Question
Download Solution PDFFormer Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh _______________ recently passed away at Medanta hospital in Gurugram, after being was on life-saving drugs for past few weeks.
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 'Mulayam Singh Yadav'.
Key Points
- Samajwadi Party(SP) founder and three-time Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away at Medanta hospital in Gurugram on October 10.
- He was 82. The SP patriarch’s condition had been “quite critical” for the past few weeks and he was on life-saving drugs.
- Though he had been away from active politics for a while, with his son Akhilesh leading the party since 2017, he was counted among prominent opposition forces in the country. For the Samajwadi Party, he remained "Neta-ji" - a term that even his son used for him.
- One of Uttar Pradesh's top politicians, Mulayam Singh was also Union Defence Minister in 1996-98.
- Mulayam Singh first became an MLA in 1967. During his second term as MLA, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared the Emergency and Mulayam Singh, like many opposition leaders, went to jail.
- Mulayam Singh was elected 10 times as an MLA and seven times as Lok Sabha MP.
- A former wrestler, Mulayam Singh was known to be an astute politician who didn't flinch when it came to striking deals, even with bitter rivals.
Additional Information
- The Samajwadi Party is a socialist political party in India, headquartered in New Delhi. It was founded in 1992.
- It is mainly based in Uttar Pradesh, with significant presence in other states as well.
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