Former prime minister and BJP patriarch Atal Bihari Vajpayee, one of India's most charismatic leaders, died here following prolonged illness today, (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) AIIMS hospital announced. He was 93. "It is with profound grief that we inform about the sad demise of former Prime Minister of India Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee at 5.05 pm," the hospital said in a statement.

The 93-year-old Bharatiya Janata Party leader was admitted at AIIMS on June 11 with a kidney tract infection, urinary tract infection, low urine output and chest congestion.