Union Minister Anurag Thakur hailed former Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal, who died on Tuesday, as a "great visionary leader".
Thakur also extended his heartfelt condolences to Badal's family.
"Deeply mourn the demise of former Punjab CM Prakash Singh Badal Ji. Punjab has lost a great visionary leader who immensely contributed to the development of Punjab. My heartfelt condolences to his family," the senior BJP leader said in a tweet.
A five-time chief minister, the 95-year old Badal breathed his last at a private hospital in Punjab's Mohali.
