Daijiworld Media Network - Kolar (DV)

Kolar, Dec 17: Senior politician and former union minister R L Jalappa died on Friday December 17 evening. He was suffering from health complications for several days and receiving treatment in the ICU.

He was admitted to Jalappa Hospital on December 10. Reportedly, as he had blood clots in the brain, the doctors were treating him in the ICU. As he failed to respond to the treatment, he breathed his last.

Jalappa was a prominent leader in Karnataka. He was elected four times to the Lok Sabha and also served as the union minister. He represented the Chikkaballapur constituency.

Chief minister Basavaraj Bommai condoled the death of the veteran leader.

Former chief minister Siddaramaiah on December 12 had visited the hospital to inquire about the health condition of the leader.

Jalappa had served as a union textile minister under the Congress government. He later resigned from the party to form Karnataka Kranti Ranga along with former chief minister D Devaraj Urs and later merged with Janata Party.