B. Narayan Rao

Basanthpur Narayan Rao (1 July 1955 – 24 September 2020)^[1] was an Indian politician who was a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Basavakalyan Assembly constituency for the Indian National Congress from 2018 until his death.^[2][3][4][5] He had competed in the elections to become an MLA twice before winning a seat.^[6]

B. Narayan Rao
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office 2018 – 24 September 2020
Preceded by	Mallikarjun Sidramappa Khuba
Succeeded by	Sharanu Salagar
Constituency	Basavakalyan
Personal details
Born	(1955-07-01)1 July 1955 Basanthapur
Died	24 September 2020(2020-09-24) (aged 65) Manipal, India
Cause of death	COVID-19
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Indian National Congress (until his death)

Rao was born on 1 July 1955, in the village of Basanthpur, Bidar district.^[6] He was admitted to a private hospital in Manipal on 1 September 2020, for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in India. Rao died from the disease on 24 September, aged 65.^{[1][7][8][9][10]}

Controversies

During 2019 Lok sabha election campaign, Narayana Rao called PM Modi an impotent as he had no children even though he was married. He was criticized for using the stage to make controversial statements.^[11]