Bhopal, July 26
Senior BJP leader and the party's former Madhya Pradesh president, Prabhat Jha, passed away at a hospital in Delhi on Friday. He was 67.
Two weeks ago he was airlifted to Delhi from Bhopal after his health deteriorated all of a sudden.
Jha served as the Madhya Pradesh BJP president and the party's national vice president.
He was popular in the party cadre and knew each worker by name. He was not afraid of speaking his mind and called a spade a spade.
Jha hailed from Sitamarhi in Bihar and established himself in Madhya Pradesh's politics.
The BJP veteran was made the state unit president in 2010. It was the period when the BJP was struggling to strengthen its position in the state. During his two years, Jha restructured the BJP's cadre in the state.
He was also Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh for two times. Jha was a powerful leader in the state BJP unit, though, he was not given any prominent role in the last few years, however, he was actively meeting with party workers.
Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, state BJP Chief V. D. Sharma and other party leaders expressed their condolences on the demise of Jha.