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Atal Bihari Vajpayee

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Atal Bihari Vajpayee , 1926-, Indian politician, prime minister of India (1996, 1998-2004). He began his career as a journalist, entering politics as an unsuccessful parliamentary candidate in 1950. He was (1951) a founding member of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the Hindu nationalist precursor of the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP). An able orator, Vajpayee won election to parliament in 1957; in 1975 he was imprisoned for opposing Prime Minister Indira Gandhi 's state of emergency. During the tenure (1977-79) of the coalition government that defeated Gandhi and her party, Vajpayee served as ... Read more

Vajpayee, Shri Atal Bihari
Vajpayee, Shri Atal Bihari (b. 24 Dec. 1924). Prime Minister of India, 1996, 1998– Born in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, he graduated in political...of Congress, as well as the increasing religious nationalism through which many Indians came to express their national identity. Vajpayee was ... Read more

Atal Bihari Vajpayee
...achieved steady economic growth and became a world leader in information technology. In 2004 his coalition was defeated in parliamentary elections, and he resigned from office. Atal Bihari Vajpayee Atal Bihari Vajpayee Atal Bihari Vajpayee Read more

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