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BJP Stalwart Vijay Kumar Malhotra Passes Away, Leaving a Legacy

Vijay Kumar Malhotra was a five-time MP and first Delhi BJP president who defeated former PM Manmohan Singh in 1999, playing a key role in party growth, officials said.

  • On September 30, 2025, Vijay Kumar Malhotra died at AIIMS New Delhi in the morning, breathing his last at around 6 am at age 93.
  • Vijay Kumar Malhotra was the first president of the Delhi BJP and earlier led the Delhi Pradesh Jana Sangh; he was born on December 3, 1931 in Lahore, Punjab, British India and held a doctorate in Hindi literature.
  • In 1999 Malhotra defeated Manmohan Singh, winning the South Delhi seat as the only BJP candidate to secure a Delhi seat in the general elections.
  • Virendra Sachdeva said `...passed away this morning`, and the BJP announced the body will be brought to 21 Gurdwara Rakabganj Road around 8.45 a.m. for mourners.
  • Over a political career spanning more than 45 years, Malhotra worked to expand RSS ideology in Delhi and headed chess and archery associations; his death came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg permanent Delhi BJP office.
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Devdiscourse broke the news in India on Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
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