<p> Former Bihar chief minister and ruling JD-U leader, 94-year-old Ram Sundar Das died here on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>According to family members, Das breathed his last at the Patna Medical College and Hospital early Friday.<br /><br />Das, whose trademark dress was a cotton dhoti, kurta and Gandhi cap, is survived by two sons and one daughter. His wife passed away a few years ago.<br /><br />Expressing condolences, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that Das was active in politics till early this week when he was admitted to the hospital for age related problems.<br />"It is a big loss for the party, Bihar, and me personally," Kumar said.<br /><br />Das, who was not able to move freely due to old age, contested his last Lok Sabha polls in 2014 against Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan but lost.<br /><br />"He was the oldest parliamentarian in the country last year and was also probably the oldest candidate in 2014 Lok Sabha election," a JD-U leader said.<br /><br />He was chief minister of Bihar as the head of the Janata Party government in 1979.<br />Das, who was a Dalit leader, was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991 at the age of 70.</p>
<p> Former Bihar chief minister and ruling JD-U leader, 94-year-old Ram Sundar Das died here on Friday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>According to family members, Das breathed his last at the Patna Medical College and Hospital early Friday.<br /><br />Das, whose trademark dress was a cotton dhoti, kurta and Gandhi cap, is survived by two sons and one daughter. His wife passed away a few years ago.<br /><br />Expressing condolences, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said that Das was active in politics till early this week when he was admitted to the hospital for age related problems.<br />"It is a big loss for the party, Bihar, and me personally," Kumar said.<br /><br />Das, who was not able to move freely due to old age, contested his last Lok Sabha polls in 2014 against Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan but lost.<br /><br />"He was the oldest parliamentarian in the country last year and was also probably the oldest candidate in 2014 Lok Sabha election," a JD-U leader said.<br /><br />He was chief minister of Bihar as the head of the Janata Party government in 1979.<br />Das, who was a Dalit leader, was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1991 at the age of 70.</p>