New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and former Union Minister L.P. Shahi died early on Saturday at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in here. He was 98. "He was shifted to AIIMS on Thursday after he complained of chest pain," Shahi's daughter-in-law, Veena Shahi, told IANS from Patna.

"He passed away around 3 a.m.," she said, adding that his mortal remains will be brought to Patna in evening. The final rites would take place on Sunday in the Bihar capital, she added.