The statue of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was unveiled at the Lok Bhawan in Lucknow by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.
The event coincided with the birth anniversary of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who represented Lucknow in the Lok Sabha five times.
The foundation stone for the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical University in the Uttar Pradesh capital was also laid to mark the event. The state government had given 50 acres of land for the varsity.