New Delhi: Karnataka Congress MLA B Narayan Rao passed away due to the novel coronavirus on Thursday. "Narayan Rao, MLA from Basavakalyan constituency in Bidar district passed away at 3:55 pm today. He was admitted to Manipal Hospital on September 1. He was diagnosed with severe COVID-19 infection," Manipal Hospitals said in its statement. Congress State president DK Shivakumar said that Rao was a committed Congress leader known for his simplicity and service to the poor. Deeply saddened to hear about the unfortunate demise of our Basavakalyan MLA Shri. B Narayan Rao due to Covid-19. He was a committed Congress leader who was known for his simplicity & service to the poor. Heartfelt condolences to his bereaved family in this time of grief. pic.twitter.com/9UlupA6ghy — DK Shivakumar (@DKShivakumar) September 24, 2020 "Deeply saddened to hear about the unfortunate demise of our Basavakalyan MLA Shri. B Narayan Rao due to Covid-19," Shivakumar wrote on Twitter. In a subsequent tweet, Shivkumar said he was a "committed" Congress leader who was known for his simplicity and service to the poor. "Heartfelt condolences to his bereaved family in this time of grief," the tweet further read.
