Congress leader Virbhadra Singh passed away

Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister and veteran Congress leader Virbhadra Singh passed away at the age of 87 years.

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Mr. Singh was a nine-time MLA was elected to the State Legislative Assembly first time in October 1983.

He remained Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh from April 8, 1983 to March 5, 1990; December 3, 1993 to March 23, 1998; from March 6, 2003 to December 29, 2007; and from December 25, 2012 to December 26, 2017.

He was at present MLA from the Arki Assembly constituency in Solan district. Mr. Singh was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1962 and in all, he was a five-time MP.

He served as Minister of State for Industries in 1982-1983; Union Minister of Steel from 2009-2011; and Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises from 2011-2012.

He was also the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee president in 1977, 1979, 1980 and 2012.