BJP MLA died of heart attack this morning

Bangalore, May 04: Here is a heartbreaking news that BN Vijayakumar, a sitting member of legislative assembly or MLA of the Bharatiya Janata Party died of a massive heart attack at a hospital in Bengaluru early this morning, officials of the state BJP said today.

According to the details, Vijayakumar collapsed during the campaign(Karnataka Elections) on Thursday night and was admitted to the super specialty hospital Jayadeva Institute of Cardiac Sciences and Research Centre, where he breathed his last.

He died at the state-run hospital after efforts to revive him failed, a doctor said.

The party's state unit chief B.S. Yeddyurappa mourned the death. "I am deeply pained at the untimely demise of my friend and party stalwart Vijaya Kumar...," Yeddyurappa tweeted.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah also expressed his condolences over Kumar's demise. "..I express my condolences to his family and loved ones. Vijaya Kumar was a sincere and hard-working political leader," he tweeted.

I am deeply pained at the untimely demise of my friend & party stalwart Jayanagar MLA Shri @BNVijaykumar. May God give strength to his family to bear this huge loss. We will work to strengthen his ideals.

— B.S. Yeddyurappa (@BSYBJP) May 4, 2018

Jayanagara MLA Shri B N Vijaya Kumar has died suddenly apparently due to cardiac arrest.

I express my condolences to his family & loved ones. Shri Vijaya Kumar was a sincere & hard working political leaders

May his soul rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/Q7D8lERleZ

— Siddaramaiah (@siddaramaiah) May 4, 2018

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