Bengaluru : Karnataka State Minister for Cooperation H. S. Mahadeva Prasad passed away on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack.

He was 58 years old.

An active Congressman and five-term member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly representing Gundlupet assembly constituency, Prasad was also the in-charge Minister of Chamarajanagar District.

Being a former Janata Dal leader, Prasad hitherto held the portfolios of Food and Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, Kannada and Culture in Government of Karnataka.