Ashok Gasti
Ashok Gasti | |
|---|---|
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| In office 26 June 2020 – 17 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Prabhakar Kore |
| Succeeded by | K. Narayan |
| Constituency | Karnataka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 November 1964 |
| Died | (aged 55) Bangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Education | LL.B. |
Ashok Gasti (14 November 1964 – 17 September 2020) was an Indian politician and a lawyer from
BJP's OBC Cell and[1] served as the chairman of the State Backward Class Development Corporation.[2]
Political life
He was a member of the
Bellary district, Koppal district and Raichur district
.
His nomination along with
Eranna Kadadi to the Rajya Sabha in 2020 came as a surprise from the national leadership of Bharatiya Janata Party as they were never in the limelight. The BJP later said that the party believed in appreciating grass root level workers, hence rewarded them with this opportunity.[3] Gasti had been associated with the BJP from his student days through the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and later became involved in the organisational work for the BJP.[4] In 1989 he was made the president of Raichur
District Yuva Morcha.
Death
Gasti tested positive for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India in September 2020. He was hospitalized at Manipal Hospital and, by 17 September, he was in critical condition with severe pneumonia and multi-organ failure. That same day, senior government officials took to social media to express their condolences for Gasti's death, but the hospital denied this and said the lawmaker remained in critical condition.[5][6] Hours later, the hospital confirmed that Gasti had died at 10:31 p.m. He was 55 years old.[7]
References
- ^ "BJP fields Eranna Kadadi, Ashok Gasti as candidates for Rajya Sabha polls". 8 June 2020.
- ^ "Karnataka Rajya Sabha Seats: BJP names Eranna Kadadi and Ashok Gasti as party candidates from Karnataka | Bengaluru News - Times of India". The Times of India. 8 June 2020.
- ^ "2 BJP leaders file nominations for Rajya Sabha elections from Karnataka: Yediyurappa | Politics".
- ^ "Ashok Gasti, Eranna Kadadi are BJP's picks for Rajya Sabha". Bangalore Mirror.
- ^ BJP's Ashok Gasti, 1st-Time Rajya Sabha Member, Critically Ill, Says Hospital
- ^ "Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Gasti remains in critical condition: Hospital". Hindustan Times. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ BJP's Ashok Gasti, 1st-Time Rajya Sabha Member, Dies Due To COVID-19