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Lal Krishna Advani (born 8 November 1927) is an Indian politician who served as the 7th Deputy Prime Minister of India from 2002 to 2004. He is one of the co-founders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing Hindu nationalist volunteer organization.
3 days ago · Admitted to AIIMS last week. Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani has been admitted to Apollo Hospital. He has been kept under observation, and his condition is stable, said the hospital. He has been admitted under Dr Vinit Suri, senior consultant, Neurology. The details of Advani's illness were not known immediately, news agency PTI reported.
Sep 30, 2020 · Lal Krishna Advani is credited with scripting the rise of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as a major political force in India. The 92-year-old used to be the BJP's poster boy before Prime...
2 days ago · Lal Krishna Advani, Indian politician who was a founding member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and deputy prime minister of India (2002–04). He was largely responsible for popularizing and strengthening the BJP, which emerged as one of the strongest political forces in India.
Through the years Shri L. K. Advani had served as the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party for the longest period since its inception in 1980. Capping a parliamentary career of nearly three decades, Shri L. K. Advani was, first, the Home Minister and, later, the Deputy Prime Minister in the cabinet of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1999-2004).
3 days ago · Advani served as the Minister of Home Affairs from 1998 to 2004, and as deputy prime minister from 2002 to 2004. He was BJP’s prime ministerial candidate during the 2009 general election. On March 31 this year, President Droupadi Murmu conferred Bharat Ratna, the country’s highest civilian honour, on Advani at his residence in Delhi.
Feb 3, 2024 · L K Advani addressing a gathering in Maharashtra during his rath yatra. (Express archive) During his visit to Pakistan in 2005, Advani had stunned both the party and the Sangh by declaring Muhammad Ali Jinnah as a secular leader. Upon his return, he was forced to resign as the BJP president.
