Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Maharashtra’s Washim district, Rajendra Patni, passed away on Friday, aged 59.
Mr. Patni, a three-term MLA from the Karanja Assembly constituency, had been suffering from cancer for some time now and was undergoing treatment. The constituency, following delimitation became part of the Yavatmal-Washim Lok Sabha constituency.
Mr. Patni was an experienced leader who was first elected in the Maharashtra Legislative Council in 1997. Formerly with the undivided Shiv Sena, he later switched to the BJP.