Senior BJP leader and former Rajya Sabha MP Balbir Punj dies

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Balbir Punj, a senior BJP leader and former Rajya Sabha MP, died on Saturday evening at the age of 76.
He served two terms in the Rajya Sabha, representing Uttar Pradesh and Odisha, and was a former BJP vice president.
Before politics, he had a long journalism career, including stints at the Financial Express and as executive editor of The Observer of Business and Politics, and led journalists' bodies such as the Delhi Journalists Association.
He was seen as an important contributor to the BJP's policy positions and also authored a book on Ayodhya.

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