Patna, Aug. 16 -- Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary paid tribute to former Prime Minister and Bharat Ratna awardee Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his death anniversary at Pataliputra Park in Patna on Sunday.

Governor Lieutenant General (Retd.) Syed Ata Hasnain and Chief Minister Chaudhary paid their respects by garlanding Vajpayee's life-size statue.

Several state ministers, MPs, MLAs, MLCs, public representatives and social activists also paid floral tributes to the former Prime Minister.

Those present included Rural Development Minister Shrawan Kumar, Agriculture Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha, Cooperation Minister Ram Kripal Yadav, Art and Culture Minister Pramod Kumar, BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad and BJP Bihar President and MLA Sanjay Sara...