June 26, 1975: During the
Emergency period (1975–1977) in India, he was in jail from
this day until the Lok Sabha elections in 1977, when he was
elected as MP from Almora.
1991 to 1993: He was the
President of the BJP.
May 19, 1998: He took over
as the Minister of Human resource Development.
May 22, 2004: He retired as
the Minister of Human resource Development.
2009: He was the Chairman of the BJP
Manifesto Preparation Board.
2014: He vacated that
Varanasi Lok Sabha seat for the Prime Ministerial candidate,
Narendra Modi, in 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
2015: He was named by
certain media reports to have been associated with Ranvir
Sena involved in Bihar Dalit Massacres.
January 25, 2017: He was
honoured with PADMA VIBHUSHAN Award by the
Govt of India.
General
He is a leading member of the Bharatiya Janata Party
(BJP).
He is best known for his views on Hindu socio-politics.
He is affiliated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
(RSS), of which he had been a pracharak.
