Vice president M. Venkaiah Naidu reached Lucknow this evening on a two-day visit to Uttar Pradesh. During his visit, the Vice president will go to Ayodhya and Varanasi and will perform Pooja at Ramlala and Kashi Vishwanath temple.<br />''<br />''AIR correspondent reports that Governor of the state Anandi ben Patel and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath welcomed Vice president M.  Venkaiah Naidu at Lucknow airport. After night's stay at Raj Bhavan, Mr. Naidu will embark on his journey to Ayodhya tomorrow in a special presidential train. This is the first time that the Vice president is going to Ayodhya on a presidential train. Mr Naidu will perform Puja at Ram Janam Bhumi Parisar in the morning. He will later perform Puja at the famous Hanumangadi temple also. The Vice president will then leave for Varanasi on the same presidential train and reach the city of Lord Shiva by evening. He will take part in the Ganga Aarti in the evening. On Saturday he will take part in scheduled functions after performing Puja at Kashi Vishwanath temple. The Vice president will leave for Hyderabad on the same day.<br />''<br />''<br />