Overview

• AIIMS New Delhi confirmed Malhotra died on Tuesday morning after being admitted for treatment.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited his Delhi residence to pay respects and posted a condolence message on X.
• His mortal remains will be kept at the Delhi BJP office for public tributes before a Wednesday cremation at the Lodhi cremation ground.
• The Delhi government announced a one-day state mourning on Wednesday and select official events were postponed as a mark of respect.
• Malhotra served two terms as an MLA and five as an MP, led the Delhi Jana Sangh and later the BJP’s Delhi unit, defeated Manmohan Singh in 1999, and was Delhi’s lone BJP MP in 2004.