He was 74 and is survived by five daughters and a son.
Bajpai, a former MLA from Baloda Bazar constituency in Raipur district, was ailing for over a fortnight and admitted to a hospital here. He died early this morning, Chhattisgarh Congress Media Department spokeman Shailesh Trivedi told PTI.
Chief Minister Raman Singh, Chhattisgarh Congress President Nandkumar Patel and Leader of Opposition in Assembly Ravindra Chaubey condoled the death of Bajpai.