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MP Governor Lalji Tandon passes away in Lucknow

LUCKNOW: Senior BJP leader and Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandon passed away in Lucknow on Tuesday. 


Tandon, 85, was unwell for weeks and was undergoing treatment in Lucknow. He belonged to the old generation of BJP leaders.


Thrice legislator in UP Assembly, the former BJP leader had served as minister in Uttar Pradesh government too, in different terms, holding important portfolios.


He was also the leader of opposition in UP legislative assembly earlier. Tandon was also elected Member Parliament from Lucknow in 2009. As he was unwell, he was flown from Bhopal to Lucknow, recently. He passed away in Medanta Hospital. 


[July 21, 2020 NewsBits.in]

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