Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh passes away at 87
- Senior Congress leader and former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Virbhadra Singh, has passed away, battling a prolonged illness.
- He was 87.
- The veteran politician was the 4th and longest-serving Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh.
- He served as the Chief Minister of the state for six times, from April 8, 1983 to March 5, 1990, December 3, 1993 to March 23, 1998, March 6, 2003 to December 29, 2007 and then for the sixth time from December 25, 2012 to December 26, 2017.
- Apart from this, Singh also served as union deputy minister in Tourism and Civil Aviation, Minister of State for Industries, Union Minister of Steel and Union Minister of micro, small & medium enterprises (MSME).