Overview
- Ram Govind Chaudhary died on Friday while undergoing treatment at the Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow, and he was 73 years old.
- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav led public tributes on Saturday, placed the party flag on Chaudhary’s body and presided over a condolence meeting at the party headquarters.
- Family sources said Chaudhary had long suffered from heart- and kidney-related ailments, which prompted his treatment at SGPGI.
- Chaudhary’s mortal remains were returned to Ballia for public viewing and he was cremated there with state honours in a funeral attended by senior leaders, party workers and thousands of supporters.
- A student‑movement veteran who rose from Ballia to serve as an eight‑time MLA, minister in Mulayam and Akhilesh Yadav governments and Leader of the Opposition from 2017 to 2022, Chaudhary was a key organiser of Purvanchal socialist politics who drew cross‑party condolences.