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Former Bihar CM Bhagwat Jha Azad passes away

89-year-old Azad was Bihar's chief minister for little over a year between 1988-89.

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Former Bihar chief minister Bhagwat Jha Azad died on Tuesday after a prolonged illness.

A six-time member of the Lok Sabha from Bhagalpur in Bihar,89-year-old Azad had been ailing for some time and was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS),family sources said.

He breathed his last in the morning,they said.

A veteran Congressman,Azad was the chief minister of Bihar for little over a year between 1988-89.

He had joined the BJP recently but was hardly active due to his ill health.

Azad’s son,former cricketer Kirti Azad,is a BJP MP from Darbhanga.

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