Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch and five-time Chief Minister of Punjab Parkash Singh Badal, 95, died on Tuesday.
Badal was admitted in private hospital in Mohali after he complained of uneasiness in breathing over a week ago.
“S Parkash Singh Badal, former Chief Minister of Punjab, was was shifted to the medical ICU on 18th April as his respiratory condition worsened. He had been on NIV (non-invasive ventilation) and HFNC (high-flow nasal cannula) support along with medical management. Despite appropriate medical management S Parkash Singh Badal succumbed to his illness,” the hospital issued a medical bulletin shortly afterwards.
Badal had been in the intensive care unit of the hospital and doctors were closely monitoring his health condition. Hospital sources said his health condition suddenly deteriorated during the day on Tuesday.
The former CM was also hospitalised in June last year following complaints related to gastritis and bronchial asthma.