Gaur, 89, passed away due to cardiac arrest, Narmada Hospital Director Dr Rajesh Sharma told PTI. iStock file
Bhopal, August 21
Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister and senior BJP leader Babulal Gaur passed away on Wednesday morning at a private hospital here after prolonged illness.
Gaur, 89, passed away due to cardiac arrest, Narmada Hospital Director Dr Rajesh Sharma told PTI.
He was suffering from various old-age-related ailments and was hospitalised for quite some time.
The veteran BJP leader served as Madhya Pradesh chief minister from 2004-2005 and represented his traditional Govindpura Vidhan Sabha seat 10 times.
Born on June 2, 1930 at Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh, Gaur emerged as a powerful and popular leader in Madhya Pradesh initially as a trade union leader and later as MLA. PTI
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