Special prayers around the state for Atal Bihari Vajpayee

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BJP workers and leaders are offering special prayers in various parts of the state for the long life of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari. Vajpayee, who was admitted to AIIMS on Monday night and his condition is stated to be stable .

A report from Ayodhya said that Faizabad BJP MP Lallu Singh and district BJP chief Awadhesh Pandey organised a special puja at Chandra Hari temple. The leaders, along with saints, performed Rudhra Abhishek praying for the long life of the former PM.

Similarly, in Kanpur, BJP workers organised ‘havan’ for the veteran leader, who is undergoing treatment for urinary tract infection. A special puja was also organised in Lucknow, the Parliamentary constituency of the former PM, during the ongoing Bada Mangal. In Varanasi too, BJP workers held special puja on the banks of Ganga river.