Bharatiya Jana Sangh

Former Indian political party

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February 9 2024 L. K. Advani was awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, on February 9, 2024.
January 19 2024 The Hindi-language film 'Main Atal Hoon', starring Pankaj Tripathi as Vajpayee, was theatrically released in India.
2023 Abhishek Choudhary's book 'VAJPAYEE: The Ascent of the Hindu Right, 1924–1977' won the Tata Literature Live! First Book Award.
September 30 2020 Advani was acquitted by a CBI's special court in the Babri Masjid demolition case, which stated that the demolition was not pre-planned and that Advani attempted to stop the mob.
2019 Shiva Sharma and Zeeshan Ahmad of Amaash Films acquired official rights to make a biopic based on the book 'The Untold Vajpayee' by Ullekh N P.
2019 Concluded his service in the Indian parliament.
October 2018 Four Himalayan peaks near Gangotri Glacier were named Atal I, Atal II, Atal III, and Atal IV, paying tribute to his national importance and contributions.
August 2018 Naya Raipur was officially renamed as Atal Nagar in his honor, commemorating his national service and legacy.
August 16 2018 Passes away due to age-related illness.
August 16 2018 Atal Bihari Vajpayee was officially declared dead at 5:05 pm IST at AIIMS, at the age of 93. The central government announced a seven-day state mourning, and the national flag was flown at half-mast throughout India.
June 11 2018 Vajpayee was admitted to AIIMS (All India Institutes of Medical Sciences) in critical condition due to a kidney infection.
April 6 2016 Kamla Advani, the wife of L. K. Advani, passed away due to old age.
2015 Awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honour.
2015 Advani was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour.
2014 L. K. Advani contested the general elections from Gandhinagar, winning for the fifth consecutive time.
2014 L. K. Advani was re-elected as a Member of the 16th Lok Sabha, marking his 7th term.
October 8 2014 L. K. Advani became a Member of the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Maintenance of Heritage Character and Development of Parliament House Complex.
September 15 2014 He was appointed Chairperson of the Committee on Ethics.
September 1 2014 L. K. Advani became a Member of the Standing Committee on Information Technology.
August 14 2014 He was appointed a Member of the Committee on Public Undertakings.
2012 Ranked number 9 in Outlook magazine's poll of The Greatest Indian, highlighting his national stature and public recognition.
October 11 2011 Advani launched the Jan Chetna Yatra from Sitab Diara in Bihar to mobilize public opinion against corruption in the then ruling UPA government and promote the BJP's agenda.
2010 After the 2009 elections, L. K. Advani handed over the position of leader of opposition to Sushma Swaraj and was elected working chairman of the National Democratic Alliance.

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