BJP veteran leader L K Advani discharged from Delhi hospital after health improves

BJP veteran leader L K Advani was discharged from Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in Delhi on Monday after his health improved, the hospital said in a statement.

The 98-year-old former deputy prime minister was admitted to the hospital on October 16 with a chest infection. He was under the care of Dr Vinit Suri, senior consultant in neurology, and had been kept in the intensive care unit (ICU) under close medical observation.

The hospital had earlier said that Advani's condition was stable while he remained in the ICU. According to sources, he was admitted to the hospital in Jasola Vihar around 7.30 pm on Friday.

Advani served as the BJP president on multiple occasions and was India's deputy prime minister from 2002 to 2004. He played a key role in the party's rise as a major national political force.