and campaign leader Narendra Modi won both the Vadodara and Varanasi constituencies from which he ran for the Lok Sabha.

Remembering Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the 'man of masses,' on his 98th birth anniversary
India | Dec 25, 2022, 12:14 PM IST
Vajpayee's entry into mainstream politics began after he joined the Quit India Movement in 1942.
Pankaj Tripathi to play Atal Bihari Vajpayee in 'Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon Yeh Desh Rehna Chahiye'
Celebrities | Nov 18, 2022, 07:02 PM IST
Pankaj Tripathi said he feels honoured to play the role of an iconic multi-faceted personality like Atal Bihari Vajpayee in the biopic 'Main Rahoon Ya Na Rahoon Yeh Desh Rehna Chahiye.'
Atal Bihari Vajpayee death anniversary: PM Modi, President Murmu, other leaders pay floral tributes
India | Dec 15, 2022, 06:17 PM IST
Atal Bihari Vajpayee death anniversary: A prime minister for six years between 1998-2004, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a Bharat Ratna awardee, died in 2018 at 93 years of age.

PM Modi talks like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, but does not act like him: Shashi Tharoor
India | Mar 16, 2022, 07:33 AM IST
Tharoor also said Modi might serve the country better by implementing what he has said publicly.
PM Modi condoles demise of Atal Bihari Vajpayee's close aide Shiv Kumar Pareek
India | Mar 06, 2022, 10:51 AM IST
Shiv Kumar Pareek had passed away on March 5.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee 97th birth anniversary: 11 iconic quotes by former Prime Minister of India
India | Dec 25, 2021, 10:11 AM IST
Vajpayee, known for his excellent oratory skills, was the Indian Prime Minister who gave the go-ahead to the nuclear tests of 1998. It was under his leadership that India defeated Pakistan in the Kargil War of 1999.

PM Modi to inaugurate Saryu Canal project in Balrampur
News | Dec 11, 2021, 12:20 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Balrampur in Uttar Pradesh to inaugurate the Saryu Nahar National Project today at around 1 pm. With this inauguration of Saryu Nahar project, PM Modi will invoke the memory of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the first prime minister from the BJP, who had started his parliamentary journey from Balrampur.
Won't fight any election till suspension of Article 370 revoked in J&K: Mehbooba Mufti
India | Dec 07, 2021, 03:48 PM IST
Gandhi's India is becoming Godse's India, said Mehbooba Mufti while addressing the press in Delhi.
Rename Habibganj railway station after Atal Bihar Vajpayee: Pragya Thakur
India | Nov 12, 2021, 11:39 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to dedicate the newly renovated Habibganj railway station with airport-like facilities to public on November 15.
Special News | PM Modi launches Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0, AMRUT 2.0
News | Oct 01, 2021, 05:00 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi launched the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban (SBM-U) 2.0 and Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 at 11 AM, today at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi.
PM Modi to launch Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 today
India | Oct 01, 2021, 12:13 AM IST
In line with the vision of the Prime Minister, SBM-U 2.0 and AMRUT 2.0 have been designed to realize the aspiration to make all our cities ‘Garbage Free’ and ‘Water Secure’.