Former MLA of Belagavi South Sambhaji Patil passed away today evening at around 8.50 pm following a kidney ailment at the age of 68.
Sambhaji Patil was the only Mayor in the country to be elected 4 times.
Patil was mayor from 25-04-1990 to 29-06-1991, 26-12-1992 to 28-12-1993, 30-03-1999 to 17-04-2000 and 30-06-2003 to 03-09-2004.
He was also termed as the king maker at times and had a good hold on the local politics.