The youngest daughter of Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh passed away after battling cancer, early on Friday.

Karnika Singh breathed her last at 5.15 am at the Max Hospital in Saket in New Delhi. She was earlier being treated in the US. According to family sources, her body has been taken to Ahmedabad, where her in-laws reside. The 68-year-old leader has one son and four daughters from his first wife Asha, who died in 2013.

 According to Singh's family sources, Karnika (38) was suffering from cancer for a long time. She was born in Raghogarh royal family in Guna district on April 27, 1979. She is survived by an eight-year-old son. The last rites would be conducted at Karnika's in-laws' place at Badwan in Gujarat's Surendranagar district, the sources said.

 A report from Raghogarh said that a condolence meeting was held after the news of Karnika's demise came here while markets remained closed in Raghogarh town to mark as a respect to the departed soul.

 Meanwhile, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has expressed profound grief over untimely demise of former Chief Minister Digvijay Singh's daughter Karnika Singh. In his condolence message, Chouhan described death of Karnika Singh as very saddening. He has prayed to the Almighty to grant peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family to bear this loss.

 Public Relations, Energy, New and Renewable Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Rajendra Shukla has expressed profound grief over untimely death of former Chief Minister Digvijay Singh's daughter Karnika Singh.

Shukla said that death of Karnika Singh is very saddening. Shukla has prayed to the Almighty to grant peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family to bear this loss.