Bengaluru, Former minister and senior BJP MLA, Haratal Halappa, representing Sagar Assembly
seat in Shivamogga district, was tested positive for the COVID-19 on Tuesday.’ According to official sources, the BJP MLA, who had recently appointed as the Chairman of the state-owned MSIL recently, was tested positive for the pandemic and presently being treated at a private hospital in the city. Sources said that the MLAs, wife and his driver also tested positive for hte COVID-19 and got admitted to the hospital.
It may be recalled that on Monday, two JD(S) MLAs, from Guramatkal and Nagamangala respectively, from the state also tested positive for the COVID-19 in the state.