Bengaluru: BJP MLA BN Vijayakumar dies after suffering cardiac arrest during election campaign
He was a two-time legislator from Jayanagar constituency, and was the party’s candidate in upcoming Assembly elections in Karnataka.
Bharatiya Janata Party MLA BN Vijayakumar died in Bengaluru early Friday after a massive heart attack, PTI reported. He was 59.
Vijayakumar was a two-time MLA from Bengaluru’s Jayanagar constituency, and was also his party’s candidate in Assembly elections to be held on May 12.
He was taken to a government hospital on Thursday after he collapsed during an election campaign in his constituency. However, efforts to resuscitate him failed, state BJP spokesperson S Prakash told PTI.
BJP MLA from Jayanagar, BN Vijayakumar, passes away. He was a two time MLA from the constituency and BJP candidate from the same for upcoming #KarnatakaElection2018 pic.twitter.com/WaFM85k9ZP
— ANI (@ANI) May 4, 2018
