Congress Chief Whip P M Ashok
Congress Chief Whip P M Ashok's father passed away in Ramadurg in Belagavi district in the wee hours of Friday.
However, the MLA stayed back and was one of the first legislators to exercise his franchise after the polling station opened at 9 am.
He later took the 10.45 am flight to Belagavi to attend the last rites of his father in Ramdurg.