B. Narayan Rao

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B. Narayan Rao
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
2018 – 24 September 2020
Preceded byMallikarjun Sidramappa Khuba
Succeeded bySharanu Salagar
ConstituencyBasavakalyan
Personal details
Born(1955-07-01)1 July 1955
Basanthpur, Bidar district, India
Died24 September 2020(2020-09-24) (aged 65)
Manipal, India
Cause of deathCOVID-19
NationalityIndian
Political partyIndian National Congress

Basanthpur Narayan Rao (1 July 1955 – 24 September 2020)[1] was an Indian politician who was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Basavakalyan for the Indian National Congress from 2018 until his death.[2][3][4][5] He had competed in the elections to become an MLA twice before winning a seat.[6]

Rao was born on 1 July 1955 in the village of Basanthpur, Bidar district.[6] He was admitted to a private hospital in Manipal on 1 September 2020, suffering from COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Rao died from the disease on 24 September, aged 65.[1]

Controversies[edit]

During 2019 Lok sabha election campaign, Narayana Rao called PM Modi an impotent as he had no children even though he was married. He was criticized for using the stage to make controversial statements.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Karnataka Congress MLA B Narayan Rao passes away after contracting Covid-19". Jagran English. 24 September 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020.
  2. ↑ "173 Basavakalyan B NARAYAN RAO ಬಿ ನಾರಾಯಣ್ ರಾವ್‌". kla.kar.nic. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Basavakalyan Election Result 2018 live updates: Congress candidate B Narayanrao wins". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. ↑ "14 ನಿಗಮ-ಮಂಡಳಿ ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷರ ಪಟ್ಟಿ ಬಿಡುಗಡೆ ಮಾಡಿದ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರಕಾರ". kannada.oneindia.com. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. ↑ "ಕೊರೊನಾದಿಂದ ಬಸವಕಲ್ಯಾಣ ಶಾಸಕ ಬಿ. ನಾರಾಯಣ ರಾವ್‌ ನಿಧನ". Vijaykarnataka.com. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Bharath Joshi (24 September 2020). "Congress MLA B Narayan Rao dies due to Covid-19". Deccan Herald. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "PM Modi is 'namard', says Congress leader Narayan Rao at Karnataka rally". India Today. March 18, 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-21.


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