Overview

• AIIMS New Delhi confirmed he passed away on Tuesday morning, stating the senior leader was 93.
• His mortal remains were moved from AIIMS to his residence, with arrangements at the Delhi BJP office for tributes.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, J.P. Nadda and Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta offered condolences praising his public service and party-building role.
• A stalwart of Delhi politics, he served five terms in the Lok Sabha, two in the Delhi Assembly, led the Jana Sangh in the city, and twice headed the BJP’s Delhi unit.
• His electoral record included defeating Manmohan Singh in the 1999 Lok Sabha polls and being Delhi’s sole BJP MP in 2004, while reports varied on his age at death despite AIIMS citing 93.