Updated On: 29 March, 2023 12:49 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Bapat was critically ill and had been on life support, officials of a hospital where was admitted in the ICU had previously said

Girish Bapat. Pic/Twitter/Harshvardhan Patil
Pune Lok Sabha MP and senior BJP leader Girish Bapat passed away on Wednesday. In a tweet, BJP leader Harshvardhan Patil said, "Pune Lok Sabha BJP MP and former state minister Girishji Bapat passed away today. My heartfelt tributes to him."
पुणे लोकसभा भाजपा खासदार व राज्याचे माजी मंत्री मा. गिरीषजी बापट यांचे आज दुःखद निधन झाले. मा.गिरीशजी बापट यांना भावपुर्ण श्रद्धांजली!#GirishBapat @MPGirishBapat @BJP4India @BJP4Maharashtra @BJPPune pic.twitter.com/mK7SIi9vgq