New Delhi: Former Delhi Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Madan Lal Khurana passed away on Saturday here at his residence in New Delhi. He was 83. Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor told IANS, "Khuranaji passed away today (Saturday) around 11 p.m. at his residence."

Khurana, who served as Delhi Chief Minister from 1993 to 1996. resigned amid controversy in relation to the hawala scandal. He is survived by his wife, a son and two daughters. "He breathed his last at around 11 pm at Kirti Nagar residence here," his son Harish Khurana said. He said that his father was suffering from a chest infection and fever from the last few days. "He was feeling breathless since Saturday morning," Harish Khurana said