GUWAHATI: Ratan Singh Thakur, the Congress chief of Sehore district in Madhya Pradesh died of a heart attack at a vote counting centre set up for the Lok Sabha elections.
Reportedly, Thakur was collecting information on the latest trends when he complained of chest pain and collapsed.
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He was rushed to the district hospital but failed to recover.
The Lok Sabha trends are staggering for BJP in the Hindi-speaking states, including those where Congress had won in the recent Assembly elections. In Madhya Pradesh, BJP was ahead in 28 out of 29 seats with a vote percentage of nearly 60.
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