Lalji Tandon is a legendary  Indian politician who served as the 22nd Governor of Madhya Pradesh. He was the mentor of leading BJP leader and former Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Lalji Tandon was the member of Bhartiya Janata Party.

Lalji Tandon was born on April 12, 1935, in Chowk, Lucknow, United Provinces, British India to Shivnarayan Tandon (father) and Annapurna Devi (Mother). Lalji Tandon was a graduate from Kalicharan Degree College.  On July 21, 2020, Lalji Tandon died at Medanta Hospital, Lucknow at the age of 85 years.  His last rites performed at Gulala Ghat Chowk.

Lalji Tandon started politics in 1978 and served two terms in the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Parishad (Legislative Council). From 1990 to 1996, he was the Leader of House in the Uttar Pradesh State Legislative Council. He worked for the Uttar Pradesh government's power department as minister of state from 1991 to 1992. He served three terms in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly between 1996 and 2009.

He served as the Government of Uttar Pradesh's Minister of State for Urban Development and Water Supply from 1977 to 1999. He held the position of Leader of the House in the Uttar Pradesh State Legislative Council from 1997 to 2002. He held the position of Minister of State for Urban Development and Urban Poverty Alleviation for the Government of Uttar Pradesh from 1999 to 2000. He once more held the position of 2 Minister of State for Urban Development and Urban Poverty Alleviation for the Government of Uttar Pradesh from 2000 to 2002.

He held the position of Minister of State for Housing, Finance, Urban Development, and Tourism for the Government of Uttar Pradesh from 2002 to 2003. He was the 7th Leader of Opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from 2003 until 2007.

From the Lucknow Lok Sabha Constituency, he was elected to the 15th Lok Parliament in 2009. With more than 40,000 votes, he defeated Rita Bahuguna Joshi of the Congress Party. Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a former Indian prime minister, formerly occupied this position.

On August 23, 2018, Lalji Tandon was appointed as the 28th Governor of Bihar, replacing Satya Pal Malik. On July 20, 2019, he was appointed as the 22nd Governor of Madhya Pradesh replacing Anandiben Patel. 

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