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the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Advani served as Minister of Home Affairs in the BJP-
led National Democratic Alliance government from 1998 to 2004. Additionally, he served
as Deputy Prime Minister of India from 2002 to 2004 under Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He was
the Leader of the Opposition in the 10th Lok Sabha and 14th Lok Sabha.[1] Advani began his
political career as a volunteer of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a right-wing Hindu nationalist
organisation. In 2015 he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian
honor.[2]
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In office
In office
In office
1989–1993
In office
In office
In office
Member of Parliament
for Gandhinagar
Incumbent
Assumed office
1998
Personal details
(now in Pakistan)
Nationality Indian
Jayant (Son)
Profession Lawyer
Activist
Religion Hinduism
Writings[edit]
My Country My Life is an autobiographical book by L. K. Advani. The book was released on 19
March 2008 by Abdul Kalam, the eleventh President of India. The book has 1,040 pages and
narrates autobiographical accounts and events in the life of Advani. The book became a best
seller in the non-fiction category. The book website claims that more than 1,000,000 copies have
been sold. The book includes mentions of events in Indian politics and India's history from 1900
till 2007.
He became member of the Rajya Sabha from Delhi for the six-year tenure from
1970.[7] After serving various positions in the Jana Sangh, he became its President in
1973 at the Kanpur session of the party working committee. His first act as president of
the BJS was to expel founder member and veteran leader Balraj Madhok from primary
membership of the party for supposedly violating the party directives and acting against
the interests of the party. He was a Rajya Sabha member from Gujarat from 1976 to
1982.[7] After the Indira Gandhi's Emergency, the Jana Sangh and many other opposition
parties merged into the Janata Party. Advani and colleague Atal Bihari Vajpayee fought
the Lok Sabha Elections of 1977 as members of the Janata Party.
The erstwhile members of the Jana Sangh, quit the Janata Party and they formed the
new Bharatiya Janata Party. Advani became a prominent leader of the newly founded
BJP and represented the party in the Rajya Sabha (upper house of the Indian
Parliament) from Madhya Pradesh for two terms beginning in 1982.[4][7]