Biography, Indian Prime Minister, Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1996, 1998 to 2004)

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the 10th Prime Minister of India, serving three terms between 1996 and 2004.

He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and was the first non-Congress Prime Minister to complete a full five-year term.

Vajpayee was an active member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) since his childhood, and joined the BJP in 1980.

He held various important positions in the BJP, including the first president of the BJP's youth wing, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, in the 1970s.

Throughout his political career, Vajpayee was a staunch advocate of Hindutva ideology and a strong proponent of nuclear power.

He was instrumental in the 1998 Pokhran-II nuclear tests, which made India a nuclear power.

He is also credited with strengthening India's relations with the United States, and initiating the Lahore Peace Process with Pakistan.

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