Kidar Nath Sahani

Kidar Nath Sahani (24 October 1926 – 3 October 2012) was a governor of the Indian states of Sikkim (2001–02) and Goa (2002–04). He was a pracharak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and a leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh and Bharatiya Janata Party.

Kidar Nath Sahani
Governor of Goa
In office 26 October 2002 – 2 July 2004
Preceded by	Mohammed Fazal
Succeeded by	Mohammed Fazal
Governor of Sikkim
In office 18 May 2001 – 25 October 2002
Preceded by	Chaudhary Randhir Singh
Succeeded by	V. Rama Rao
Chief Executive Councillor of Delhi Metropolitan Council
In office 1977–1980
Preceded by	Radha Raman
Succeeded by	Jag Parvesh Chandra
Personal details
Born	(1926-10-24)24 October 1926 Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India
Died	3 October 2012(2012-10-03) (aged 85) Delhi, India

Early life and education

He lived in Delhi, though he was born in Rawalpindi, British India, having migrated here following the Partition. He worked for the rights and rehabilitation of the refugees and a leading political figure in Delhi of the right wing Jana Sangh party.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Sahani had served as Mayor of Delhi and Chief Executive of the Delhi Metropolitan Council. He was a swayamsewak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and played a key role in the growth of the Sangh and the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi. During Emergency, Sahani went underground and later escaped abroad from where he worked against the Indira Gandhi government. Post Emergency, he became a leading figure in Delhi municipal politics, going on to become Deputy Mayor, Mayor and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi. He also served as the President of the Delhi State Unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party.^[1]

Kidar Nath Sahani served as Governor to the states of Sikkim and Goa during the NDA regime but was dismissed from office in 2004 after the UPA government was formed on charges of misuse of office and because of his RSS background.^[2]

Death

He died at the age of 85 at Delhi.^[3]