Maharashtra Lok Sabha

The Congress' lone Lok Sabha member from Maharashtra, Balu Dhanorkar, died at a private hospital in the National Capital Region Tuesday early morning. Notably, Balasahed Thorat shared the news of his demise, "He was admitted to a Nagpur-based hospital last week for the treatment of kidney stones. He was later shifted to New Delhi but he could not survive." Dhanorkar(47) is survived by wife Pratibha, an MLA, and two sons.