Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge paid his heartfelt condolences on the passing away of Vasantrao Chavan, Congress MP from Nanded, Maharashtra. The Congress MP passed away in Hyderabad on Monday, with his last rites set to be performed in Nanded.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge recalled the political journey of the veteran Congress leader in a post on X. Talking about how the leader served as a gram panchayat member at the grassroots level. Later, he also served as an MLA for multiple terms in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. Vasantrao Chavan joined Congress in September of 2014.