From RSS man in 1942, to being conferred the Bharat Ratna in 2015, read the highlights of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee from start to finish
1942: Is detained for 24 days for activities with the RSS
1957: Becomes the leader of Jana Sangh; is also elected to the Lok Sabha
1962: Is elected to a six-year term in the Rajya Sabha
1975: Is jailed along with other dissident politicians during the Emergency
1977-1979: Serves as the Minister for External Affairs when Jana Sangh comes to power as the Janata Party
1980: Helps found and becomes president of the Bharatiya Janata Party
1996: Runs as BJP's prime ministerial candidate and wins, but his party's government lasts only 13 days before being ousted
March 19, 1998: Is sworn in as Prime Minister after BJP assembles a winning coalition
April 17, 1999: Resigns after his government loses a parliamentary vote of confidence
October 13, 1999: Is sworn in again as PM after BJP and allies regain control
March 21, 2000: Signs a statement on 'US-India Relations: A Vision for the 21st Century' along with US President Bill Clinton in New Delhi
October 2000: Undergoes knee replacement surgery
May 13, 2004: Concedes the election after BJP loses to the opposition Congress
December 29, 2005: Announces his retirement from politics
February 2009: Is hospitalised after suffering a stroke and put on a ventilator
March 1, 2009: Is released from hospital
December 25, 2014: Celebrates 90th birthday, observed nationally as Good Governance Day
March 27, 2015: Is conferred with India's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna, by President Pranab Mukherjee
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