Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh), March 02: BJP veteran Shiv Kumar Shastri ied here today.
He was 92.
A contemporary of leaders like Keshubhai Thakre and Sundarlal Patwa, Shastri had played an important role in the formation of Jansangh, BJP’s previous avatar.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, who represents Rajnandgaon in the state Assembly, described Shastri as his political guru.
The cremation will take place tomorrow.
-Agencies