Amit Shah recovering well, will be discharged soon: BJP

Amit Shah was admitted to hospital on 16 January. (File Photo: IANS)


Day after BJP president Amit Shah was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi for treatment off swine flu, the party said he was doing well.

“Doctors, post check up this morning, have opined that he is recovering well and would soon be discharged,” the BJP said on Twitter.

On Wednesday, Amit Shah posted on Twitter that he had been diagnosed with swine flu.

“I have been diagnosed with swine flu for which the treatment is underway. With God’s grace and good wishes from all of you, I will recover soon,” Shah posted in Hindi.

According to reports, the BJP leader was admitted to AIIMS following complaints of chest congestion and breathing issues. He reached the hospital around 9 pm and was kept in the old private ward.

A team of doctors was monitoring his condition under the supervision of AIIMS director Randeep Guleria, it was reported.

Union minister Piyush Goyal, Delhi BJP MP Mahesh Giri and BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi visited Shah at AIIMS on Wednesday.