Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani was admitted to Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi with a chest infection.
His condition is stable, hospital officials said. Advani is undergoing treatment at the hospital, and his condition remains stable, according to the officials.
He played a key role in the party’s growth from a relatively small political force into a major national political organisation. Advani served as the BJP president on multiple occasions and was instrumental in strengthening the party’s organisational base across the country. He also held several important portfolios, including Home Affairs, during his political career. Advani remains a senior figure in the BJP and a key part of the party’s political history.
Born on November 8, 1927, in Karachi (present-day Pakistan), Advani is one of the most prominent leaders in the history of the BJP. His nationwide Ram Rath Yatra in 1990 became a significant turning point in Indian politics and helped expand the BJP’s political reach. He served as India’s Deputy Prime Minister from 2002 to 2004 under the government led by then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
