Ahilyanagar MLA Sangram Jagtap's father, former MLA Arun Jagtap, passed away. He breathed his last at the age of 68. He was admitted to a private hospital in Pune after feeling unwell.
Arun Jagtap was known as Kaka in the politics and social work of the city. He was the president of the Ahmednagar District Cricket Association. Arun Jagtap was elected as a member of the Legislative Council from the local self-government body twice from the Nationalist Congress Party.
Arun Jagtap's political career started with the Congress party. He also served as the president of the Youth Congress. He had contested the assembly elections from Ahilyanagar city constituency twice. The news of his death has spread mourning in the entire district including Ahilyanagar.