Former Deputy PM L K Advani, 98, admitted to Apollo Hospital for chest infection
Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani is being treated at Apollo Hospital in Delhi for a chest infection and age-related health problems.
New Delhi: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani has been admitted to hospital. He has been admitted to Apollo Hospital for treatment of a chest infection and age-related health problems, and is undergoing treatment there. The hospital will share further information about his condition.
Advani is 98. He currently lives at his home at 30, Prithviraj Road in Delhi. He was also admitted to the ICU of Apollo Hospital in December 2024. According to the information available, he was admitted then for medical tests.
Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Advani's home and sought his blessings on the completion of 25 years of his public service.
Advani founded the BJP in 1980 together with Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He served the longest as party president. Under his leadership, the party grew from just two seats in 1984 to 182 seats in 1998.
Advani was a member of the Lok Sabha from 1989. He was a seven-time MP until he retired in 2019, and for most of that time he represented the Gandhinagar seat.
Advani also served as Union Home Minister. He was Home Minister from 1998 to 2004 and Deputy Prime Minister from 2002 to 2004. In 2024 he was awarded the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour.
Advani has not contested any election since 2019. Amit Shah contested from Gandhinagar. Advani is in the party's Margdarshak Mandal, but is seen less often at public events because of his health. His books include My Country My Life (2008), his autobiography. A Prisoner's Scrap-Book and Dastavez are also among his books.
