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Lal Krishna Advani

Lal Krishna Advani is a renowned Indian politician and former President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

L.K. Advani is a former Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister to the Government of India during 1998-2004, and presently serves as the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.

His full name is Lal Kishenchand Advani and he was born on 8th November, 1927 in Karachi (now in Pakistan). His father's name is Kishichand D. Advani. He completed his formal education from Saint Patrick's High School in Karachi and D.G. National College in Hyderabad, Sindh, moving on to graduate in Law from Government Law College, Bombay.

Over the years, L.K Advani has risen to become an outstanding politician; however, he is also a family man, being happily married to Kamla Advani, with two children, a son and a daughter.

He was conferred the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award for the year 1999.

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