L. K. Advani Politician

Lal Krishna Advani (born 8 November 1927) is an Indian politician and a senior leader of 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. 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.

Personal facts

Birth date	November 08, 1927
Birth place	Karachi , Pakistan , Presidencies and provinces of British India , British Raj
Religion	Hinduism
Education	Sindh Hyderabad Sindh University of Mumbai St Patrick's High School Karachi Government Law College Mumbai Presidencies and provinces of British India

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Office holder

office	Member of Parliament Minister of Home Affairs Deputy Prime Minister of India Leader of Opposition (Lok Sabha) Leader of Opposition (Rajya Sabha) Minister of Coal and Mines for Gandhinagar Minister of Personnel Public Grievances and Pensions
other party	Bharatiya Jana Sangh Janata Party
party	Bharatiya Janata Party
prime minister	Atal Bihari Vajpayee
successor	Sushma Swaraj Shivraj Patil