Vijay Kashyap (56), a minister from Uttar Pradesh has succumbed to the pandemic coronavirus. He died in a hospital where he was receiving treatment for coronavirus. Vijay Kashyap (56) has been elected as the Chartawal MLA in Muzaffarnagar District and has been appointed as the Minister of Revenue and Flood Control in Uttar Pradesh. With his death, the death toll of ministers in UP has reached 3.
Recently, Vijay Kashyap tested positive for coronavirus. With this, he was admitted to Vedanta Hospital in Gurgaon. However, his health deteriorated, and died in the hospital. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, and BJP national president JP Nadda mourned his death.