Sheila Dikshit made history as the longest-serving chief minister of Delhi, serving three straight terms from 1998 to 2013. (IANS File Photo)
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS): Senior Congress leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit passed away on Saturday at the Escorts Hospital here, a party leader said. She was 81.
"Dikshit died at Escorts Hospital here," Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson Jitender Kumar Kochar told IANS.
The three-time Delhi Chief Minister was unwell for some time.
More details are awaited.
