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Line 1: {{short description\|~~10th~~ Prime Minister of India in (1996 ~~and from~~; 1998–2004)}} {{redirect\|Vajpayee\|\|Bajpai}} {{pp\|small=yes}} Line 8: \| image = Atal Bihari Vajpayee (crop 2).jpg \| caption = Official portrait, 1998 \| order = ~~10th~~ \| office = 10th [[Prime Minister of India]] \| term_start = 19 March 1998 \| term_end = 22 May 2004 Line 22: \| predecessor2 = [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]] \| successor2 = [[H. D. Deve Gowda]] \| office3 = 9th [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)\|Union Minister of External Affairs]] \| term_start3 = 26 March 1977 \| term_end3 = 28 July 1979 Line 28: \| predecessor3 = [[Yashwantrao Chavan]] \| successor3 = [[Shyam Nandan Prasad Mishra]] \| office4 = [[Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation\|Union Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation]] \| term_start4 = 1 July 2002 \| term_end4 = 22 May 2004 \| predecessor4 = [[Maneka Gandhi]] \| successor4 = [[Oscar Fernandes]] \| term_start5 = 13 October 1999 \| term_end5 = 1 September 2001 \| predecessor5 = ''ministry opened'' \| successor5 = [[Jagmohan]] {{collapsed infobox section begin \|cont=y \|Parliamentary offices \|titlestyle = border:1px dashed lightgrey;}}{{Infobox officeholder \|embed=yes \| office6 = [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha]] \| term_start6 = 1991 \| term_end6 = 2009 \| constituency6 = [[Lucknow (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] \| predecessor6 = [[Mandhata Singh]] \| successor6 = [[Lalji Tandon]] \| term_start7 = 1977 \| term_end7 = 1984 \| constituency7 = [[New Delhi (Lok Sabha constituency)\|New Delhi]], [[Delhi]] \| predecessor7 = [[Mukul Banerjee]] \| successor7 = [[K. C. Pant]] Line 52 ⟶ 56: \| term_start9 = 1967 \| term_end9 = 1971 \| constituency9 = [[Balrampur (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Balrampur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] \| predecessor9 = [[Subhadra Joshi]] \| successor9 = Chandra Bhal Mani Tiwari Line 67 ⟶ 71: \| constituency12 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]{{Collapsed infobox section end}}}} {{collapsed infobox section begin \|last=y \|Party political offices \|titlestyle = border:1px dashed lightgrey;}}{{Infobox officeholder \|embed=yes \| office13 = 1st [[~~<!--~~List ~~Founder~~of ~~-->~~presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party\|President of the Bharatiya~~ ~~ Janata Party]] \| term_start13 = 1980 \| term_end13 = 1986 Line 74 ⟶ 78: \| successor13 = [[L. K. Advani]] \| order14 = 11th \| office14 = President of the Bharatiya~~ ~~ Jana~~ ~~ Sangh \| term_start14 = 1968 \| term_end14 = 1972 \| predecessor14 = [[Deendayal Upadhyaya]] \| successor14 = [[L. K. Advani]]{{Collapsed infobox section end}}}} \| birth_date = {{~~Birth~~birth date\|df=y\|1924\|12\|25}} \| birth_place = [[Gwalior]], [[Gwalior State]], [[British Raj\|British India]] (present-day [[Madhya Pradesh]], India) \| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=y\|2018\|08\|16\|1924\|12\|25}} Line 98 ⟶ 102: {{Atal Bihari Vajpayee series}} '''Atal Bihari Vajpayee''' (<ref>{{IPA-hi\|əʈəl bɪɦaːɾiː ʋaːdʒpai}}~~; ~~</ref> (25 December 1924 – 16 August 2018) was an Indian politician and poet who served three terms as the ~~[[List of prime ministers of India\|10th]]~~ [[Prime Minister of India]], first for a term of 13 days in 1996, then for a period of 13 months from 1998 to 1999, followed by a full term from [[1999 Indian general election\|1999]] to [[2004 Indian general election\|2004]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee \|url=https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/former_pm/shri-atal-bihari-vajpayee-2/ \|access-date=17 January 2024 \|archive-date=1 September 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200901195339/https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/former_pm/shri-atal-bihari-vajpayee-2/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> He was the first non-[[Indian National Congress\|Congress]] prime minister to serve a full term in the office. Vajpayee was one of the co-founders and a senior leader of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]. He was a member of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh\|RSS]], a [[Hindutva\|Hindu nationalist]] volunteer organisation. He was also a [[Hindi poetry\|Hindi poet]] and a [[writer]].<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Vajpayee \|first=Atal Bihari \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MdAvEAAAQBAJ&q=atal+bihari+vajpayee+poetry \|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ki Chuninda Kavitayen: Poem collection \|publisher=Naye Pallav \|isbn=978-81-951525-4-4 \|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी की वो 10 कविताएं, जो पत्थरों में भी जान फूंक सकती हैं \|url=https://www.amarujala.com/kavya/kavya-charcha/atal-bihari-vajpayee-10-famous-poems-in-hindi-atal-bihari-vajpayee-best-poems-atal-bihari-vajpayee-birth-anniversary-atal-bihari-vajpayee-birthday-poems-shri-atal-bihari-vajpayee-ki-10-kavita-in-hindi \|access-date=27 January 2024 \|website=Amar Ujala \|archive-date=27 January 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240127154612/https://www.amarujala.com/kavya/kavya-charcha/atal-bihari-vajpayee-10-famous-poems-in-hindi-atal-bihari-vajpayee-best-poems-atal-bihari-vajpayee-birth-anniversary-atal-bihari-vajpayee-birthday-poems-shri-atal-bihari-vajpayee-ki-10-kavita-in-hindi \|url-status=live }}</ref> He was a member of the [[Parliament of India\|Indian Parliament]] for over five decades, having been elected ten times to the [[Lok Sabha]], the lower house, and twice to the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house. He served as the [[Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha\|Member of Parliament]] from the [[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency\|Lucknow constituency]], retiring from active politics in 2009 due to health concerns. He was among the founding members of the [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]], of which he was president from 1968 to 1972. The BJS merged with several other parties to form the [[Janata Party]], which won the [[1977 Indian general election\|1977 general election]]. In March 1977, Vajpayee became the [[Minister of External Affairs (India)\|Minister of External Affairs]] in the cabinet of Prime Minister, [[Morarji Desai]]. He resigned in 1979, and the Janata alliance collapsed soon after. Former members of the [[Bharatiya Jana Sangh]] formed the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] in 1980, with Vajpayee its first president. Line 123 ⟶ 127: He was influenced by [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] to the extent that he mirrored his style, diction, and tone of his speeches.<ref name="S 2005">{{cite book \|last=S \|first=R.B. \|title=Quintessence - Perspectives On Contemporary Issues \|publisher=ICFAI University Press \|year=2005 \|isbn=978-81-7881-514-5 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NCkc3240R_cC&pg=PA277 \|page=277 \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|archive-date=24 December 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224200829/https://books.google.com/books?id=NCkc3240R_cC&pg=PA277 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Varshney 1973">{{cite book \|last=Varshney \|first=M.R. \|title=Jana Sangh--R.S.S. and Balraj Madhok \|publisher=Aligarh \|year=1973 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yu2KAAAAMAAJ \|quote=Vajpayee had never been known for his attachment to RSS ideals and ideology . With his Communist background and emotional temperament, he had always looked upon Pt. Nehru as his model and adored him from the bottom of his heart. \|page=47 \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|archive-date=24 December 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224200829/https://books.google.com/books?id=yu2KAAAAMAAJ \|url-status=live }}</ref> Nehru's influence was also evident in Vajpayee's leadership.<ref name="Rediff.com">{{cite web \|title=Rediff On The NeT: The Rediff Interview/Bharat Karnad \|url=https://rediff.com/news/1998/sep/25ctbt.htm?zcc=rl \|work=Rediff.com \|date=25 September 1998 \|access-date=24 December 2023 \|archive-date=26 December 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226194352/https://www.rediff.com/news/1998/sep/25ctbt.htm?zcc=rl \|url-status=live }}</ref> In the Lok Sabha his oratorial skills so impressed Prime Minister Nehru that he predicted that Vajpayee would someday become the prime minister of India.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1957/Vol_I_57_LS.pdf\|title=Election Commission of India\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008104728/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/StatisticalReports/LS_1957/Vol_I_57_LS.pdf\|archive-date=8 October 2014\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/explained-battleground-amu-a-raja-and-his-legacy/\|title=Explained: Battleground AMU; A Raja and his Legacy\|date=29 November 2014\|work=The Indian Express\|access-date=24 July 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170603074728/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/explained-battleground-amu-a-raja-and-his-legacy/\|archive-date=3 June 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://pib.nic.in/goodgov/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=113866\|title=Print Release\|website=pib.nic.in\|access-date=24 July 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160130183530/http://www.pib.nic.in/goodgov/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=113866\|archive-date=30 January 2016\|url-status=dead}}</ref> On the occasion of [[Death and state funeral of Jawaharlal Nehru\|Nehru's death]] on 27 May 1964, Vajpayee termed him as "the orchestrator of the impossible and inconceivable" and likened him to Hindu god [[Rama]].<ref name="Mukhopadhyay 2015">{{cite news \|last=Mukhopadhyay \|first=Nilanjan \|date=15 November 2015 \|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee insisted on continuing Nehru's legacy; PM Narendra Modi just tweets about it \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/atal-bihari-vajpayee-insisted-on-continuing-nehrus-legacy-pm-narendra-modi-just-tweets-about-it/articleshow/49783809.cms \|work=The Economic Times \|access-date=25 December 2023 \|archive-date=24 December 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224202520/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/atal-bihari-vajpayee-insisted-on-continuing-nehrus-legacy-pm-narendra-modi-just-tweets-about-it/articleshow/49783809.cms \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="C. Chari for Perspective Publications 2004 p. ">{{cite book \|title=The Book Review \|publisher=C. Chari for Perspective Publications \|issue=v. 28 \|year=2004 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WHksAAAAYAAJ \|page=7}}</ref> Vajpayee's oratorial skills won him the reputation of being the most eloquent defender of the Jana Sangh's policies.<ref name="Guha_Scroll">{{Cite news \|url=https://scroll.in/article/890693/atal-bihari-vajpayee-1924-2018-a-poet-among-bigots \|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1924–2018): A poet among bigots \|last=Guha \|first=Ramachandra \|date=16 August 2018 \|work=Scroll.in \|access-date=17 August 2018 \|archive-date=17 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817023120/https://scroll.in/article/890693/atal-bihari-vajpayee-1924-2018-a-poet-among-bigots \|url-status=live }}</ref> After the death of ~~[[Deendayal~~ Upadhyaya]], the leadership of the Jana Sangh passed to Vajpayee.<ref name="Scroll_14-06-29">{{Cite news \|url=https://scroll.in/article/668126/how-the-leadership-of-the-jana-sangh-passed-to-vajpayee \|title=How the leadership of the Jana Sangh passed to Vajpayee \|last=Nag \|first=Kingshuk \|date=29 June 2014 \|work=Scroll.in \|access-date=17 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161025205523/http://scroll.in/article/668126/how-the-leadership-of-the-jana-sangh-passed-to-vajpayee \|archive-date=25 October 2016 \|url-status=live }}</ref> He became the national president of the Jana Sangh in 1968,<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/key-milestones-in-atal-bihari-vajpayees-political-journey/articleshow/65425998.cms \|title=Key milestones in Atal Bihari Vajpayee's political journey \|date=16 August 2018 \|work=The Times of India \|access-date=17 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817095854/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/key-milestones-in-atal-bihari-vajpayees-political-journey/articleshow/65425998.cms \|archive-date=17 August 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> running the party along with [[Nanaji Deshmukh]], [[Balraj Madhok]], and [[L. K. Advani]].<ref name="Scroll_14-06-29" /> == Janata Party and the BJP (1975–1995) == Line 191 ⟶ 195: In March 2000, [[Bill Clinton]], the President of the United States, paid a state visit to India.<ref name=":6">{{Cite news\|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2000/03/ind-m23.html\|title=Clinton visit to the Indian subcontinent sets a new strategic orientation\|last=Symonds\|first=Peter\|access-date=17 August 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817225500/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2000/03/ind-m23.html\|archive-date=17 August 2018\|url-status=live}}</ref> This was the first state visit to India by a U.S. president in 22 years, since President Jimmy Carter's visit in 1978.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/atal-bihari-vajpayee-went-the-extra-mile-shaped-indias-foreign-policy/articleshow/65433428.cms \|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee went the extra mile, shaped India's foreign policy \|last=Chaudhury \|first=Dipanjan Roy \|date=17 August 2018 \|work=The Economic Times \|access-date=17 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817225904/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/atal-bihari-vajpayee-went-the-extra-mile-shaped-indias-foreign-policy/articleshow/65433428.cms \|archive-date=17 August 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> President Clinton's visit was hailed as a significant milestone in relations between the two nations.<ref name=":6" /> Vajpayee and Clinton had wide-ranging discussions on bilateral, regional and international developments.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.rediff.com/news/2000/sep/16pmus2.htm \|title=The text of the Clinton-Vajpayee joint statement \|date=16 September 2000 \|work=Rediff \|access-date=17 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429195312/http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/sep/16pmus2.htm \|archive-date=29 April 2011 \|url-status=live }}</ref> The visit led to expansion in trade and economic ties between India and the United States.<ref name="LATimes_Obit">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-atal-bihari-vajpayee-20180816-story.html \|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former Indian prime minister who pursued peace with Pakistan, dies at 93 \|last1=Bengali \|first1=Shashank \|date=16 August 2018 \|work=Los Angeles Times \|access-date=17 August 2018 \|last2=M. N. \|first2=Parth \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817015457/http://www.latimes.com/world/la-fg-atal-bihari-vajpayee-20180816-story.html \|archive-date=17 August 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> A vision document on the future course of Indo-U.S. relations was signed during the visit.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Tandon \|first=Ashok \|date=17 August 2018 \|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/atal-bihari-vajpayee-passes-away-at-93-bhishma-pitamaha-of-indian-politics-former-prime-minister-was-humanity-personified-4983621.html \|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away at 93: Bhishma Pitamaha of Indian politics, former prime minister was humanity personified \|work=Firstpost \|access-date=17 August 2018 \|archive-date=17 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817172920/https://www.firstpost.com/india/atal-bihari-vajpayee-passes-away-at-93-bhishma-pitamaha-of-indian-politics-former-prime-minister-was-humanity-personified-4983621.html \|url-status=live }}</ref> Domestically, the BJP-led government was influenced by the RSS, but owing to its dependence on coalition support, it was impossible for the BJP to push items like building the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, repealing [[Article 370 of the Constitution of India\|Article 370]] which gave a special status to the state of Kashmir, or enacting a [[uniform civil code]] applicable to adherents of all religions. On 17 January 2000, there were reports of the RSS and some BJP hard-liners threatening to restart the Jan Sangh, the precursor to the BJP, because of their discontent over Vajpayee's rule. Former president of the Jan Sangh Balraj Madhok had written a letter to the then-RSS chief [[Rajendra Singh (RSS)\|Rajendra Singh]] for support.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Gupta \|first1=Sharad \|last2=Sinha \|first2=Sanjiv \|title=Revive Jan Sangh – BJP hardlines \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/revive-jan-sangh-bjp-hardlines/ \|access-date=12 August 2022 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=18 January 2000 \|archive-date=12 August 2022 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812095333/https://indianexpress.com/article/news-archive/revive-jan-sangh-bjp-hardlines/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> The BJP was, however, accused of "saffronising" the official state education curriculum and apparatus, saffron being the colour of the RSS flag of the RSS, and a symbol of the Hindu nationalism movement.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/19/stories/05192524.htm \|title=The colour of education \|last=Mehra \|first=Ajay K. \|date=19 September 2001 \|access-date=18 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020922121220/http://thehindu.com/thehindu/2001/09/19/stories/05192524.htm \|archive-date=22 September 2002 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Home Minister L. K. Advani and the Human Resource Development Minister (now called Education Minister)<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Yadav \|first1=Shyamlal \|title=Explained: How India's Education Ministry became 'HRD Ministry', and then returned to embrace Education \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-hrd-ministry-and-ministry-of-education-6531694/ \|access-date=27 February 2021 \|work=The Indian Express \|date=1 August 2020 \|language=en \|archive-date=21 January 2021 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121065915/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-hrd-ministry-and-ministry-of-education-6531694/ \|url-status=live }}</ref> [[Murli Manohar Joshi]] were indicted in the 1992 [[Demolition of the Babri Masjid\|Babri Mosque demolition]] case for inciting a mob of activists. Vajpayee himself came under public scrutiny owing to his controversial speech one day prior to the mosque demolition.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2004/04/25/stories/2004042501941200.htm\|title=National / Elections 2004 : This Vajpayee speech campaigns against the NDA\|last=Ramakrishnan\|first=Venkitesh\|date=25 April 2004\|access-date=24 July 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160102184931/http://www.thehindu.com/2004/04/25/stories/2004042501941200.htm\|archive-date=2 January 2016\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|url-status=dead}}</ref> These years were accompanied by infighting in the administration and confusion regarding the direction of government.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/19991011-bitter-infighting-truant-kalyan-singh-ensure-turbulent-days-for-bjp-after-elections-824933-1999-10-11 \|title=Spoiling the party \|date=11 October 1999 \|access-date=17 August 2018 \|work=[[India Today]] \|last=Mishra \|first=Subhash \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817225811/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/states/story/19991011-bitter-infighting-truant-kalyan-singh-ensure-turbulent-days-for-bjp-after-elections-824933-1999-10-11 \|archive-date=17 August 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/guest-column/story/20010108-in-2000-vajpayee-could-have-done-a-lot-more-than-mere-tinkering-776035-2001-01-08 \|work=[[India Today]] \|title=Year of inaction \|date=8 January 2001 \|last=Singh \|first=Tavleen \|access-date=17 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817225906/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/guest-column/story/20010108-in-2000-vajpayee-could-have-done-a-lot-more-than-mere-tinkering-776035-2001-01-08 \|archive-date=17 August 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Vajpayee's weakening health was also a subject of public interest, and he underwent a major knee-replacement surgery at the [[Breach Candy Hospital]] in [[Mumbai]] to relieve intense pressure upon his legs.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/vajpayee-s-knee-surgery-successful-1.418521\|title=Vajpayee's knee surgery successful\|last=Raghunath\|first=Pamela\|date=8 June 2001\|work=Gulf News\|access-date=17 August 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529065152/http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/vajpayee-s-knee-surgery-successful-1.418521\|archive-date=29 May 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2001, the [[Tehelka]] group released a sting operation video named [[Operation West End]] which showed BJP president [[Bangaru Laxman]], senior army officers and NDA members accepting bribes from journalists posing as agents and businessmen.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2001/03/20/stories/13200341.htm\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150309145729/http://www.thehindu.com/2001/03/20/stories/13200341.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=9 March 2015\|title=Operation West End\|access-date=17 August 2018\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=20 March 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.tehelka.com/channels/Investigation/page.asp \|title=Investigations \|access-date=17 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105204324/http://www.tehelka.com/channels/Investigation/page.asp \|archive-date=5 November 2012 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> The Defence Minister [[George Fernandes]] was forced to resign following the [[Barak Missile scandal]] involving the botched supplies of coffins for the soldiers killed in Kargil, and the findings of an inquiry commission that the government could have prevented the Kargil invasion.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Fernandes-offers-to-quit/articleshow/33942023.cms\|title=Fernandes offers to quit \|work=The Times of India\|access-date=24 July 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421235534/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Fernandes-offers-to-quit/articleshow/33942023.cms\|archive-date=21 April 2018\|url-status=live}}</ref> Vajpayee initiated talks with Pakistan, and invited Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf to [[Agra]] for a [[Agra summit\|joint summit]]. President Musharraf was believed to be the principal architect of the Kargil War in India.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/14/world/a-summit-meeting-of-old-foes-india-and-pakistan.html \|title=A Summit Meeting of Old Foes: India and Pakistan \|last=Dugger \|first=Celia W. \|date=14 July 2001 \|work=The New York Times \|access-date=18 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527161858/http://www.nytimes.com/2001/07/14/world/a-summit-meeting-of-old-foes-india-and-pakistan.html \|archive-date=27 May 2015 \|url-status=live }}</ref> By accepting him as the [[President of Pakistan]], Vajpayee chose to move forward leaving behind the Kargil War. But after three days of much fanfare, which included Musharraf visiting his birthplace in Delhi, the summit failed to achieve a breakthrough as President Musharraf declined to leave aside the issue of Kashmir.<ref>{{Cite journal\|last=Baral\|first=J.K.\|s2cid=154231247\|date=1 August 2002\|title=The Agra Summit\|journal=International Studies\|volume=39\|issue=3\|pages=289–302\|doi=10.1177/002088170203900305\|issn=0020-8817}}</ref> Line 210 ⟶ 214: {{Main\|2002 Gujarat riots}} In February 2002, a train filled with Hindu pilgrims returning to Gujarat from [[Ayodhya]] stopped in the town of [[Godhra]]. A scuffle broke out between Hindu activists and Muslim residents, and the train was set on fire, leading to the deaths of 59 people. The charred bodies of the victims were displayed in public in the city of [[Ahmedabad]], and the [[Vishwa Hindu Parishad]] called for a statewide strike in Gujarat. These decisions stoked anti-Muslim sentiments.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/04/06/world/asia/modi-gujarat-riots-timeline.html \|title=Timeline of the Riots in Modi's Gujarat \|date=19 August 2015 \|work=The New York Times \|access-date=18 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180726064708/https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/04/06/world/asia/modi-gujarat-riots-timeline.html \|archive-date=26 July 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Blaming Muslims for the deaths, rampaging Hindu mobs killed thousands of Muslim men and women, destroying Muslim homes and places of worship. The violence raged for more than two months, and more than 1,000 people died.<ref name="NYT_Riots">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/27/world/religious-riots-loom-over-indian-politics.html \|title=Religious Riots Loom Over Indian Politics \|last=Dugger \|first=Celia W. \|date=27 July 2002 \|work=The New York Times \|access-date=18 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812073629/http://www.nytimes.com/2002/07/27/world/religious-riots-loom-over-indian-politics.html \|archive-date=12 August 2016 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Gujarat was being ruled by a BJP government, with [[Narendra Modi]] as the chief minister. The state government was criticised for mishandling the situation.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2002/04/05/stories/2002040509161100.htm \|title=Vajpayee's advice to Modi \|last=Dasgupta \|first=Manas \|date=5 April 2002 \|access-date=18 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160106133029/http://www.thehindu.com/2002/04/05/stories/2002040509161100.htm \|archive-date=6 January 2016 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url-status=dead }}</ref> It was accused of doing little to stop the violence, and even being complicit in encouraging it.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/world/asia/29india.html \|title=Shadows of Violence Cling to Indian Politician \|last=Sengupta \|first=Somini \|date=29 April 2009 \|work=The New York Times \|access-date=18 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830124248/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/29/world/asia/29india.html \|archive-date=30 August 2012 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="NYT_Riots" /> Vajpayee reportedly wanted to remove Modi, but was eventually prevailed upon by party members to not act against him.<ref name="Caravan_Modi">{{Cite news \|url=http://www.caravanmagazine.in/reportage/emperor-uncrowned-narendra-modi-profile \|title=1 March 2012 \|last=Jose \|first=Vinod K \|date=1 March 2012 \|work=The Caravan \|access-date=18 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180722135036/http://www.caravanmagazine.in/reportage/emperor-uncrowned-narendra-modi-profile \|archive-date=22 July 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.firstpost.com/politics/modi-has-to-go-post-2002-gujarat-riots-atal-bihari-vajpayee-wanted-then-cm-to-step-down-3191210.html \|title='Modi has to go': Post-2002 Gujarat riots, Atal Bihari Vajpayee wanted then CM to step down \|date=7 January 2017 \|work=Firstpost \|access-date=18 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180208022633/http://www.firstpost.com/politics/modi-has-to-go-post-2002-gujarat-riots-atal-bihari-vajpayee-wanted-then-cm-to-step-down-3191210.html \|archive-date=8 February 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> He travelled to Gujarat, visiting Godhra, and Ahmedabad, the site of the most violent riots. He announced financial aid for victims, and urged an end to the violence.<ref name="NYT_2002">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/world/angry-and-ashamed-indian-prime-minister-tours-riot-torn-state.html \|title=Angry and Ashamed, Indian Prime Minister Tours Riot-Torn State \|last=Bearak \|first=Barry \|date=5 April 2002 \|work=The New York Times \|access-date=18 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818085337/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/05/world/angry-and-ashamed-indian-prime-minister-tours-riot-torn-state.html \|archive-date=18 August 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> While he condemned the violence,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=8625\|title=Vajpayee condemns Godhra carnage, Gujarat communal violence – Express India\|agency=Press Trust of India\|website=The Indian Express\|access-date=24 July 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914172803/http://expressindia.indianexpress.com/news/fullstory.php?newsid=8625\|archive-date=14 September 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> he did not chastise Modi directly in public. When asked as to what would be his message to the chief minister in the event of the riots having taking place, Vajpayee responded that Modi must follow ''raj dharma'', Hindi for ethical governance.<ref name="NYT_2002" /> At the meeting of the BJP national executive in Goa in April 2002, Vajpayee's speech generated controversy for its contents which included him saying: "Wherever Muslims live, they don't like to live in co-existence with others."<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/who-started-the-fire/215254 \|title=Who Started The Fire? \|date=20 April 2002 \|work=Outlook \|access-date=18 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180118035839/https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/who-started-the-fire/215254 \|archive-date=18 January 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/04/18/india.vajpayee/index.html\|title=CNN.com – Vajpayee reveals his true colors – April 18, 2002\|last=Tully\|first=Mark\|publisher=CNN\|access-date=24 July 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231003948/http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/04/18/india.vajpayee/index.html\|archive-date=31 December 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Prime Minister's Office (India)\|Prime Minister's Office]] stated that these remarks had been taken out of context.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/atal-bihari-vajpayee-passes-away-bjp-loses-its-tallest-leader-india-a-statesman-politician/1282121/\|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee passes away: BJP loses its tallest leader, India a statesman politician\|date=16 August 2018\|work=The Financial Express\|access-date=17 August 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816145129/https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/atal-bihari-vajpayee-passes-away-bjp-loses-its-tallest-leader-india-a-statesman-politician/1282121/\|archive-date=16 August 2018\|url-status=live}}</ref> Vajpayee was accused of doing nothing to stop the violence, and later admitted mistakes in handling the events.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/04/30/india.censure/index.html\|title=CNN.com – Vajpayee admits mistake over Gujarat – April 30, 2002\|first=Kasra \|last=Naji\|publisher=CNN\|access-date=24 July 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180102005320/http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/04/30/india.censure/index.html\|archive-date=2 January 2018\|url-status=live}}</ref> [[K. R. Narayanan]], then [[president of India]], also blamed Vajpayee's government for failing to quell the violence.{{sfn\|Dossani\|2008\|p=154}} After the BJP's defeat in the 2004 general elections, Vajpayee admitted that not removing Modi had been a mistake.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2004/06/14/stories/2004061411630100.htm \|title=Not removing Modi was a mistake, says Vajpayee \|last=Yogendra \|first=Kanwar \|date=14 June 2004 \|access-date=18 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818123316/https://www.thehindu.com/2004/06/14/stories/2004061411630100.htm \|archive-date=18 August 2018 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url-status=dead }}</ref> === 2002–2004 === Line 227 ⟶ 231: == 2004 general election == [[File:The Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee casting his vote at a polling booth in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh on May 5, 2004.jpg\|thumb\|Prime Minister Vajpayee casting his vote at a polling booth in [[Lucknow]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], during the 2004 general election.]] In 2003, news reports suggested a tussle within the BJP with regard to sharing of leadership between Vajpayee and Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/2003/09/25/stories/2003092507200900.htm \|title=Vajpayee is our leader, reiterates BJP \|last=Vyas \|first=Neena \|date=25 September 2003 \|access-date=18 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040204045322/http://www.thehindu.com/2003/09/25/stories/2003092507200900.htm \|archive-date=4 February 2004 \|work=[[The Hindu]] \|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|url=http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jun/17bidwai.htm \|title=BJP's leadership fissures \|last=Bidwai \|first=Praful \|date=17 June 2003 \|work=Rediff \|access-date=18 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724150819/http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jun/17bidwai.htm \|archive-date=24 July 2008 \|url-status=live }}</ref> BJP president Venkaiah Naidu had suggested that Advani must lead the party politically at the 2004 general elections, referring to Vajpayee as ''vikas purush'', Hindi for development man, and Advani as ''loh purush'', iron man.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/atal-bihari-vajpayee-the-pregnant-pause-lengthens-forever/articleshow/65426150.cms\|title=Atal Bihari Vajpayee: The pregnant pause lengthens forever\|last=Arun\|first=T. K.\|date=16 August 2018\|work=The Economic Times\|access-date=17 August 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817161545/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/atal-bihari-vajpayee-the-pregnant-pause-lengthens-forever/articleshow/65426150.cms\|archive-date=17 August 2018\|url-status=live}}</ref> When Vajpayee subsequently threatened retirement, Naidu backtracked, announcing that the party would contest the elections under the twin leadership of Vajpayee and Advani.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2003/06/06/stories/2003060600050800.htm \|title=Vikas and loh \|last=Raghavan \|first=S \|date=6 June 2003 \|work=Business Line \|access-date=18 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060523061621/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2003/06/06/stories/2003060600050800.htm \|archive-date=23 May 2006 \|url-status=live }}</ref> The NDA was widely expected to retain power after the [[2004 Indian general election\|2004 general election]]. It announced elections six months ahead of schedule, hoping to capitalise on economic growth, and Vajpayee's peace initiative with Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/13/international/asia/in-huge-upset-gandhis-party-wins-election-in-india.html \|title=In Huge Upset, Gandhi's Party Wins Election in India \|last=Waldman \|first=Amy \|date=13 May 2004 \|work=The New York Times \|access-date=18 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180818214424/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/13/international/asia/in-huge-upset-gandhis-party-wins-election-in-india.html \|archive-date=18 August 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Guardian_2004">{{Cite news \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/may/14/india.randeepramesh \|title=Shock defeat for India's Hindu nationalists \|last=Ramesh \|first=Randeep \|date=14 May 2004 \|work=The Guardian \|access-date=18 August 2018 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612144006/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/may/14/india.randeepramesh \|archive-date=12 June 2018 \|url-status=live }}</ref> The [[13th Lok Sabha]] was dissolved before the completion of its term. The BJP hoped to capitalise on a perceived 'feel-good factor' and BJP's recent successes in the Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and [[Chhattisgarh]]. Under the "[[India Shining]]" campaign, it released ads proclaiming the economic growth of the nation under the government.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://india.eu.org/1634.html\|title=India Shining backfired: Advani – Debating India\|website=india.eu.org\|access-date=17 August 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051227081851/http://india.eu.org/1634.html\|archive-date=27 December 2005\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/532006/bjp-and-the-india-shining-campaign/\|title=BJP and the India Shining campaign {{!}} The Express Tribune\|date=6 April 2013\|work=The Express Tribune\|access-date=17 August 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729065335/https://tribune.com.pk/story/532006/bjp-and-the-india-shining-campaign/\|archive-date=29 July 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref> Line 489 ⟶ 493: {\| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" \|- ! Ribbon ~~! colspan=2 width="350px" \| Decoration~~ ! Decoration ! width="100px" \| Country ! width="100px" \| Date Line 507 ⟶ 512: \| 13 February 1999 \| ''Grand Cordon'', the second-highest civilian honour of Morocco. \| <ref>{{cite web\| url = https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/indian-prime-minister-atal-behari-vajpayee-is-welcomed-and-news-photo/103938127?adppopup=true\| title = Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee is welcomed and decorated... News Photo – Getty Images\| date = 9 September 2010\| access-date = 27 October 2020\| archive-date = 30 October 2020\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201030140631/https://www.gettyimages.in/detail/news-photo/indian-prime-minister-atal-behari-vajpayee-is-welcomed-and-news-photo/103938127?adppopup=true\| url-status = live}}</ref> \|- \| [[File:Bharat Ratna Ribbon.svg\|100x100px]] Line 520 ⟶ 525: \| {{flag\|Bangladesh}} \| 7 June 2015 \| The second-highest civilian honour of Bangladesh awarded to foreign dignitaries. \| <ref>{{Cite web \|last=Unb \|first=Dhaka \|date=8 June 2015 \|title=Vajpayee honoured \|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/vajpayee-honoured-93679 \|access-date=23 April 2023 \|website=The Daily Star \|language=en \|archive-date=23 April 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423052635/https://www.thedailystar.net/backpage/vajpayee-honoured-93679 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news \|date=1 June 2015 \|title=Vajpayee to be honoured with 'Friends of Bangladesh Liberation War Award' by Bangladesh \|work=The Economic Times \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/vajpayee-to-be-honoured-with-friends-of-bangladesh-liberation-war-award-by-bangladesh/articleshow/47498345.cms \|access-date=23 April 2023 \|issn=0013-0389 \|archive-date=23 April 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423052635/https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/vajpayee-to-be-honoured-with-friends-of-bangladesh-liberation-war-award-by-bangladesh/articleshow/47498345.cms \|url-status=live }}</ref> \|} === Other achievements === * In 2004, Vajpayee was named one of the [[Time 100\|100 Most Influential Persons]] by the [[Time (magazine)\|Time Magazine]].<ref>{{Cite web\|title=The 2004 TIME 100\|url=https://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1970858,00.html\|publisher=[[Time (magazine)\|Time]]\|access-date=30 July 2024}}</ref> * In 2012, Vajpayee was ranked number 9 in ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)\|Outlook]]'' magazine's poll of ''[[The Greatest Indian]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine \|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/a-measure-of-the-man/281949 \|title=A Measure Of The Man \|magazine=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)\|Outlook]] \|first=Uttam \|last=Sengupta \|date=20 August 2012 \|access-date=31 December 2019 \|archive-date=1 May 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501020655/https://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/a-measure-of-the-man/281949 \|url-status=live }}</ref> * In August 2018, Naya Raipur was renamed as [[Atal Nagar]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/chhattisgarh-cabinet-agrees-to-rename-naya-raipur-as-atal-nagar-vajpayee-5317603/\|title=Chhattisgarh Cabinet agrees to rename Naya Raipur as Atal Nagar\|date=21 August 2018\|work=The Indian Express\|access-date=21 August 2018\|archive-date=21 August 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821213450/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/chhattisgarh-cabinet-agrees-to-rename-naya-raipur-as-atal-nagar-vajpayee-5317603/\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="htorgNews">{{cite news \|title=Chhattisgarh Govt Renames {{sic\|I\|t's\|nolink=y}} New Capital Naya Raipur To "Atal Nagar", Pays Tribute To Vajpayee in Unique Way \|url=https://headlinestoday.org/national/1802/chhattisgarh-govt-renames-it-new-capital-naya-raipur-to-atal-nagar-pays-tribute-in-unique-way/ \|access-date=21 August 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