Samajwadi Party patriarch & former Uttar Pradesh CM Mulayam Singh Yadav passes away

Samajwadi Party patriarch and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav passed away this morning after prolonged illness. The 82 year old veteran leader breathed his last at a private hospital in Gurugram, Haryana. He was on life saving drugs and in ICU for the past several days.

Currently a member of Lok Sabha from Mainpuri, Mulayam Singh Yadav served as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh thrice and also as Union Defence Minister. He was elected to Lok Sabha seven times and eight times to Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.