V ijay Kumar Malhotra was one of the few stalwarts of the erstwhile Bharatiya Jana Sangh who witnessed the political journey of the BJS and the BJP for over seven decades. Always dressed immaculately and a sportsman to the bone, Malhotra, a five-time MP and two-time MLA from Delhi, was always a cut above the rest in the party.

I first met him in Mumbai as the Office Secretary of the BJS when I was one of the youngest members rubbing shoulders with stalwarts like Hashu Advani, Ved Prakash Goyal, and Vasantrao Bhagwat.

Malhotra, with Kedar Nath Sahani and Sunder Singh Bhandari , would regularly visit BJS ’ Mumbai office for organisational hand-holding. While Bhandari wore a simple dhoti and khadi kurta, Malhotra would always be dressed in a shirt and trou

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