Former Union Min & Karnataka BJP MP Sreenivasa Prasad Dies at 76

Bengaluru: BJP MP from Karnataka’s Chamarajanagar and former Union minister V Sreenivasa Prasad, passed away on Monday morning at the age of 76. He was undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Bengaluru.

He is survived by his wife and three daughters.

Prasad was the six-time MP from Chamarajanagar and two-time MLA from Nanjangud in Mysuru district.

On March 18, 2024, Prasad announced his retirement from electoral politics.

He started his political career with the erstwhile Janata Party in 1976 and joined the Congress in 1979. He also spent time in the JD(S), JD(U), and the Samata Party before joining the BJP.

Prasad was the Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government from 1999 to 2004.