Senior BJP leader Kaiyamballi G. Nataraj (64), who was also a former Mysuru Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Vice-President and a present ZP member, passed away yesterday at a private hospital in city following brief illness. He was a resident of Kaiyamballi village in T. Narasipur taluk.

He leaves behind his wife Nagarathnamma, one son, a daughter and a host of relatives and friends. Last rites were performed today at Kaiyamballi, according to family sources.