The Aurangabad unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named a star after the 'Bharat Ratna' recipient on the national 'Good Governance Day' commemorating the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday.
Atal Bihari Vajpayee was an Indian politician who served as the Prime Minister of India from the year 1998 to the year 2004.
He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and was known for his efforts to promote economic liberalization and improve relations with Pakistan.
He was born on December 25, 1924, in Gwalior Madhya Pradesh.
He began his political career in the 1950s as a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist organization.
He later joined the BJP and was elected to the Lok Sabha (the lower house of the Indian parliament) in 1957.
In 1977, he was appointed Minister of External Affairs in Prime Minister Morarji Desai's government and later became the BJP's leader.
Vajpayee served as the Prime Minister of India on three occasions, including his full term from 1998 to 2004.
He is credited with improving relations with Pakistan, including initiating a peace process and conducting the first-ever bus journey from India to Pakistan.
He is also known for his efforts to promote economic liberalization in India and for his efforts to build infrastructure, including the development of the Golden Quadrilateral highway system.
In 2015, he received India's highest civilian honor, the Bharat Ratna award.He passed away on August 16, 2018.
The distance between the star and Earth is 392.01 light years.
It is the closest star to the Sun and has been registered in the International Space Registry on December 25, 2022.
The star gets the name Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji and has Registration Number CX16408US.
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