Ex-Himachal minister Raja Vijyendra Singh passes away at 80

Former Himachal Pradesh minister and scion of the erstwhile Nalagarh princely state, Raja Vijyendra Singh, passed away in Delhi on Wednesday at age 80 after a prolonged illness. A five-time MLA from Nalagarh, he started his political career with Janata Party in 1977 before switching to the Congress in 1982. He served as Chief Parliamentary Secretary from 1982 to 1983.