Rashtriya Janata Dal Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav unwell; rushed to hospital in Mumbai

Rashtriya Janata Dal Chief and former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, on Monday morning, was rushed to a Mumbai hospital after being taken ill.

Lalu Prasad has been admitted in the Asian Heart hospital at Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai. He is under observation of cardiac surgeon Ramakanta Panda. Dr Panda, head of Asian Heart Institute, had earlier performed surgery on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

"This is a scheduled medical evaluation. There is no cause to panic," a spokesperson for the Asian Heart Institute, located in suburban Bandra Kurla complex, said.

Asked if the 66-year-old leader would undergo a heart surgery, the spokesperson said, "That would be decided only after medical evaluation." 

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Lalu Prasad Yadav's RJD and Nitish Kumar's JDU, recently, came together after 24 years to contest the by-elections after a long gap. Also, it is a crucial day for both Lalu and Nitish as votes for the by-elections to 10 Assembly seats in Bihar fought by him in partnership with long-time rival Nitish Kumar, are being counted today