along with Giani Zail Singh in the Indira era. He was also the chairperson of Asian Games organizing committee when the competition was held in India in 1982. He contested 2014 Lok Sabha election from Jalore (Lok Sabha constituency) as an independent, backed by Samajwadi Party, but he came third. Controversies In 1998, as Communications Minister he was indicted in the JMM bribery case, and forced to resign. As the Governor of Bihar, Singh's decision to recommend the dissolution of the Bihar Assembly in 2005 was sharply criticised by the Supreme Court of India. The court ruled that Singh had acted in haste and misled the federal cabinet because he did not want a particular party claiming to form the government, to come to power. Singh, however, claimed that the party was resorting to unfair means to secure support to form the government. On 26 January 2006 Singh sent a fax to Abdul Kalam offering to resign his post. The next day he left office and was replaced temporarily by West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi. Death Singh died in New Delhi from complications of a cerebral haemorrhage on 2 January 2021, at age 86. Positions held 1962 : Elected to 3rd Lok Sabha, from Moga seat, as Akali Dal candidate 1966–68 : Member, Public Accounts Committee. 1967 : Re-elected to 4th Lok Sabha (2nd term) as Congress candidate, Ropar (Lok Sabha constituency) 1971 : Re-elected to 5th Lok Sabha (3rd term), from Ropar (Lok Sabha constituency) 1971 : Chairman, Committee on the Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes 1973–74 : Convenor, All India Congress Committee (Indira) [AICC(I)], Harijan Cell. 1974–76 : Union Deputy Minister, Railways. 1976–77 : Union Deputy Minister, Commerce. 1978–80 : General-Secretary, AICC(I). 1980 : Re-elected to 7th Lok Sabha (4th term), from Ropar (Lok Sabha constituency) 1980–82 : Union Minister of State, Shipping and Transport. 1982 : Union Minister of State, Supply and Rehabilitation (Independent Charge). 1982–83 : Union Minister of State, Supply and Sports (Independent Charge). 1983–84 : Union Cabinet Minister, Parliamentary Affairs, Sports and Works and Housing. 1984 : Re-elected to 8th Lok Sabha (5th term), from Jalore (Lok Sabha constituency) 1984–85 : Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture and Rural Development. 1985–86 : Union Cabinet Minister, Agriculture. 1986–89 : Union Cabinet Minister, Home Affairs. 1991 : Re-elected to 10th Lok Sabha (6th term), Jalore (Lok Sabha constituency) 1994–95 : Chairman, Parliamentary Committee on Defence. 1995–96