BJP leader Ashok Gasti, first-time Rajya Sabha MP from Karnataka passes away of COVID-19 at 55

Ashok Gasti, a BJP Rajya Sabha member of parliament (MP) from Karnataka, has passed away due to severe COVID-19 pneumonia. He was 55.
Ashok Gasti was the first time MP who took oath as member of Rajya Sabha on 22 July 2020.
He was a lawyer by profession and former General Secretary of BJP.
Gasti had also served as Chairperson of the Backward Class Development Corporation in Karnataka.