Karshanbhai Solanki, the BJP MLA from the Kadi constituency in North Gujarat, passed away following a prolonged illness at his residence early Tuesday( 5 February). He was 68. 

• A senior BJP leader said Solanki, who had been battling cancer for the last six months, collapsed around 4 am Tuesday.
• Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Paril, Union Minister and Gujarat BJP President C R Paatil, and other leader expressed their condolences at the demise of Solanki.
• Solanki,was elected from the Kadi constituency for the first time in 2017, and again in 2022.
• He was probably the only MLA who regularly commuted on state-run buses.