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Shri
Atal Bihari Vajpayee has been sworn-in as the Prime
Minister of India. The President Shri K.R. Narayanan
administered the oath of office and secrecy at an
impressive ceremony in the forecourt of Rashtrapati
Bhawan here today. Shri Vajpayee has assumed the
august office of the Prime Minister of India for
the third time.
Earlier,
Shri Vajpayee was Prime Minister of India from
May 16-31, 1996 and a second time from March 19,
1998 till date. With his swearing-in today as
Prime Minister, he becomes the only Prime Minister
since Jawaharlal Nehru to occupy the office of
the Prime Minister of India through three successive
mandates. Shri Vajpayee is also the first Prime
Minister since Smt. Indira Gandhi to lead his
party to victory in successive elections.
Born
on December 25, 1924 at Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
to Shri Krishna Bihari Vajpayee and Smt. Krishna
Devi, Shri Vajpayee brings with him a long parliamentary
experience spanning over four decades. He has
been a Member of Parliament since 1957. He was
elected to the 5th, 6th and 7th Lok Sabha and
again to the 10th, 11th and 12th Lok Sabha and
to Rajya Sabha in 1962 and 1986. He has again
been elected to Parliament from Lucknow in Uttar
Pradesh for the fourth time consecutively. He
is the only parliamentarian elected from four
different States at different times namely - UP,
Gujarat, MP and Delhi.
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