Former Vice-President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat is no more. He was 87. Mr. Shekhawat was admitted to the ICU of Sawai Madopur Hospital of Jaipur on Thursday following complains of uneasiness and breathing trouble. <br/><br/>Doctors had said that the former Vice-President suffered from lung and chest infection. His condition deteriorated further this morning. He was put on ventilator and given cardiac massage.<br/><br/>Mr. Shekhawat was also the Chief Minister of Rajasthan thrice. <br/><br/>Born on October 23, 1923 in Khachariyawas, a small village in Sikar district, he was sworn-in as the country's 12th Vice-President on August 19, 2002.<br/><br/>Mr. Shekhawat was the only member of the Rajasthan Assembly to have won in every Assembly election since 1952, except 1972 when he lost from Gandhi Nagar in Jaipur.<br/><br/>He was also elected to the Rajya Sabha from neighbouring Madhya Pradesh in 1974. Mr. Shekhawat enjoyed the distinction of heading three non-Congress Governments in the state in 1977-1980, 1990-1992 and 1993-1998.<br/><br/>His tenure as the chief minister of the desert state was marked by pragmatism as his Government launched path-breaking policies.<br/><br/>His brainchild – the Antyodaya scheme to help the poorest of the poor brought international accolades for Mr. Shekhawat with the then World Bank Chief Robert McNamara describing him as the Rockfeller of India.