Overview
- An AIIMS statement said he reached the emergency department at 10:45 am and was declared dead at 1:50 pm after sustained resuscitation.
- The Delhi BJP announced last rites for 4:30 pm at the Lodhi Road cremation ground, and he was cremated there Thursday evening.
- His daughter, BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj, confirmed the death and posted a heartfelt tribute on X.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders across parties offered condolences, highlighting his contributions to law, governance and public life.
- Kaushal was designated a Supreme Court senior advocate at 34, became Mizoram’s governor at 37, defended George Fernandes in the Baroda dynamite case, helped advance the 1986 Mizoram Peace Accord, and later served in the Rajya Sabha representing Haryana (1998–2004).