Deputy Rajya Sabha and the leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka, Ashok Gasti, passed away in Bangalore on Thursday. He was admitted to Manipal Hospital after he tested positive for coronavirus (Covid-19).
The BJP leader was sworn in as a Rajya Sabha deputy on July 22 this year.
Ashok Gasti was admitted on September 2 to Manipal Hospital in Benagluru on September 2 after he tested positive for Covid-19. People familiar with the events said the legislator was suffering from respiratory problems in recent days and was put on ventilation support. The legislator also suffered from other comorbidities.
He also served as chairman of the Karnataka Retrograde Classes commission in 2012.
A lawyer by profession, Gasti is credited with organizing the BJP in the Raichur district of Karnataka. A member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), he rose through the ranks as an activist for the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). He joined BJP when he was 18 years old and headed the Yuva Morcha of Karnataka BJP as its president.
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