<p>Chief whip in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly and BJP MLA Narinder Bragta died due to Covid-19 at PGI Chandigarh on Saturday morning, his son Chetan Bragta tweeted.</p>.<p>He was 68.</p>.<p>Chetan Bragta, in a tweet, said his father succumbed to the virus after a long struggle against it.</p>.<p>The three-time MLA was also the Chief Whip of the BJP in the state assembly.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur had visited PGI Chandigarh on Friday evening to enquire about his health.</p>.<p>Thakur termed his demise an irreparable loss for Himachal Pradesh, especially for Jubbal-Kotkhai.</p>.<p>Narinder Bragta was first time elected to the State Legislative Assembly in 1998 from Shimla Constituency. He was re-elected in December 2007 from Jubbal-Kotkhai.</p>.<p>He remained Minister of State for Horticulture (Independent Charge) 1998-02 and Horticulture, Technical Education and Health Minister from December 30, 2007 to December 2012.</p>.<p>He was re-elected to the 13th Vidhan Sabha from Jubbal-Kotkhai for the third term in December 2017.</p>
<p>Chief whip in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly and BJP MLA Narinder Bragta died due to Covid-19 at PGI Chandigarh on Saturday morning, his son Chetan Bragta tweeted.</p>.<p>He was 68.</p>.<p>Chetan Bragta, in a tweet, said his father succumbed to the virus after a long struggle against it.</p>.<p>The three-time MLA was also the Chief Whip of the BJP in the state assembly.</p>.<p>Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur had visited PGI Chandigarh on Friday evening to enquire about his health.</p>.<p>Thakur termed his demise an irreparable loss for Himachal Pradesh, especially for Jubbal-Kotkhai.</p>.<p>Narinder Bragta was first time elected to the State Legislative Assembly in 1998 from Shimla Constituency. He was re-elected in December 2007 from Jubbal-Kotkhai.</p>.<p>He remained Minister of State for Horticulture (Independent Charge) 1998-02 and Horticulture, Technical Education and Health Minister from December 30, 2007 to December 2012.</p>.<p>He was re-elected to the 13th Vidhan Sabha from Jubbal-Kotkhai for the third term in December 2017.</p>