L. K. Advani

<p>Lal Krishna Advani was born on November 8, 1927, in Karachi, Sindh, British India. Following the traumatic Partition of India in 1947, his family relocated to Rajasthan. Educated at Saint Patrick's High School, D.G. National College, and Government Law College, Mumbai, Advani joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in 1942.</p><p>Advani entered parliamentary politics through the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, serving as its president in 1973. In 1980, alongside Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Advani co-founded the <strong>Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)</strong>, serving three terms as party president and orchestrating its rise from two Lok Sabha seats in 1984 to governing power in 1998. He served as Union Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister under Prime Minister Vajpayee, championing national security infrastructure. In February 2024, President Droupadi Murmu conferred upon Advani the <strong>Bharat Ratna</strong>, India's highest civilian honor.</p>