L. K. Advani pays homage to his closest friend Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Former Prime Minister and veteran Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Atal Bihari Vajpayee passed away on Thursday afternoon at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in the national capital. He was 93. Vajpayee breathed his last at 5:05 pm, the hospital said.

"It is with profound grief that we inform about the sad demise of former Prime Minister of India Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee at 5.05 pm," the hospital said in a statement.