Jaswant Singh died after a cardiac arrest at the Army Hospital. (Express Photo by Amit Mehra/File)
The passing away of Jaswant Singh Sunday marks the end of another chapter in the fading out of the Atal Bihari Vajpayee era in the BJP. Coincidentally, the demise of one of the chief architects of the BJP's coalition politics occurred a day after its traditional ally, Shiromani Akali Dal, walked out of the NDA.
The political significance of Singh's presence in his party shrunk long ago – he was expelled from the BJP in 2009 over a book he wrote and was denied a ticket in the 2014 general elections. He contested from Barmer as an Independent but lost. Soon after the polls, he met with an accident and was unwell since then.
Singh died at 6:55 am on Sunday after a cardiac arrest at the Army Hospital (R&R) where he was being treated for Sepsis with Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome, hospital authorities said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered Singh's “unique perspective on matters of politics and society”. “Jaswant Singh Ji served our nation diligently, first as a soldier and later during his long association with politics. During Atal Ji's Government, he handled crucial portfolios and left a strong…
