In pics: Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s final journey
The BJP leader also remembered sharing dais with the former prime minister at an election rally at Lucknow in 2004 - the last election Vajpayee had fought.
In a condolence message, Governor Acharya Devvrat said with his simplicity and humility Vajpayee ruled the hearts of millions of people.
Vajpayee, 93, passed away at AIIMS here soon after 5 p.m. on Thursday following a prolonged illness.
The former Prime Minister, whose birthday on December 25 is celebrated as Good Governance Day, was honoured with the Bharat Ratna in 2014.
