Advani became a member of RSS in 1942 and started teaching at Model High School, Karachi in 1944.Advani gave BJP the stature it needed to be considered among the national ones. When in 1986, he was named as the party president, he had to face a lot of problems as they just had 2 of their leaders as Lok Sabha members as the Congress party swept every bit in the general elections after the assassination of Indira Gandhi.As of January 2017, L. K. Advani has undertaken 6 yatras across the country. In 1990, Advani started his first yatra on the issue of Ram Temple in Ayodhya. This was named Ram Rath Yatra. The yatra paid some swing in the 1991 general elections.He had the toughest time as a Union Home Minister as India was facing a number of disturbances due to the tensions between India and Pakistan.He completed 7872 km of travelling in just 33 days in a mini bus across India but did not get tired. He says walking is the secret of his fitness. He travels for an hour every morning without feeling any strain.L. K. Advani was conferred Padma Vibhushan, second highest civilian honour in India in 2015.His autobiography My Country My Life which was published by the former President Abdul Kalam in 2008 has a record sale of over 1 Million (10 lakh) copies.