Premiership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
| Atal Bihari Vajpayee अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी |
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| 11th Prime Minister of India (1st tenure) | |
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In office 16 May 1996 – 1 June 1996 |
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| Preceded by | P.V. Narasimha Rao |
| Succeeded by | H.D. Deve Gowda |
| 11th Prime Minister of India (2nd Tenure) | |
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In office 19 March 1998 – 22 May 2004 |
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| Preceded by | I. K. Gujral |
| Succeeded by | Manmohan Singh |
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25 December 1924 Gwalior State, British India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Occupation | Politician , Poet |
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was three times Prime Minister of India, first from 16 May to 1 June 1996, and then from 19 March 1998 to 22 May 2004. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Vaypayee served as the eleventh Prime Minister of India. He headed the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in the Indian Parliament, and became the first Prime Minister unaffiliated with the Indian National Congress to complete a full five-year term in office.
After the 1996 general election, the BJP emerged as the single largest party in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament. Vajpayee was invited by President Shankar Dayal Sharma to form a government, but after 13 days in office, proved unable to muster a governing majority and resigned. He was replaced by H. D. Dewe Gowda, leader of the United Front (UF) coalition, and became the Leader of the Opposition.
The United Front was only able to sustain a majority in Parliament until 1998, resigning after the Indian National Congress withdrew its support. In the Indian general election, 1998 the BJP again emerged as the single-largest party, but was able to assemble a governing coalition called the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Other constituents of the NDA included the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), Bahujan Samaj Party, Shiv Sena, Shiromani Akali Dal, National Conference (NC) and the Trinamool Congress (TC), amongst others.
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