Hon.Atal Bihari Vajpayee is a veteran parliamentarian and a great leader of masses. He is really eligible for Bharat Ratna award. No doubt!!!!! Lal Krishna Advani may have requested for his nomination, but definitely not a recommendation. Only one question here, Is this award to be given on somebody%u2019s request or is it given after the evaluation and recommendation by the members of an institution? Whether Bharat Ratna is given or not, people in India knows that he already received highest civilian honor, the Padma Vibhushan -&- was named India's 'Best Parliamentarian in 1994. And he served half-a-century to the society and to the nation.