New Delhi, Sept 25 : Jana Krishnamurthy, the former president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), passed away of renal failure today at a hospital in Chennai. He was 79.

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee has condoled the death of Krishnamurthy.

In his condolence message, Vajpayee said that he was deeply saddened by Krishnamurthy’s demise.