He was a sharp strategist in mind, brilliant executive in action. His rise to the top echelons  of the BJP was on account of his hard work, dedication and intrinsic leadership qualities. He was not only brilliant in strategy, but a perfectionist execution. He was candid and straight forward in speaking out his mind. There was something about Pramod Mahajan that went beyond political, economic cultural and social divides. Mahajan owed a lot of his appeal to the fact that he was a doer. No other leader had the vision to actively promote and build an institution devoted to training politicians and political workers.