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Yadav (82) died on Monday at a hospital in Gurugram after prolonged illness.
As the defence minister of the country and the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, the contribution of Yadav will remain unforgettable, Gandhi said in her message.
”More than that, his struggle for the oppressed and downtrodden will always be remembered,” she said.
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Yadav was hospitalised since August and was shifted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Medanta Hospital on October 2.
Born on November 22, 1939 into a farming family in Saifai near Etawah in Uttar Pradesh, Yadav spawned the state’s most prominent political clan.