MP: BJP leader Vijesh Lunawat, who tested COVID positive, dies at 55 Lunawat (55) had not been well for quite some time and had recently tested positive for COVID-19, they said. Share Via Email | A+A A- By PTI BHOPAL: Senior BJP leader and a key man behind the party's mega events in Madhya Pradesh, Vijesh Lunawat died following cardiac arrest at a hospital here on Wednesday, family sources said. Lunawat (55) had not been well for quite some time and had recently tested positive for COVID-19, they said. The BJP leader is survived by his wife and two daughters. In his condolence message, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Lunawat was an "able organiser, effective communicator and expert in election management".