 Kailash Joshi passed way at the age of 90 on 24 November 2019.He served six months as the 9th Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, from June 1977 to January 1978 as a member of Janata Party.He was MLA for eight consecutive terms from 1962 to 1998 from Bagli constituency of Madhya Pradrsh Legislative Assembly as a member of Jana Sangh, briefly Janata Party, and finally BJP.