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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