India

BJP Leader LK Advani Admitted To AIIMS Delhi; Stable

New Delhi: Senior and veteran leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Lal Krishna Advani, was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Thursday. The BJP leader is stable and under observation, ANI reported quoting doctors.

He was recently conferred with Bharat Ratna by President Draupadi Murmu on March 30, 2024.

Born in Karachi (present-day Pakistan) on November 8, 1927, Advani joined the RSS as a Swayamsevak in 1942. He served as the BJP National President from 1986 to 1990, then from 1993 to 1998, and from 2004 to 2005. Advani had served as the party’s president for the longest period since its inception in 1980.

Capping a parliamentary career of nearly three decades, LK Advani was first the Home Minister and, later, the Deputy Prime Minister in the cabinet of Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1999-2004).

In the run-up to the 2009 elections, Advani being the Leader of the Opposition in a parliamentary democracy was assumingly considered the BJP’s Prime Ministerial candidate for the general elections, ending on 16 May 2009, according to the official website of BJP.

On 10 December 2007, the Parliamentary Board of BJP formally announced Advani as its prime ministerial candidate for the general elections due in 2009. But when Congress and its allies won the 2009 general elections, Advani paved the way for Sushma Swaraj to become the Leader of the Opposition in the 15th Lok Sabha.

 

OB Bureau

Recent Posts

Armed Robbers Loot Businessman In Odisha’s Cuttack

Cuttack: Armed miscreants threatening businessmen and looting them at gunpoint appeared to have become a…

12 minutes ago

Sandhya Theatre Stampede: Security Beefed Up At Actor Allu Arjun’s Home After Vandalism

Hyderabad: A day after vandalism at Allu Arjun’s Jubilee Hill residence, the state police on…

14 minutes ago

Odisha Congress Demands Amit Shah’s Resignation Over Remarks On Ambedkar

Bhubaneswar: Stepping up their attack on Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on…

20 minutes ago

BJD Govt Did Not Support IOCL Projects For Odisha, Says Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan

Bhubaneswar: The Central government's "Purvodaya Mission" (look east mission) would ensure rapid industrial development of…

23 minutes ago

Odisha Polls 2024: BJD Flags Discrepancies Including Voting Percentage In CM’s Consistency

New Delhi: A BJD delegation submitted a memorandum on variances in the votes cast in…

40 minutes ago

Send Sheikh Hasina Back: Bangladesh’s Diplomatic Note To India

New Delhi: Bangladesh’s interim government on Monday sent a diplomatic note to India asking the…

1 hour ago

This website uses cookies.