Scores of admirers of the late prime minister accompanied the procession as his body was being taken from his residence to BJP headquarters.
As the procession moved, people were seen chanting 'Atal Bihari amar rahe' and 'Vande Mataram' One of his admirers, Pawan , said he had written a poem on Vajpayee when he was eight years old.
Earlier, people from all walks of life paid their last respects to him after his mortal remains were brought to his residence on Thursday evening.
President Ram Nath Kovind , Prime Minister Narendra Modi , senior BJP leader L K Advani, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh , former congress president Sonia Gandhi and current president Rahul Gandhi were among those who paid tribute to the departed soul.
Besides, Home Minister Rajnath Singh , External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju and senior BJP leader Murali Manohar Joshi are also among those who paid homage to him.Vajpayee passed away at AIIMS on Thursday evening following a prolonged illness.
