Sharad Pawar Admitted to Hospital, Condition Stable

Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar was on Monday admitted to a private hospital in Pune city after he was diagnosed with a chest infection, and his health condition is stable, doctors treating him said.

The 85-year-old Rajya Sabha member was brought to Ruby Hall Clinic in the afternoon from his residence in Baramati town in Pune district after he complained of difficulty in breathing and a persistent cough.

He underwent a series of medical tests at the hospital and is currently under treatment in a general ward, said the doctors.