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L.K. Advani turns 97, PM Modi says he devoted himself to India’s development Mr. Advani served as the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party for the longest period since its inception in 1980 ... L. K. Advani is an Indian politician and statesman who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of India from 2002 to 2004. He is one of the co-founders of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, a right Hindu nationalist paramilitary organisation. Shri Lal Krishna Advani Through the years Shri L. K. Advani had served as the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party for the longest period since its inception in 1980. Capping a parliamentary career of nearly three decades, Shri L. K. Advani was, first, the Home Minister and, later, the Deputy Prime Minister in the cabinet of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1999-2004). Shri L. K. Advani is widely regarded as an individual of great intellectual ability, strong principles, and unwavering support ... Lal Krishna Advani is an Indian politician who was a founding member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and deputy prime minister of India (2002–04). He was largely responsible for popularizing and strengthening the BJP, which emerged as one of the strongest political forces in India.