"Baleshwar Ram served the nation in different capacities during his long public life. As a five-time member of Bihar legislative assembly, he made immense contribution for the welfare and development of the people in his state.
"I had the privilege of working with him closely when both of us served as ministers in the government led by late prime minister Indira Gandhi in the eighties," the President said in his condolence message.
He leaves behind his wife, two sons and two daughters.