Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley underwent a kidney transplant operation successfully at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Monday, sources at the hospital said.
Jaitley, 65, was admitted to the hospital on Saturday and taken to the operation theatre at 8 am on Monday, the sources said.
The Minister, suffering from a kidney ailment, has been undergoing dialysis for the last one month.
According to sources, nephrologist Dr Sandeep Guleria from Apollo Hospital, also the brother of AIIMS Director Randeep Guleria, who is a family friend, was part of the team performing the transplant.