MP from Tirupati dies of Covid-19

Lok Sabha member from Tirupati, Balli Durga Prasad, died due to Covid-19. The YSRCP leader, who was 64-year-old, was undergoing treatment for coronvairus at a private hospital in Chennai. According to his family, he passed away battling with the novel coronavirus. Born in Nellore district, Durga Prasad entered into politics at the age of 26 with the encouragement of Telugu Desam Party (TDP) founder NT Rama Rao. He was elected as an MLA from Gudur constituency of Nellore district for four times in 1985, 1994, 1999, 2009 assembly elections and elected as an MP from YSRCP in 2019 Lok Sabha elections. He also served as a minister in the former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's government between 1996-98.