Former BJP MP from UP Sharad Tripathi dies

Former BJP MP Sharad Tripathi died on Wednesday late evening at a private hospital in Gurugram. He was elected to  Lok Sabha in 2014 election from Sant Kabir Nagar parliamentary constituency. BJP had denied him party nomination for 2019 general elections following an incident in which he had beaten a party MLA with shoes during a meeting at Sant Kabir Nagar district. His father Rama Pati Ram Tripathi is one of UP BJP's stalwarts and sitting MP from Deoria constituency. He was state president of the BJP. Sharad Tripathi born in 1972 has left behind his wife and four sons and children.

Tripathi was originally from Gorakhpur. His ancestral residence falls in the Khajni Tehsil area.Several BJP leaders condoled the demise of Tripathi. "I am speechless. It seems that Sharad will speak now, 'let us go Didi, we have a program in the area. He has gone. Maybe it was the will of God. May his soul rest in peace. May God give him a place at his feet," tweeted Union Minister Smriti Irani in Hindi. Uttar Pradesh state BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh also expressed condolences. 

"Shocked by the news of the demise of Shri Sharad Tripathi, former MP from Sant Kabirnagar and senior BJP leader. May God give place to the departed soul and give strength to the family members to bear this loss. Om Shanti," tweeted Swatantra Dev Singh in Hindi.