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Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an Indian politician who served thrice as Prime Minister of India, first from 16 May to 1 June 1996, and then from 19 March 1998 to 22 May 2004. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vajpayee was the tenth Prime Minister.
During his tenure as prime minister, India carried out the Pokhran-II nuclear tests in 1998. Vajpayee sought to improve diplomatic relations with Pakistan, travelling to Lahore by bus to meet with Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif.
Jun 1, 2024 · Atal Bihari Vajpayee (born December 25, 1924, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India—died August 16, 2018, New Delhi, Delhi) was the leader of the pro-Hindu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and twice served as the prime minister of India (1996; 1998–2004).
Aug 17, 2018 · Atal Bihari Vajpayee was one of the most influential leaders of modern India, with his tenure and experience in politics extending from pre-independent India to modern India (1942 to 2009). He is remembered by his peers, and others alike, as being a soft spoken yet powerful orator.
May 16, 1996 · His Prime Ministerial tenure includes three non-consecutive terms – the first for 15 days (from 16 May 1996 to 1 June 1996), the second for a period of 13 months (from 19 March 1998 to 26 April 1999) and the third for five years (from 13 October 1999 till 22 May 2004).
Aug 16, 2018 · He served three terms as prime minister between 1998 and 2004, but it was his first stint of premiership that produced perhaps his most memorable speech.
Dec 25, 2023 · Atal Bihari Vajpayee, three-time prime minister of India and one of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s founding stalwarts, was born on December 25, 1924. A poet-politician renowned for his oratory, Vajpayee was central to bringing greater political acceptability to the BJP in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the benefits of which the party is ...
