Congress MP and senior leader Vasantrao Chavan from Nanded Lok Sabha seat of Maharashtra passed away at the age of 82. He was undergoing treatment in a hospital in Hyderabad. Last week, he was admitted to KIM Hospital in Hyderabad after suffering from respiratory tract infection. Vasantrao emerged as a major force in the Lok Sabha elections by defeating BJP leader Pratap Patil Chikhlikar. Interestingly, after former CM Ashok Chavan left Congress and joined BJP, Vasantrao emerged as a big face of Congress in Nanded.