New Delhi, Sep 30: Senior BJP leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra passed away on Tuesday morning at AIIMS Delhi. He was 93.
"Shri Vijay Kumar Malhotra Ji, a senior BJP leader aged 93 years, was admitted to AIIMS New Delhi, where he passed away in the morning of 30th September 2025," read a statement by the AIIMS.
It is worth noting that Malhotra was born in December 1931 in Lahore. He is a five-time Member of Parliament and a two-time Member of the Legislative Assembly from Delhi.
He also served as the president of the Delhi Pradesh Jana Sangh from 1972 to 1975, and later as the president of BJP Delhi Pradesh for two terms, from 1977 to 1980 and 1980 to 1984.
Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva also expressed his condolences, stating that Malhotra's legacy will continue to inspire party workers.
"It is with great sadness that we announce the sudden passing of senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and first President of the Delhi BJP, Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra, this morning. He was 94 years old," Sachdeva said in a statement.
"Prof. Vijay Kumar Malhotra's life was an example of simplicity and dedication to public service. He worked extensively to spread the RSS ideology in Delhi since the Jan Sangh era. His life has always inspired and will continue to inspire all of us, BJP workers," he said.
According to the Delhi BJP, Malhotra had a prominent political career alongside leaders like Kedar Nath Sahni and Madan Lal Khurana. The party credits him for keeping the BJP strong in Delhi for many years.
"His biggest political victory is considered to be defeating former Prime Minister of India Manmohan Singh by a huge margin in the 1999 Indian general election. Malhotra has been a 5-time MP and 2-time MLA from Delhi over the last 45 years, making him one of the most senior BJP figures in the capital," Malhotra's profile on Delhi BJP reads.
In the 2004 Lok Sabha elections, Malhotra was the only BJP candidate to win his seat in Delhi.
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