2024 was a year of significant political activity and change for India. Along with the historic Lok Sabha elections and assembly elections in several states, many senior political leaders in the country said goodbye to the country this year and left a lasting legacy. Today we are going to tell you about the life and contribution of some of these influential persons who shaped the political landscape of India.
1. Baba Siddiqui
The death of Baba Siddiqui, a four-time Congress MLA from Maharashtra, who later joined the NCP, was arguably the most shocking. On October 12, 2024, shooters sent by the Lawrence Bishnoi gang shot and killed Siddiqui in Mumbai.
2. Sitaram Yechury
On September 12, 2024, Sitaram Yechury, one of the tallest leaders of the Communist Party in India, died at the age of 72. From 2005 to 2017, he represented West Bengal in the Rajya Sabha. Also, he served as the general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and has been a member of the Politburo since 1992.
3. Sushil Kumar Modi
Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi passed away on May 13, 2024. A month after being diagnosed with cancer, the 72-year-old senior BJP leader, who was Bihar's deputy chief minister from 2005 to 2013 and again from 2017 to 2020, passed away.
4. Natwar Singh
Senior Congress MP Natwar Singh passed away on August 10, 2024. He was the foreign minister from 2004 to 2005 in the first UPA administration of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh. Singh, a former diplomat, began his career as an Indian Foreign Service officer in 1953 and retired in early 1984 to become a member of the Lok Sabha.
5. Jitta Balakrishna Reddy
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Jitta Balakrishna Reddy died on 6 September 2024 at the age of 52. Reddy, who began his political activism as a youth leader of the TRS, gained prominence for his role in the Telangana statehood movement.
