New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief on the death of former Chief Minister of Sikkim Nar Bahadur Bhandari. In a tweet, Mr Modi said, his contribution towards Sikkim’s progress will always be remembered.

Nar Bahadur Bhandari, one of the longest-serving chief ministers of Sikkim, died on Sunday state at a hospital in Delhi. 
Bhandari, a three-term chief minister, was 77. He is survived by wife Dil Kumari Bhandari, a former MP, two daughters and a son.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the demise of Mr Bhandari and praised his role in Sikkim's progress. "Saddened by the demise of Shri Nar Bahadur Bhandari. His contribution towards Sikkim's progress will always be remembered. My condolences," the prime minister's office said in a twitter post. Born in 1940 at Malbasey in West Sikkim, Bhandari was a teacher in a government school before he joined active politics.