N D Tiwari passes away: A look back at his long political career

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister N D Tiwari passed away at Saket’s Max Hospital in New Delhi on Thursday, he was 93. The veteran politician was admitted to the hospital on September 20, 2017 after suffering a brain stroke and had been there since. (Express photo by R. K Dayal)

The former Chief Minister was admitted to Lohia Hospital in Lucknow in March 2017, he was then shifted to New Delhi on September 20, 2017 after suffering a brain stroke. A team of doctors were monitoring his condition in the ICU round the clock. (Express photo by Vishal Srivastav)

Hours before N D Tiwari's death, his son Rohit celebrated Tiwari's 93rd birthday today with a cake. (Express photo)

ND Tiwari, then Chief Minister of UP, addressing press conference in New Delhi in September 1994. (Express photo by R.K. Sharma)

Congress leader Arjun Singh (left) and UP Chief Minister N D Tiwari at a press conference in April 1995. (Express photo by R K Dayal)

Tiwari, who joined the Congress in 1963, was the only Indian politician to have served as chief minister of two states, Uttar Pradesh and later Uttarakhand. (Express photo)

Atal Bihari Vajpayee was conferred the Padma Vibhushan in 1992 in recognition of his services to the nation. He was subsequently awarded the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award, in 2015. In pic: Vajpayee with Congress MP ND Tiwari after attending an all party meeting at Parliament Annexe in July 1996. (Express photo by Ravi Batra)

Arjun Singh and other Congress (india) workers celebrating ND Tiwari's 71st birthday in New Delhi. (Express photo by Sanjay Kumar Sharma)

ND Tiwari outside the Tees Hazari Court in connection with Hawala case in New Delhi. (Express photo)

Congress MP N.D. Tiwari, Congress leader Arjun Singh, P.R. Kumarmangalam and K.N. Singh at Congress Working Committee meet of the break away party in New Delhi on May 1995. (Express photo by Naveen Jora)

Congress leader ND Tiwari wielding a " Sudarshan Chakra" while Congress leader Arjun Singh looks on at the Congress convention at Talkatora Stadium grounds in 1995. (Express photo by R.K. Dayal)

Senior Congress Leader N D Tiwari (left) hugs Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav during a formal meeting at Tiwari's official residence in Lucknow on December 2012. (Express photo by Vishal Srivastav)

Finance Minister ND Tiwari being photographed while giving final touches to the budget. (Express photo by S Paul)

Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi (left) being received by his cabinet colleagues, Chief Ministers N D Tiwari at Delhi airport on June 18, 1985 on his return from official visit abroad. (Express archive photo)

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav (left) with senior congress leader ND Tiwari on the occasion of Tiwari's birthday celebration on October 10, 2014. (Express photo by Vishal Srivastav)

Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav (left) along with ND Tiwari at the latter's oath taking ceremoney as Governor at Raj Bhawan in Lucknow. (Express photo by Vishal Srivastav)

Tiwari was also embroiled in a controversy after lawyer Rohit Shekhar filed a paternity suit claiming to be his biological son. In January last year, ahead of the Uttarakhand Assembly elections, Tiwari and Rohit joined the BJP in the presence of party president Amit Shah. (Express Photo by Virender Negi)

Senior Congress Leader ND Tiwari along with his wife Ujjwala Sharma after a day of their marrige at his residence in Lucknow in 2014. (Express Photo by Vishal Srivastav)