Following a brief illness, YSRCP MLC Challa Bhageerath Reddy of the Andhra Pradesh passed away on Wednesday at a hospital in Hyderabad. He was 46. The MLC was recently shifted to Hyderabad for treatment because he apparently had liver issues. He was maintained on a ventilator since his health was getting worse. In addition to his two sons, Bhageerath Reddy is survived by his wife Sri Lakshmi. He was handed the MLC position by the YSRCP after his father Challa Ramakrishna Reddy passed away from COVID-19 in January of last year. He was a native of Owk in the Nandyal district. The late MLC's funeral is expected to be attended by CM YS Jagan tomorrow in his hometown of Owk.