BJD Leader & WODC Chairman Subash Chauhan Passes Away At 54

Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and Chairperson of the Western Odisha Development Council (WODC) Subash Chauhan died at a private hospital here on Sunday morning after a prolonged illness. He was 54. Chauhan was reportedly admitted to the private hospital on April 30 and undergoing treatment for liver cancer. Chauhan was appointed Chairperson of WODC in […]

10 May 2020 07:58 IST

BJD Leader & WODC Chairman Subash Chauhan Passes Away At 54 — Subash-Chauhan

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Bhubaneswar: Senior BJD leader and Chairperson of the Western Odisha Development Council (WODC) Subash Chauhan died at a private hospital here on Sunday morning after a prolonged illness. He was 54.

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Chauhan was reportedly admitted to the private hospital on April 30 and undergoing treatment for liver cancer.

Chauhan was appointed Chairperson of WODC in September last year. Chauhan, who was a die-hard RSS and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) member, had quit BJP ahead of the 2019 general elections and joined BJD after he was denied a ticket for Bargarh Lok Sabha seat.

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Though Chauhan had lost to BJD’s Prabhas Singh in 2014 election by a margin of around 11,178 votes, he garnered huge popularity and support in the parliamentary constituency and was considered as BJP's candidate for the 2019 polls. However, BJP fielded Suresh Pujari from the Bargarh LS constituency.

Senior BJP leader and national Vice President Baijayant Panda said Chauhan was a great organiser and his death is an irreparable loss to Odisha politics.

Terming Chauhan's death as a huge loss to the State, Transport Minister Padmanabha Behera said, "We are deeply saddened by the untimely demise of Chauhan. He was a great organiser and leader."

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan also prayed peace and tranquility for the departed soul.

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