Bharat Ratna To LK Advani — Interesting Facts About Him

BJP Stalwart LK Advani was conferred the Bharat Ratna on Saturday

In a post on X, PM Modi said that LK Advani will get the coveted Bharat Ratna award, describing the party stalwart's contributions to India's progress as monumental.

LK Advani became the national president of the BJP 3 times

LK Advani was the Union Home Minister and Deputy PM

The BJP stalwart was a seasoned Parliamentarian and he became a Lok Sabha MP 7 times

Advani became a Rajya Sabha MP 4 times. He was also the leader of the opposition in the Upper House

LK Advani played an instrumental role in Ram Mandir movement

LK Advani became a symbol of Hindutva and the Ram Janmabhoomi movement's poster boy

Advani launched the nationwide 'Ram Janmabhoomi Rath Yatra' from Somnath to Ayodhya in September 1990

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