LK Advani

LK Advani is a senior leader of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). He was the Home Minister of India from 1998 to 2004 and was the Deputy Prime Minister of India from 2002 to 2004. Born in Karachi in 1927, his family migrated to India during partition. Advani began his political career as a 'pracharak' for the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in 1942. He later went on to be a part of the Bhartiya Jana Sangh and then became member of the newly formed Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). Under the leadership of Advani, the BJP went on to acquire a hardline Hindutva stance as a means of political propaganda. As party president, Advani lent support to the Ram Janmabhoomi campaign started by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in the early 1980s, and went on to make BJP the political face of the campaign. In September 1990, Advani led a rath yatra to attract supporters who would establish a Ram temple at the site of the Babri Masjid. In 1992, the Babri Masjid was demolished amid largescale religious violence and Advani was one of the main accused in the case. In April 2017, the Supreme Court of India put LK Advani along with Murli Manohar Joshi and union minister Uma Bharti on a joint trial in the 1992 case.

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LK Advani discharged from hospital

July 04, 2024 9:25 pm

Advani was discharged from the Apollo Hospital around 5 pm, the sources said. The sources had said his condition remained stable after being admitted to the hospital on Wednesday night.

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BJP veteran L K Advani admitted to AIIMS Delhi

June 27, 2024 10:23 am

Hospital spokesperson says he is stable and under observation.

The Advani family was taken by surprise when PM Modi first tweeted the news and followed it up by a telephone call to his residence. (X/ narendramodi)

Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Belated Announcement

February 11, 2024 9:29 am

PM Modi likes to keep his ministers on their toes. Senior leaders have been warned of the importance of standing for polls, even if it is for a local municipality, rather than the lazy route of backdoor entry through the RS

What is it in our educational spaces that forces young lives, so many of them from lower castes, to extinguish themselves? (File)

Why does our education system keep punishing children?

February 07, 2024 11:18 am

What is it that forces the young, so many of them from lower castes, to extinguish themselves? It is the educators who need to be educated first

Express view on Bharat Ratna Advani: His arc shows a rare capacity to reflect and reinvent

February 04, 2024 3:52 pm

He was each and all of his many versions that shaped and reshaped the nation’s politics

With Bharat Ratna for Advani after Karpoori, BJP message for polls clear: social justice, Hindutva

February 04, 2024 4:16 pm

Accept it with utmost humility and gratitude: Advani

Long arc of Advani journey: Ayodhya Yatra to BJP architect, Vajpayee No. 2 to fade-out

February 04, 2024 12:09 pm

Spearheading Ram Temple movement, Advani metamorphosed from a BJP organisation man to a mass leader, courting controversies and giving thrust to his party to burst onto national scene as Congress’s challenger

From Swayamsevak to the man behind the rise of BJP in India: The journey of LK Advani

July 04, 2024 12:29 pm

On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that LK Advani will be conferred with the prestigious Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award.

Senior BJP leader L K Advani. (Express Archive Photo by Prem Nath Pandey)

Highlights: 'Honour for ideals and principles that I strove to serve,' says Advani after Bharat Ratna

February 04, 2024 9:18 am

LK Advani Bharat Ratna Highlights: During his long political innings, Advani occupied several party and government posts which included the post of Deputy Prime Minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, Leader of Opposition and BJP President.

Inside Track by Coomi Kapoor: Modi-centric show

January 28, 2024 9:34 am

If the Congress has made little headway so far in seat-sharing arrangements with INDIA allies, it is because it is still talking from an unrealistically high perch without doing its homework.

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'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas aur Sabka Vishwas': PM Narendra Modi's message to newly elected NDA MPs

May 27, 2019 6:53 am

At the Parliament's Central Hall, amidst loud cheers and chants of “Modi, Modi”, the Prime Minister thanked leaders and the newly elected MPs.

LK Advani bids adieu to wife Kamla; Swaraj, Manmohan, Amit Shah at funeral

April 07, 2016 7:17 pm

Kamla Advani, the wife of BJP veteran L K Advani, died on April 6 at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) due to heart failure. Sushma Swaraj, Smriti Irani, Amit Shah, Manmohan Singh among others attended the funeral.

Advani, Yashwant Sinha, Kirti Azad at Shatrughan Sinha's book launch

January 07, 2016 2:09 pm

BJP veterans LK Advani, Yashwant Sinha along with former BJP leader Kirti Azad were at the book launch of party MP Shatrughan Sinha. Shatrughan Sinha's book titled "Anything But Khamosh" was unveiled by Advani and Yashwant Sinha at a function in New Delhi on Wednesday.

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LK Advani's interview to Indian Express in 7 quotes

June 18, 2015 12:42 pm

Ahead of the 40th anniversary of the imposition of Emergency, LK Advani spoke to Indian Express in an exclusive interview.

2014: The year of PM Narendra Modi

December 31, 2014 8:44 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the top news and newsmaker in 2014. He led BJP to a historic election victory and formed a stable government at the Centre.

PM Narendra Modi to Sant Rampal: The best of Indian Express photos

December 22, 2014 8:39 pm

22 photographs that showcase events from a water shed year in Indian history.

Today in Pics: Narendra Modi meets President of Myanmar U Thein Sein

November 11, 2014 7:36 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives at Presidential Palace for a meeting with President of Myanmar, U Thein Sein in Myanmar on November 11.

Arun Jaitley, Karan Singh, Sharad Yadav get Best Parliamentarian Award

August 13, 2014 12:26 pm

President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday conferred the Outstanding Parliamentary award to Congress veteran Karan Singh, JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav and Union Minister Arun Jaitley.