Ajmer BJP MP Sanwar Lal Jat Passes Away 

New Delhi: Sanwar Lal Jat, a BJP MP from Ajmer and former Union minister, who was being treated at AIIMS, has breathed his last on Wednesday morning following a cardiac arrest.

The 62-year-old lawmaker reportedly lost consciousness during a meeting chaired by BJP chief Amit Shah in Jaipur July. He was immediately rushed to Jaipur's Sawai Man Singh Hospital and later shifted at AIIMS Delhi. Jat had served as Minister of State for Water Resources in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi government.

Jat, a senior state BJP leader, has held several portfolios. He also won election to Rajasthan Legislative Assembly from Nasirabad, Ajmer in Ajmer district.

Hours after his demise Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences on the twitter handle.