Ranchi, Dec. 25 -- Jharkhand governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar, chief minister Hemant Soren, and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Thursday paid tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 101st birth anniversary.

While the governor paid floral tributes and garlanded the portrait of Vajpayee at Durbar Hall in Lok Bhawan in Ranchi, the chief minister extended tributes to Vajpayee through a social media post.

"The ideals and thoughts of the revered Atal ji will always remain a source of inspiration for everyone," Gangwar posted on X.

"I pay my heartfelt tributes to former prime minister and Bharat Ratna recipient, the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji, on his birth anniversary," chief minister Soren said in his post.

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