Bhopal / Former MP CM Kailash Chandra Joshi passes away aged 90

BJP leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kailash Chandra Joshi passed away at the age of 90 due to an age-related ailment in Bhopal on Sunday. Joshi had served as CM for six months in 1997-98 when he was a member of the Janata Party. He is survived by six children, while his wife died a few months ago.

Hindustan Times : Nov 24, 2019, 03:31 PM
Kailash Chandra Joshi, former chief minister of Madhya Pradesh and senior BJP leader passed away on Sunday. He was 90.

Joshi, who was called as the ‘saint of politics’, took his last breath in a private hospital in Bhopal.

Born on July 14, 1929, Joshi served as the ninth Chief Minister of the state for six months from June 1977 to January 1978 when he was a member of the Janata Party. He became a member of the Lok Sabha from 2004 to 2014 from Bhopal constituency in Madhya Pradesh.

The former CM is survived by three sons and three daughters.

The last rites will be performed on Monday at his ancestral town Hatpipalya in Dewas district.