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Veteran BJP leader Babulal Gaur dies after cardiac arrest

Veteran BJP leader, Madhya Pradesh chief minister, Babulal Gaur

Bhopal - The senior leader served as Madhya Pradesh chief minister from 2004-2005.

By PTI

Published: Wed 21 Aug 2019, 7:12 AM

Last updated: Wed 21 Aug 2019, 9:31 AM

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 caridiac 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.

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