Bengaluru: N. Dharam Singh, former chief minister of Karnataka, died on Thursday after he suffered a cardiac arrest in a private hospital in Bengaluru. Singh had served as chief minister of Karnataka from May 2004 to January 2006, succeeding S.M.Krishna. “Shocked to hear the demise of our former CM & one of Karnataka’s tallest leaders Shri N Dharam Singh. My heartfelt condolences to his family,” Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah said on microblogging site, Twitter on Thursday. Dharam Singh also served as Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president from 1996 to 1999.

Source: Mint July 27, 2017 09:22 UTC