New Delhi, Dec. 4 -- Former Mizoram governor and senior advocate Swaraj Kaushal passed away on Friday, 4 December. He was 73-years-old. Swaraj Kaushal was the husband of former MEA Sushma Swaraj, and BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj's father. The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Delhi wing said that his last rites will be performed today at the Lodhi Road crematorium.

Born on 12 July 1952 in Solan, Swaraj Kaushal was appointed as the governor of Mizoram at the age of 37 in 1990 - making him the youngest governor ever to be appointed in India. The Supreme Court designated him as a senior advocate when he was only 34 years old.

Swaraj Kaushal and Sushma Swaraj, the former External Affairs Minister, tied the knot in 1975. Kaushal represented Haryana in...