New Delhi, Oct 18: Veteran politician N D Tiwari, who had served as the chief minister of two north Indian states – Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand – passed away at Saket’s Max Hospital here on his 93rd birthday today. He is survived by his wife Ujjawala and son Rohit Shekhar.
The veteran politician had been associated with the Congress almost all his career before joining the Bharatiya Janata Party in January 2017. Chief minister of Uttar Pradesh three times in the 1970s and 1980s, he also became the chief minister of Uttarakhand when Congress came to power in the first election held in the hill state which was carved out of Uttar Pradesh in 2000. He has also served as Union minister and governor.
Born on October 18, 1925, Tiwari known as "Vikas Purush" had suffered a brain stroke and was rushed to the hospital in Delhi's Saket on September 20 last year. He was in the ICU of the hospital till October 12 and thereafter was moved to a private room as his health improved.
His first stint at Uttar Pradesh CM was from January 1976 to April 1977. Then he was the CM of the state from August 1984 to September 1985 and June 1988 to December 1988. From October 1986 to July 1987, Tiwari held the key position of Union Minister of External Affairs and thereafter he became minister for finance and commerce, and he held the ministry till June 1988.
A senior Congress leader Tiwari was a key contender for the post of Prime Minister, which went to P V Narasimha Rao. In 1995, Tiwari along with Arjun Singh formed a political outfit All India Indira Congress (Tiwari) but returned to Congress when Sonia Gandhi took charge of the party.
Tiwari was the governor of Andhra Pradesh from August 19, 2007 to December 26, 2009. After a controversy over his alleged involvement in a sex scandal, Tiwari resigned from the health grounds.
The former CM was instrumental in developing the industrial sector in Uttarakhand. Due to his efforts, SIDCUL was set up at Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar district of the state. It provided job opportunities to thousands of youth of Uttarakhand. Besides, in his tenure 4,000 people got jobs in schools and universities. Medical colleges and universities, including the Doon University and Uttarakhand Technical University, were set up in his tenure.
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