 He was also lauded by both, national and international leaders for his historic conduct of the Rajya Sabha.Bhairon Singh Shekhawat succumbed to cancer and other related health problems, and died on 15 May 2010 at the Sawai Man Singh Hospital in Jaipur.He was cremated the next day, at a plot of land provided by the government of Rajasthan, where his memorial is now built.