Veteran Congress leader and sitting MLA from Karnataka's Bagalkot constituency, Hullappa Yamanappa Meti, passed away in Bengaluru on Tuesday at the age of 79. According to reports, Meti had been suffering from kidney-related and other age-related ailments. Born in Thimmapur village, the five-time MLA from Bagalkot had also served as a state minister and Lok Sabha MP.