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Pune, Sep 23 (PTI) Senior Congress leader and the party"s group leader in the Maharashtra Legislative Council Sharad Ranpise died at a private hospital here on Thursday, sources said.
Ranpise (71) had suffered a heart attack a few days ago and was undergoing treatment at a private hospital, a party leader said.
"The demise of senior Congress leader and group leader of the Legislative Council, Sharad Ranapise, has taken a heavy toll on the Congress party, which has lost a studious personality.
A heartfelt tribute to him," the Maharashtra Congress said in a tweet.
Ranpise had been a corporator in the Pune Municipal Corporation and a two-time MLA from Parvati constituency in the district.
He was an MLC and the Congress" group leader in the state legislative council.