Former prime minister and BJP patriarch Atal Bihari Vajpayee's birthday
is likely to be observed as 'Good Governance Day' now onwards.
The proposal has been kept
forward by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the BJP Parliamentary Board
meeting held on Tuesday. The veteran leader celebrates his birthday on
December 25.
Vajpayee, a
widely respected leader across political spectrum was made a part of
BJP's 'Marg Darshak' committee recently. BJP has always highlighted the
various schemes started by Vajpayee during its campaigns.
Vajpayee
is a two-time PM. He was first elected to the top post in 1996 but
could not hold the government together for more than 13 days. BJP-led
NDA government was re-elected in 1998 when Vajpayee was promoted as the
PM. He held office till 2004.a