In Pictures: Life And Times Of Sushma Swaraj

In this Aug 5, 2005 file photo, is seen then BJP MP Sushma Swaraj on a swing during Teej festival celebrations organised by the BJP Mahila Morcha at Delhi BJP Office in New Delhi. / PTI

In this May 11, 1998 file photo, is seen then Delhi chief minister Sushma Swaraj hugging former prime minister Chandrashekhar at a meeting of the National Committee to celebrate the centenary of Khalsa Panth in New Delhi. /PTI

In this April 28, 2003 file photo, is seen then health minister Sushma Swaraj and Congress leader Sonia Gandhi during the statue unveiling ceremony of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji in New Delhi. / PTI

In this July 26, 2003 file photo, is seen then health minister Sushma Swaraj with then Delhi chief minister Shiela Dikshit at the inauguration of the national convention of elected representatives on HIV/AIDS in New Delhi. /PTI

In this Jan 22, 2010 file photo, is seen BJP leader Sushma Swaraj with Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray at Matoshree Bungalow in Mumbai. /PTI

In this file picture taken on September 30, 2014 Indian Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj arrives for a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama in the White House in Washington, DC. /AFP

In file photo, Indian Minister of Information and Broadcasting Sushma Swaraj takes the oath during a swearing-in ceremony as New Delhi's new Chief Minister. Swaraj replaced Sahib Singh Verma, who was made to resign one month ahead of local government polls, in an effort by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to bolster their image in the upcoming elections. /AFP

In file photo, Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Member of Parliament Sushma Swaraj (C) swings during celebration of the Teej festival on the occasion of the Sawan (rain) month in New Delhi 05 August 2005. /AFP

In file photo, India's Health and Parliamentary Affairs Minister and ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) main election campaigner Sushma Swaraj (C) wears a Assamese Traditional "Japi" Hat during campaigning in Guwahati, 21 April 2004. /AFP

In file photo, India's main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Chief Minister of Gujarat, Narendra Modi (L) talks with Indian opposition leader Sushma Swaraj during a BJP National Council two day meeting in New Delhi on March 2, 2013. /AFP

In file photo, Indian Minister for Information and Broadcasting Sushma Swaraj (R) greets Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf in a traditional Muslim style as Musharraf replies with a salute during a banquet at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi 14 July 2001.AFP