Remembering former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Murali Manohar Joshi on December 25 talked about the ability of BJP stalwart to keep 22-23 parties together successfully. “Atal Ji kept 22-23 parties together and established India as a nuclear power. Taking 22 parties together, people of different faiths together, removing all differences he gave a new direction to India's politics,” he added.