- September 25 is observed as Antyodaya Diwas every year to mark the birth anniversary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya. The day was declared by the Modi Government on September 25, 2014.
- Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, born in Mathura in 1916 was one of the key leaders of Bharatiya Jana Sangh from which the BJP later emerged.
- He was the leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh from 1953 to 1968.
