At a glance: Rare pictures of Atal Bihari Vajpayee
New Delhi: With a multi-featured persona, the former prime minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee has created a rare aura for himself over the past so many years. Born in Gwalior in 1924, Vajpayee completed his
Vajpayee in his younger days
He became the prime minister for the first time in 1996 but his tenure was short lived (13 days). After two years, in 1998 he was again elected as the prime minister and in 1999 for a second consecutive time.
