This Valentine's Day, the nation will also remember the birth anniversary of Sushma Swaraj on February 14. BJP stalwart who notched up several firsts in a political career spanning four decades, passed away at the age of 67 after a cardiac arrest on August 6, 2019. She was one of the most well-known faces of the BJP who immensely contributed to party's growth and never shied away from taking challenges.

Here are the most well know facts about Sushma Swaraj that everyone should know:

Born on February 14 in 1952, Sushma Swaraj's parents hailed from a place called Dharampura in Pakistan's Lahore.

She was only the second woman to hold the portfolio of external affairs after Indira Gandhi, who briefly kept the external affairs ministry under her while being the prime minister.

Swaraj was the Information and Broadcasting Minister in the 13-day Atal Bihari Vajpayee government in 1996 and got the Cabinet portfolio again after he led the BJP to power in 1998.

 Swaraj contested against the then Congress president Sonia Gandhi in Bellary in 1999 Lok Sabha polls. Though she fell short of votes, she grew in stature.

Swaraj, a law graduate who practised in the Supreme Court, was elected seven times as a member of Parliament and three times as a member of the legislative assembly.

Swaraj was also the recipient of the Outstanding Parliamentarian Award. During her tenure as the external affairs minister, she handled several strategically-sensitive issues, including Indo-Pak and Sino-India relations.

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