But before he could take over, he developed liver complications and was admitted to the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital a fortnight ago.

He had also served as the additional solicitor general of India.

Dwivedi served the Congress party in various capacities for over four decades. He was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1974 to 1980.

He was a permanent invitee to the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party's highest decision making body, and had been a party general secretary when P.V. Narasimha Rao was the prime minister.