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Sad to hear of the passing of Smt Sheila Dikshit, former Chief Minister of Delhi and a senior political figure. Her… https://t.co/zSEe6jl6Aa — President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) 1563619823000

Deeply saddened by the demise of Sheila Dikshit Ji. Blessed with a warm and affable personality, she made a notewor… https://t.co/PBGVwo0FEp — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1563619972000

I’m devastated to hear about the passing away of Sheila Dikshit Ji, a beloved daughter of the Congress Party, with… https://t.co/kiLqvdbP9I — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) 1563621090000

Just now got to know about the extremely terrible news about the passing away of Mrs Sheila Dikshit ji. It is a hug… https://t.co/rqMbBcKZvO — Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) 1563619517000

Sheilaji will always be remembered for her years of exemplary governance and immense contribution to the developmen… https://t.co/rudIsP5NYY — Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) 1563624204000

NEW DELHI: Former chief minister of Delhi and senior Congress leader Sheila Dikshit passed away in Delhi on Saturday at the age of 81 years.On Saturday morning, she was admitted in a critical condition to Escorts hospital in the capital following cardiac arrest.A multi-disciplinary team of doctors carried out the advanced resuscitative measures. Her condition stabilised temporarily. However, she had another cardiac arrest and despite all the resuscitative efforts, passed away at 3:55pm, hospital said.Her cremation is scheduled to take place at Delhi's Nigam Bodh ghat at 2 pm on Sunday.Dikshit served as the chief minister of Delhi for three terms from 1998 to 2013. She was the longest serving chief minister of Delhi.In the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls, under her leadership, the Congress party managed to push AAP candidates on the third place in five of the seven seats in Delhi, besides registering growth in its vote share.In January this year, the three-time former Delhi chief minister was appointed president of the city unit after the incumbent Ajay Maken stepped down citing health issues.Despite being an octagenarian, Dikshit led the party in Lok Sabha polls and herself contested against Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari from the North East Delhi seat. She lost by over 3.66 lakh votes.became an MP for the first time from Kannauj Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh in 1984. She was also a close associate of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi and a minister in his cabinet.President Ram Nath Kovind extended his condolences to the family of the Congress leader and said that her term was a period of momentous transformation for the capital.Prime Minister Narendra Modi was one of the first political leaders to extend his condolences.Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that the party has lost a beloved daughter.Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal termed the demise of Dikshit a huge loss for the city.Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said that she will miss Dikshit's wise counsel and added that the former chief minister will be remembered for her immense contributions to the development of Delhi.