Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Virbhadra Singh passed away on July 8, 2021 after prolonged illness.
- He was the longest-serving chief minister of Himachal Pradesh.
- The 87 year-old veteran Congress leader was currently the MLA from Arki in Solan district.Nine-time MLA and five-time MP, Singh was Himachal Pradesh’s chief minister for six terms.
- Virbhadra Singh, who started his political innings at the age of 27 when he was elected a member of Parliament in 1962, the youngest in the third Lok Sabha, remained a staunch Congressman all his life. He had been an MP thrice, in 1967, 1971 and 1980 before he became the state chief minister.
- He first became Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister in 1983.
