Senior Congress party leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit died on Saturday at a private hospital here at the age of 81.
Dikshit, who breathed her last at Fortis Escorts hospital was president of Delhi unit of the Congress and served as Delhi's Chief Minister for 15 years at a stretch from 1998-2013 and also served as the Governor of Kerala.
She had unsuccessfully fought the recent parliamentary elections from North-East Delhi constituency. Earlier, she represented New Delhi constituency in Delhi legislature.
Dikshit became a Lok Sabha lawmaker for the first time from Kannauj constituency in Uttar Pradesh in 1984. She was also a close associate of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and a minister in his cabinet.
President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal were among those who condoled her death.
Modi paid tributed to Dikshit for her: noteworthy contribution to Delhi's development.”
In a tweet, he offered his condolence to her family and supporters.