Political leaders pay tribute to former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Mortal remains of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee being taken from his Krishna Menon Marg residence to BJP headquarters at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg for the last rites, in New Delhi on Friday, August 17, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

President Ram Nath Kovind pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Senior BJP leader L K Advani pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

BJP President Amit Shah pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Home Minister Rajnath Singh pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018. (Photo:PTI)

Loksabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Former president Pranab Mukherjee pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Former Vice President Hamid Ansari pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Shiv Sena Chief Uddhav Thackeray pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and BJP President Amit Shah stand with others as they tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Namita Kaul Bhattacharya, adopted daughter, and Niharika Bhattacharya, grand daughter, pay tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi. (Photo: ANI)

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018. (Photo: PTI)

RSS Sarkaryawah Bhaiyyaji Joshi pays tribute to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, at his Krishna Menon Marg residence, in New Delhi on Thursday, Aug 16, 2018. (Photo: PTI)