
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was admitted to a private hospital in Thane on Friday after he developed a high fever and throat infection.
According to preliminary information, Eknath Shinde’s symptoms worsened while the legislative proceedings were underway.
Meanwhile, a program for the induction of Shubhangi Patil, a former functionary of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT), into the party that was scheduled to take place in Thane on Friday afternoon had to be cancelled owing to Eknath Shinde’s ill health.
Patil was later inducted into the party in the presence of Lok Sabha MP Shrikant Shinde.
Eknath Shinde is currently in the hospital, and treatment is underway. However, Shiv Sena sources have stated that there is no cause for any serious concern regarding his health.