Bengaluru: Newly elected Rajya Sabha member Ashok Gasti, who was hospitalised in Bengaluru after testing positive for Covid-19, died on Thursday night.
Fifty-five year old Gasti, who was admitted to Manipal Hospital on Old Airport Road on September 2 and diagnosed with severe Covid-19 pneumonia, passed away at 10.31 pm, hospital director Manish Rai said in a statement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the demise of Gasti. “Rajya Sabha MP Shri Ashok Gasti was a dedicated Karyakarta who worked hard to strengthen the Party in Karnataka. He was passionate about empowering the poor and marginalised sections of society. Anguished by his passing away. Condolences to his family and friends. Om Shanti”, he said.