Death of the Jharkhand's tourism and urban development Minister,Sudivya Kumar, has shocked the state.

Chief minister Hemant Soren, Assembly Speaker Rabindra Nath Mahato and several political leaders expressed have grief over demise

CM said he like an elder brother who stood by him through difficult times.Soren lovingly called him ‘ Sonu Bhaiya.’

"Sonu Bhaiya's departure has left a void in my life that cannot be expressed in words," CM Soren wrote on X.

Sudivya Kumar has died following a cardiac arrest in Ranchi early today (Sunday) was 56.

Kumar was admitted to a private hospital late Saturday night and died around 4 am, party leaders said.

He, MLA, who represented Giridih Assembly,is survived by two daughters and a son.