Senior Congress leader and former chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council Shivajirao Deshmukh passed away in Mumbai last evening following brief illness.  He was 84. A sitting member of the Legislative Council, Deshmuk had served as the Revenue Minister in the Vasantsada Patil government from 1976-85. According to party sources in Mumbai, his last rites will be performed at his native village in Sangli district today. <br />''<br />