State funeral for Mahajan

MUMBAI: :  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Pramod Mahajan would be cremated on Thursday  with full state honours.

Mahajan, a former Union Minister, will be cremated at noon on Thursday at Shivaji Park crematorium in Dadar.

Dignitaries such as Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat and Leader of Opposition L K Advani would be attending the funeral, an official release said on Wednesday.