Atal Bihari Vajpayee had his website as early as 1999 polls
(WorldNews India)

LUCKNOW: It is hard to imagine an election campaign without social media now. But about 20 years ago, when internet was still in its nascent stages, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, then PM and BJP candidate from Lucknow in 1999 Lok Sabha elections, was the only candidate in UP to have a running interactive website. The website VoteForAtal-.com was created to garner support from voters as Atal faced Dr Karan Singh of Congress in the election. And when the website was launched on July 27, 1999, the then party spokesperson and incumbent PM Narendra Modi was also present in UP BJP...