<p>One of the founding members of the ruling party, Jaswant Singh Jasol from Barmer, Rajasthan, was a political stalwart who reached the zenith of his political career during the reign of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.</p>.<p>Best known for smoothing over wrinkles between US and India caused by Pokhran nuclear tests, he held important portfolios in positions such as Finance Minister and Minister of External Affairs.</p>.<p>Singh’s skills as a master negotiator was acknowledged by US’s Strobe Talbott during the US-India talks on nuclear armament.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/former-union-minister-jaswant-singh-passes-away-893627.html" target="_blank">Former Union minister Jaswant Singh passes away</a></strong></p>.<p>As Finance Minister, he was instrumental in pushing market-friendly reforms including privatising government owned businesses that were not performing well. </p>.<p>Later on, after UPA came to power in 2004, he was the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha. </p>.<p>In addition to this, he wrote several books such as <em>Jinnah: India and Partition</em>, <em>A Call to to Honour: In Service of Emergent</em>, <em>India At Risk: Mistakes</em>, <em>Misadventures and Misconceptions of Security Policy</em> and <em>Conflict & Diplomacy</em>. His book <em>Jinnah: India and Partition</em> which eulogised Jinnah sparked controversy within BJP and was expelled from the party for the first time in 2009.</p>.<p>His membership was reinstated later.</p>
<p>One of the founding members of the ruling party, Jaswant Singh Jasol from Barmer, Rajasthan, was a political stalwart who reached the zenith of his political career during the reign of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.</p>.<p>Best known for smoothing over wrinkles between US and India caused by Pokhran nuclear tests, he held important portfolios in positions such as Finance Minister and Minister of External Affairs.</p>.<p>Singh’s skills as a master negotiator was acknowledged by US’s Strobe Talbott during the US-India talks on nuclear armament.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/former-union-minister-jaswant-singh-passes-away-893627.html" target="_blank">Former Union minister Jaswant Singh passes away</a></strong></p>.<p>As Finance Minister, he was instrumental in pushing market-friendly reforms including privatising government owned businesses that were not performing well. </p>.<p>Later on, after UPA came to power in 2004, he was the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha. </p>.<p>In addition to this, he wrote several books such as <em>Jinnah: India and Partition</em>, <em>A Call to to Honour: In Service of Emergent</em>, <em>India At Risk: Mistakes</em>, <em>Misadventures and Misconceptions of Security Policy</em> and <em>Conflict & Diplomacy</em>. His book <em>Jinnah: India and Partition</em> which eulogised Jinnah sparked controversy within BJP and was expelled from the party for the first time in 2009.</p>.<p>His membership was reinstated later.</p>