Senior politician and BJP’s first torchbearer in Lok Sabha, C Janga Reddy, passes away at 86

The noted Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Chandupatla Janga Reddy has passed away at the age of 86 due to following health issues in Hyderabad.

Reddy was a native of Warangal and a former MLA in Andhra Pradesh. He also served as Member of Parliament in the 8th Lok Sabha in the year 1984 and marked the BJP’s debut in the Lok Sabha, following Indira Gandhi’s assassination.

Reddy was one of the only two BJP MPs who got elected to the Lok Sabha in 1984 in 543 Parliament constituencies. The other was A K Patel. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly in undivided Andhra Pradesh thrice.