Senior BJP leader Prabhat Jha passes away

insidetrack IndiaJuly 27, 2024

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Jul 27, 2024 10:59 AM Jha joined the BJP and served as the party’s Madhya Pradesh president from May 2010 to December 2012 Bhopal: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Madhya Pradesh party president Prabhat Jha passed away on Friday morning after a prolonged illness, party leaders said. Jha, 67, took his last breath at 5am at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram. (Twitter Photo) Jha is survived his wife and two sons. Speaking to the media, his son Tushmul Jha said that his father’s last rites will be performed at Koriahi village in Sitamarhi drict of Bihar on Saturday. Jha was born on 4 June 1957 in Hariharpur village of Darbhanga, Bihar. From Bihar, he moved to Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh with his family almost fifty years ago, where he completed his studies and pursued his career as a journal. He later entered politics and joined the BJP and served as the party’s Madhya Pradesh president from May 2010 to December 2012. Jha was elected to the Rajya Sabha for the first time in 2008 and for the second time in 2014. Prime Miner Narendra Modi paid homage to his departed soul. Chief miner Mohan Yadav also met family members of Jha in Gurugram.

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