Vajpayee’s daughter Namita Bhattacharya performed the last rites.

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 93, passed away at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here last evening after a prolonged illness.

Condolences poured in from leaders across the world including the US and Russia have expressed grief over the death of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and recalled his contributions in strengthening bilateral relations and maintaining regional peace.

Thousands of mourners jostled and some clambered on trees to capture the moment on their phones at the funeral of the former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee while many chanted slogans - ‘Jab tak sooraj chand rahega, Atal ji ka naam rahega,’ and ended it with patriotic cheers of ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ and ‘Vande Mataram’.

The mortal remains of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was shifted from his residence to the BJP headquarters. From there, it was taken to Smriti Sthal where scores of leaders paid tribute to the leader.

BJP chief Amit Shah, several union ministers and chief ministers of several states including Vijay Rupani, Shivraj Chouhan, Yogi Adityanath and Devendra Fadnavis were among those who walked sombrely behind the carriage.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Army Chief Bipin Rawat, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sunil Lanba and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat paid homage to the former prime minister.

Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, Pakistan Law Minister Ali Zafar, former Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, Nepal Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali, Sri Lanka acting Foreign Minister Lakshman Kiriella were among the foreign dignitaries who arrived to pay their last respects to the former prime minister.