Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A Life In Pictures
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an Indian politician who thrice served as the Prime Minister of India, first for a term of 13 days in 1996, for a period of eleven months from 1998 to 1999, and then for a full term from 1999 to 2004. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was among the founding members of the erstwhile Bharatiya Jana Sangh which he also headed from 1968 to 1972. He was the Minister of External Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Morarji Desai. He was conferred India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, by the President of India in 2015.It was declared by the Modi government in 2014 that Vajpayee's birthday, 25 December, would be marked as Good Governance Day.
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Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A Life In PicturesIn 1977, Atal Bihari Vajpayee served as the Foreign Minister in the Morarji Desai-Janata Party government. In 1980, the Janata Party broke up. The BJP was among the parties created in the fallout. Mr Vajpayee was its first president. -
Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A Life In PicturesIn 1998, Mr Vajpayee became Prime Minister for a second time, leading the newly formed National Democratic Alliance, made up by the BJP and regional parties. 13 months later, he had to resign again after the AIADMK withdrew support. -
Atal Bihari Vajpayee: A Life In PicturesMr Vajpayee was a feted orator. He was the first external affairs minister to deliver a speech in Hindi at the UN General Assembly, effectively raised India's stand on key issues like nuclear disarmament, state-sponsored terrorism and reforms at the world body.
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