Vajpayee fails to vote due to back pain

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee cannot come to Lucknow from New Delhi to exercise his franchise due to back pain.

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee could not come to Lucknow from New Delhi on Saturday to exercise his franchise due to back pain.

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"Vajpayeeji could not come due to a pain in his back," BJP Chief Rajnath Singh, who cast his vote in Lucknow earlier in the day.

The former Prime Minister was scheduled to cast his vote at the Nagar Nigam polling centre in the city around 1200 hours.