Former state BJP president Laxman Gilua succumbs to Covid
Party leaders Arjun Munda, Deepak Prakash, Kunal Sarangi express condolence
Former state BJP state president Laxman Gilua lost his battle against Covid-19 on Thursday.
After struggling for the last one week, the 56-year-old senior BJP leader and former Singhbhum MP died at Tata Motors Hospital in Jamshedpur at 2.10 am.
An official of the hospital said that Gilua's health continued to deteriorate, even though he was administered remdesivir on April 23.
The news of his death came as a shock to the party. Senior BJP leaders including state party spokesperson Kunal Sarangi rushed to the hospital soon after getting the news.