New Delhi, May 10 -- D Sudhakar, the minister of planning and statistics in the Karnataka government, died in the early hours of Sunday reportedly after prolonged illness. He was 66.

The Karnataka minister breathed his last at the Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences in Bengaluru. He had been undergoing treatment for a lung infection for the past two months, according to news agency PTI.

"Honourable Minister Mr. Sudhakar D, 66 yrs old, was declared dead at 3.15 am on 10.05.2026 in Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, Electronic City," Dr R Chinnadurai, Medical Director of Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences, said in the bulletin.

Condolences poured in from the Congress and other party leaders. Mourning his demise, Karnataka Chief ...