Bhopal, December 21: Congress MLA in Madhya Pradesh Banwari Lal Sharma died at a hospital here on Saturday following a prolonged illness, family sources said. He was 61. The first-time legislator from Jaura constituency in Morena district had been undergoing treatment for cancer at AIIMS for a long time, they said.

He is survived by his wife, two sons and a daughter. Sharma's last rites will be performed at his ancestral Jaalthap village in Morena district. Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kamal Nath Attend Marriage of Congress MLA's Granddaughter Amid Reports of Infighting.

Senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia expressed grief over Sharma's death.