{
  "id": 15132221,
  "title": "LK Advani: RSS days to Rath Yatra, photos that defined veteran BJP leader",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/17/lk-advani-rss-days-to-rath-yatra-photos-that-defined-veteran-bjp",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-17T05:59:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu",
    "slug": "the-hindu",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/lk-advani-bjp-leader-photos-rath-yatra-ayodhya/article71595435.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "L.K. Advani, a veteran BJP leader, has been involved in various significant events throughout his political career. In December 1990, Advani conducted a rath yatra (chariot procession) from Somnath to Ayodhya, which was later withdrawn when the V.P. Singh government ended the yatra. This decision helped break the BJP's ties with Hindu communalism and allowed the third force to advance independently. Advani served as the Union Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, as well as the BJP's chief. His commitment to the party was evident in his 2004 Bharat Uday Yatra, during which he received a warm welcome from supporters. Throughout his life, Advani has been a prominent figure in Indian politics, receiving tributes from political leaders such as Rahul Gandhi and Manmohan Singh.",
  "summary": "Lal Krishna Advani, former Deputy Prime Minister and a veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, is no more. A founding member of the BJP in 1980, Mr. Advani is considered the architect of the party's rise as a major national force in the 90s. The veteran leader rode the Ayodhya movement and elevated the BJP from the fringes to the mainstream. Mr Advani, along with former Prime Minister Atal…",
  "key_points": [
    "L.K. Advani conducted rath yatra from Somnath to Ayodhya in 1990.",
    "The yatra was withdrawn when V.P. Singh government ended it.",
    "Advani served as Union Home Minister and BJP chief."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Advani’s strategic pivot during the Somnath to Ayodhya procession signaled a decisive break from communalism that allowed the BJP to establish itself as an independent political force.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}