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As the man who brought into vogue a heady concoction of politics and poetry, Vajpayee will be remembered equally for both.

'Haar nahin maanunga...': Remembering Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the poet Prime Minister

August 25, 2025 11:51 am

A stalwart of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Vajpayee died at 93 on August 16, 2018, after a prolonged illness.

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Pawar of one: As NCP leader takes credit for bringing down Vajpayee government in 1999, what actually transpired

February 25, 2025 7:51 am

The government lost by one vote, with 269 voting for it and 270 against it, among them then National Conference MP Saifuddin Soz.

Good governance in practice

August 13, 2022 11:00 am

Following in Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s footsteps, Madhya Pradesh has simplified laws and procedures to ensure speedy delivery of services to people

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Amitabh Bachchan calls former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee an 'extremely rare human'

August 17, 2018 1:36 pm

Amitabh Bachchan shared that his father Harivansh Rai Bachchan was very impressed by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's oratory skills, which was his virtue.

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BJP members' statement: Senior leader recalls 1984 loss, says Vajpayee offered to quit

November 11, 2015 1:33 am

The 1984 elections were held in the aftermath of the assassination of former prime minister Indira Gandhi, and the Congress swept the polls on a sympathy wave, winning 404 seats.

Odisha headmaster suspended for Vajpayee's condolence meeting

September 14, 2015 9:09 pm

The headmaster had been to a training programme in another place on that day and had allegedly telephoned a teacher of the school that Vajpayee has passed away.

Rajasthan govt's gift to Atal Bihari Vajpayee: All Rajiv Gandhi schemes to be named after him, Congress fumes

December 25, 2014 9:30 pm

The renaming has not gone down well with the Congress as it slammed the govt for such a ‘regressive’ move.

The real honour

December 25, 2014 12:00 am

If it wants to show respect to Vajpayee, the Modi government must curb attempts to create communal tension

TDP chief hints he may be a part of NDA

September 23, 2013 12:07 am

He said the nation was in crisis and his party had always played a positive role whenever such a situation had arisen.

Food bill will be a burden on country's economy: Khanduri

April 08, 2014 4:13 pm

Former chief minister said the timing of the legislation clearly shows it is aimed at garnering votes.

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Vajpayee was an inclusive leader. He let colleagues do their job and critics speak up: Arun Shourie

June 22, 2020 6:19 pm

As India loses one of its most charismatic prime ministers, former Rajya Sabha MP Arun Shourie talks talks about all that Vajpayee stood for. “When Vajpayee ji made a promise, people believed him. There was a reason for that.”

On Kashmir, Modi invokes Vajpayee. Says using bullets is not the way forward

June 22, 2020 6:19 pm

Modi also spoke about reduced instances of violence in northeast India and gave credit to the Army, Centre and state governments for repealing of AFSPA in Tripura, Meghalaya and parts of Arunachal Pradesh. See more: https://bit.ly/2M2t86i

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