Dr Jaswant Singh Yadav, the sitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Behror in Rajasthan’s Alwar district, died in Jaipur on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at the age of 73, The Indian Express and The Hindu reported. His son Mohit Yadav announced the death on social media, saying his father breathed his last at about 8.15 am.

Source: The Indian Express

Yadav had been battling cancer for a long time and was undergoing treatment at Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Jaipur. Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma had visited him at the hospital on October 18 and directed doctors to provide the best possible care, according to reports of that visit.

Source: Nation Press

Four terms in the Assembly, one in Parliament

A four-time MLA, Yadav first entered the Rajasthan Assembly in 1998 from Mundawar and went on to represent Alwar in the Lok Sabha from 1999 to 2004. He won the Behror Assembly seat in 2008 and 2013 and returned to the Assembly from Behror again in the 2023 election. In the Vasundhara Raje-led government he served as a cabinet minister from 2016 to 2018, holding portfolios that included skill development, labour and employment and factory and boilers inspection.

Source: Inshorts / The Indian Express

Condolences came from across party lines. Governor Haribhau Bagde, former chief ministers Vasundhara Raje and Ashok Gehlot, and Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma were among those who mourned his passing, according to reports.

Source: The Hindu (via Inshorts)

Last rites today; Behror heads for a by-election

Yadav’s mortal remains were kept at his residence in Jaswant Nagar, Alwar, for public homage on Sunday afternoon. His last rites are scheduled for 3 pm on Monday, November 9, at his native village Silpata in Khairthal-Tijara district. With his death, the Behror seat has fallen vacant and the strength of the 200-member Rajasthan Assembly stands at 199. A by-election in Behror is expected within six months; the Election Commission has not yet announced a schedule.

Source: Nation Path India