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In 2014, Sushma Swaraj had proposed Modi's name for Prime

Not LK Advani, but Sushma Swaraj had proposed Modi's name for Prime Minister post in 2014

India | August 07, 2019 15:30 IST

In 2014, BJP won Lok Sabha election with a huge vote margin and the then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi was elected as India's new Prime Minister. As everyone knows, BJP senior leader LK Advani was said to be a prime ministerial candidate. But, among other BJP leaders, it was Sushma Swaraj (leader of the opposition) who proposed Narendra Modi's name for Prime Minister post.

MDH owner Dharampal Gulati bursts into tears as he pays

MDH owner Dharampal Gulati cries inconsolably as he pays tribute to Sushma Swaraj | VIDEO

India | August 07, 2019 15:09 IST

MDH owner Dharampal Gulati on Wednesday broke into tears as he paid tribute to former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who passed away late Tuesday night.

Throwback to when Sushma Swaraj shared gorgeous picture as bride on wedding anniversary

Throwback: When Sushma Swaraj shared gorgeous picture as bride on wedding anniversary

Relationships | August 07, 2019 14:57 IST

Sushma Swaraj tied the know to her college love Swaraj Kaushik on 13 July, 1975. The two met during college when they were studying law together and fell in love.

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5 best speeches of Sushma Swaraj, an orator par excellence

India | August 07, 2019 14:07 IST

Sushma Swaraj, India's popular leader, breathed her last on Tuesday. She was a powerful orator, an easily-accessible external affairs minister and a politician of many firsts. Sushma Swaraj was a loyal BJP soldier who was always ready to face a challenge. The country remembers the fierce leader for her many memorable speeches. Here are five of them.

Leaders share memorable moments with Sushma Swaraj

Politics | August 07, 2019 15:02 IST

The 67-year-old leader, who underwent a kidney transplant in December 2016, had not contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections due to health reasons.

Leaders, workers gather at BJP HQ to pay last respects to Sushma Swaraj

Politics | August 07, 2019 15:02 IST

The 67-year-old leader, who underwent a kidney transplant in December 2016, had not contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections due to health reasons.

Sushma Swaraj: A law graduate, a firebrand leader who attracted youth much before Twitter

India | August 07, 2019 16:50 IST

Much before she established herself as a people's foreign minister in the Modi government (2014-19), courtesy her twitter activism, Sushma captivated youth's imagination during Emergency days and had become India's biggest crowd-puller after Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Sushma Swaraj and her tryst with Kannada | From the archives

India | August 07, 2019 12:56 IST

Sushma Swaraj, people's leader, entered into politics in 1977 as a member of the Janata Party and was elected to the Haryana Assembly. Swaraj was the youngest Cabinet minister, given charge of Labour and Employment. In her 40 years of a political career, Swaraj had a special connection with Karnataka's Bellary, since she was fielded from there by the BJP against Sonia Gandhi. However, Sushma lost the battle to Gandhi but, that didn’t stop her from visiting Bellary.

Sushma Swaraj and Swaraj Kaushal love story

When 1975 Emergency could not hold Sushma Swaraj's wedding with Swaraj Kaushal

India | August 07, 2019 16:51 IST

Sushma Swaraj, a stateswoman and people's leader of BJP, has always emerged as a true inspiration for one and all. Sushma Swaraj, a former Supreme Court lawyer, was a politician who was respected across party lines. In fact, she had enjoyed a filmy love story with her husband Swaraj Kaushal. Swaraj love story started in their college days when she met her husband, fellow lawyer and friend. Their love story was known to everyone when Sushma Swaraj decided to quit active politics to spend more time with her husband.

Mortal remains of Sushma Swaraj to be kept at BJP headquarters

Politics | August 07, 2019 12:37 IST

The last rites of Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will be performed at 3 pm today at Lodhi crematorium. Her mortal remains will be kept at the BJP headquarters for 3 hours before Sushma Swaraj embarks on her final journey.

Pay your tributes to Sushma Swaraj

India | August 07, 2019 16:51 IST

Sushma Swaraj passes away: In her last tweet, she had thanked PM Modi for revoking Article 370 and said that she was waiting for this her entire life.

Even if you are stuck on the Mars: Sushma Swaraj's viral tweet that is now ‘a legacy’

Trending | August 07, 2019 11:33 IST

With over eight million followers, former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj was among the most followed world leaders on Twitter. Check out the one tweet of the BJP leader that went viral soon after she posted it.

Will miss Sushmaji's presence immensely: LK Advani

India | August 07, 2019 11:19 IST

Calling her one of his closest colleagues, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani on Wednesday mourned the death of senior party leader Sushma Swaraj. He recalled that when he was the President of the BJP in the eighties, she was a promising young activist who he had inducted into the team.

Sushma Swaraj: Madame Foreign Minister who took MEA out of Raisina Hills to common man

India | August 07, 2019 16:52 IST

From reuniting families to helping citizens recover their passport and travel home from war-torn countries, every request for help, small or big, never bypassed the attention of Sushma Swaraj, who had set an extraordinary example for future foreign ministers through her social media heroics.

Virat Kohli saddened by Sushma Swaraj's death, pays tribute

Cricket | August 07, 2019 11:18 IST

Virat Kohli, who led his team to a 3-0 T20I series sweep against the West Indies on Tuesday, said he was "deeply saddened by the news".

Lata Mangeshkar mourns sudden demise of BJP leader Sushma Swaraj, calls her ‘sensitive and selfless soul’

Celebrities | August 07, 2019 11:50 IST

Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar mourned the death of BJP Leader and former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and tweeted 'Deeply shocked and saddened to hear about Sushma Swaraj ji’s sudden demise.'

SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav gets emotional while paying homage to Sushma Swaraj

News | August 07, 2019 12:36 IST

Samajwadi Party leader, Ram Gopal Yadav gets emotional after paying tribute to former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.

Doctors tried to revive Sushma Swaraj for more than 70 mins, but failed: AIIMS

India | August 07, 2019 10:32 IST

Former External Affairs Minister and senior BJP leader, Sushma Swaraj passed away late Tuesday at Delhi's AIIMS after she had suffered a massive cardiac arrest. She was 67. The former Union Minister, who had survived a kidney transplant just a few years back, passed away at nearly 10 pm.

Madam, I am running behind you for last 46 years: Husband Swaraj Kaushal's heartfelt letter to Sushma Swaraj

India | August 07, 2019 16:53 IST

Sushma Swaraj's husband Swaraj Kaushal had penned an emotional letter to the Former External Affairs Minister when she had decided to step out of the Narendra Modi Ministry due to health reasons. Swaraj Kaushal had thanked Sushma Swaraj for deciding to not contest any further elections. Read the full letter below.

PM Modi turns emotional as he pays tributes to Sushma

PM Modi, LK Advani turn emotional as they pay tributes to Sushma Swaraj

India | August 07, 2019 10:25 IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was all emotional as he paid tribute to Former External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who passed away late Tuesday night.

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