New Delhi, Dec. 25 -- December 25, 2025 marks 101st birth anniversary of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) icon and former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Born on December 25, 1924, in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, Atal Bihari Vajpayee is one of India's most respected statesmen, a poet, and a senior leader of the BJP. Vajpayee served three terms as the Prime Minister of India - briefly in 1996, and then in two full terms from 1998 to 2004.

In order to honour Atal Bihari Vajpayee's legacy and promote transparent, accountable, and citizen-centric governance, December 25 is celebrated every year as National Good Governance Day, since 2014.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Vajpayee in a post on X. The birth anniversary of the estee...