Former Karnataka minister Shivanand Koujalgi dies at 87

Former Karnataka minister and ex-Lok Sabha MP Shivanand Koujalgi died on Friday in Bailhongal, Belagavi district, aged 87. A longtime Ramakrishna Hegde loyalist, he joined H.D. Deve Gowda's camp after the Janata Parivar split and handled Public Works in his 1994 cabinet. He also led the KLE Society. His family donated his eyes.