Former Chhattisgarh BJP MLA Yudhvir Singh Judev died on Monday in a hospital in Bengaluru where he was being treated for a liver ailment, his family said.
Judev, 39, belonged to the erstwhile royal family of Jashpur in Chhattisgarh. He was the youngest son of BJP leader Dilip Singh Judev, who died in 2013.
“Yudhvir had been suffering from a liver-related ailment for a long time. He had undergone treatment at a hospital in Delhi, from where he was shifted to Bengaluru. He breathed his last at around 4 am,” his cousin and former MP Ranvijay Singh Judev said.
The body will be brought to Jashpur on Tuesday where the final rites will be held, he said.
Yudhvir Judev, survived by his mother Madhvi, wife Sanyogita and a daughter, was first elected an MLA in 2008 from Chandrapur constituency and for a second consecutive time in 2013.
In 2018, his wife Sanyogita was the BJP candidate from Chandrapur but she lost the election.
The Judev family is said to have influence in Chhattisgarh's northern part, particularly in Jashpur and Janjgir-Champa area.
Chief Minister Bhupesh Bahghel expressed grief over Judev's death, an official statement said.
State BJP chief Vishnudeo Sai described Yudhvir Judev's demise as an "irreparable loss" for the party.
