An astute politician and BJP's troubleshooter, Jaitley will be missed

Prime Minister Narendra Modi described former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley as a "valued friend" whose insights and nuanced understanding of matters had "very few parallels" as he condoled the death of the senior BJP leader who was one of his close confidants for decades. Needless to say, the former finance minister is severely missed. Here are some moments from his life

A young Arun Jaitley when he won the Delhi University elections

A moment captured at Jaitley's own wedding with Sangeeta, the daughter of former finance minister of J&K Giridhar Lal Dogra.

Former finance minister with his wife and two children

Arun Jaitley with PM Modi many years back

Arun Jaitley was an eminent lawyer before he took to politics full time and had some high profile clients

A day in the life of a busy politician

He held several key positions during the Vajpayee government

Arun Jaitley with late BJP leader Sushma Swaraj

Arun Jaitley shares a joke with BJP veteran L K Advani

Arun Jaitley with his son, daughter and wife Sangeeta