A book authored by the then Navy chief says that Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee wanted to hit a Pakistani Army camp in the wake of the Parliament terror attack but was forced to drop the plan at the last moment as it got relocated.

According to sources, the Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) had organized the function for immersion of ashes on the assurance that the money spent on the event would be duly compensated.

As India awaits its 17th Lok Sabha, India TV brings to you a rundown of how India has been ruled in 72 years since Independence.

Vajpayee became the Prime Minister for the first time in 1996 for 13 days, then for 13 months from 1998 to 1999, and then from 1999 to 2004.

'Sadaiv Atal' was constructed by the Centre Public Works Department (CPWD) at a cost of Rs 10.51 crore.

The Sadaiv Sthal is spread over 1.5 acres of land and was site of former prime minister's last rites on August 17. T

On 16 August this year, Vajpayee passed away at the age of 93 at the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) in New Delhi following a prolonged illness.

Born on December 25, 1924, Vajpayee passed away on August 16.

Asserting that Pakistan was serious to develop peaceful ties with all its neighbours, Khan claimed India was not ready to hold talks with the country due to the upcoming general elections.

  Raman Singh, the longest serving Chief Minister of the BJP, is locked in a direct fight with his former mentor Karuna Shukla, niece of the late Vajpayee.

The stadium was earlier named the Ekana International Cricket Stadium and this is the first time that it is hosting an international match.

The Congress released its second list consisting names of the candidates for the remaining six constituencies. It had earlier declared candidates for 12 seats.

Mayawati also alleged that the BJP is trying to “use Atal ji's death for political gains.”

The move has drawn criticism from the opposition Congress which accused the saffron party of trying to make political gains out of Vajpayee's death.

The clarification came after Arvind Kejriwal took a dig at PM Modi saying a reported move to rename the Ramlila Maidan won't fetch the BJP votes but "changing the name of the Prime Minister might".

According to reports, a few BJP councillors have sent a proposal for renaming the ground after the late prime minister.

PM Narendra Modi, BJP president Amit Shah handed over 36 urns with Vajpayee's ashes to party leaders at a function held at the party's old office at 11 Ashoka Road in New Delhi.

The late Prime Minister's ashes will be immersed at the confluence of Mahanadi, Pairi and Sondur river in Ranjim.

The meeting is being held a day after the immersion of a part of former PM's ashes in holy River Ganges at Haridwar.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan shared an old picture with Atal Bihari Vajpayee in which they both can seen sharing a good laugh.