Today is the 98th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee, which BJP is celebrating as Good Governance Day across the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will pay tribute to the former PM by reaching 'Sadaiv Atal'. President Draupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will also be present. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP President JP Nadda and other ministers and leaders have reached the mausoleum to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Rahul Gandhi, who is leading the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' of the Congress in the national capital, will also pay homage to Atal Bihari Vajpayee at his samadhi. The BJP has decided to celebrate Atal Jayanti in a big way at all booths, in which Kavyanjali programs based on the poems of the former Prime Minister will also be organized.

Senior BJP leaders, ministers, MPs and MLAs will listen to PM Modi's 'Mann Ki Baat' program by staying among the public in their respective areas. On the occasion of Atal Jayanti, the Yogi Adityanath government of Uttar Pradesh will gift tap connections to 98,000 households in the state under the 'Sankalp Atal, Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal' campaign. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has also paid tribute to the former Prime Minister on his 98th birth anniversary. He tweeted, 'Humble tribute to the seeker of politics of values and ideals, fierce orator, excellent poet, former Prime Minister, 'Bharat Ratna' revered Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary! Your sagely life is an inspiration for all the worshipers of the nation. Best wishes to all of you on 'Good Governance Day'.

Atal Jayanti: PM Modi reached 'Always Atal' and paid tribute to former Prime Minister, President-Vice President were also present

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was born on 25 December 1924 in Gwalior. He had a deep interest in political activities since his student days. He participated in the Quit India Movement of 1942 against the British rule and also went to jail. College and schooling was completed from Gwalior. He graduated from Victoria College, Gwalior. Atal ji studied law from DAV College, Kanpur along with his father. Both used to study in the same class and used to stay in the same room in the hostel. He died on 16 August in the year 2018. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, known as an ideal politician, was the first Prime Minister who formed the government with 26 political parties. In the year 2014, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya were awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously.

Soon after this, the Modi government announced to celebrate Atal ji's birth anniversary as Good Governance Day in India. The purpose of celebrating this day is to make the citizens and especially the students aware of the government's commitment to create a transparent and accountable administration in the country. Atal Bihari Vajpayee is the only leader of Indian politics, who has the distinction of reaching the Lok Sabha by winning elections from four different states. Atal Bihari Vajpayee represented Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi in the Lok Sabha. This steadfast craftsman of 'good governance' took a pledge to convert Swaraj into Suraj as soon as he took over as the Prime Minister. Whenever he will be seen in the mirror of history, Atal Bihari Vajpayee will be remembered as the pinnacle man who set high standards of morality in Indian politics.