Overview

• AIIMS New Delhi confirmed Malhotra's death on Tuesday morning and listed his age as 93.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited his residence to pay respects, with President Droupadi Murmu, JP Nadda and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta also offering tributes.
• His mortal remains were brought home from AIIMS and will be placed at the Delhi BJP office on Pandit Pant Marg on Oct 1 for public homage before cremation at Lodhi Road.
• The Delhi government announced a one-day state mourning on Wednesday and postponed official events.
• A foundational figure for the Jan Sangh/BJP in the capital, he was the first Delhi BJP president, a five-time MP and two-time MLA, and famously defeated Manmohan Singh in 1999; some party statements cited his age as 94.