NCP chief and former union minister Sharad Pawar is scheduled to undergo a surgery at a private hospital in Mumbai on Thursday after he sustained a leg injury from a fall at his Delhi residence and was flown here.

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"Pawar will undergo a surgery at the Breach Candy hospital tomorrow morning," NCP spokesperson Nawab Malik told PTI. "Pawar sustained leg fracture after a fall at his Delhi residence. Doctors will perform a minor surgery and mend the injury point on his leg," senior NCP leader Praful Patel had said on Wednesday.

He will be required to be in the hospital for seven-eight days, Patel had said. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and senior minister Vinod Tawde were among those who visited the hospital on Wednesday  to enquire about Pawar's health.