Senior BJP veteran Vijay Kumar Malhotra passed away Tuesday morning at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, according to a statement from the Delhi BJP unit. Malhotra, aged 93, was the first president of the BJP’s Delhi unit. The tragic news came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the newly-built BJP office at Deen Dayal Upadhyay (DDU) Marg.
“Shri Vijay Kumar Malhotra Ji, a senior BJP leader aged 93 years, was admitted to AIIMS New Delhi, where he passed away in the morning of 30th September 2025,” AIIMS Delhi said in an official release.
While expressing condolences on VK Malhotra’s demise, the Bharatiya Janata Party said, “The news of the sudden demise of BJP’s senior leader, the first president of Delhi BJP, Professor Vijay Kumar Malhotra ji, is extremely heartbreaking. In this hour of grief, the entire BJP family stands with their family members. May God grant the departed soul a place at His divine feet. Om Shanti.”
Senior BJP leader Vijay Kumar Malhotra (in file pic) passes away at AIIMS, New Delhi at the age of 93 years. pic.twitter.com/6DwTLi4k1w
— ANI (@ANI) September 30, 2025