Ex-Maharashtra Minister Eknath Khadse suffers a heart attack in Jalgaon and is admitted to hospital

Veteran Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Eknath Khadse suffered a heart attack in Jalgaon on Sunday, Supriya Sule confirmed.

Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Legislative Council member and former Maharashtra minister Eknath Khadse suffered a cardiac arrest on Sunday evening, as confirmed by MP Supriya Sule. She further informed that Khadse has been admitted to a hospital and is currently receiving treatment. Sule took to X (formerly Twitter) and said that she is in constant contact with Eknath Khadse’s daughter Rohini Khadse.

“NCP leader Eknathji Khadse (@EknathGKhadse) has been hospitalized due to a heart attack. I spoke to his daughter Rohinitai Khadse (@Rohini_khadse). Also asked about Khadse Saheb’s health. Khadse Saheb is being treated and it is believed that he will recover quickly and return home safely. I pray to God that he gets well soon,” Sule said in a post in Marathi.

On Sunday, Rohini stated that her father was not feeling well for the past two days and has been admitted to a hospital in Jalgaon for treatment.

“He is being shifted to a hospital in Mumbai out of an abundance of caution and his condition is stable. There is no reason to worry,” she added.

Khadse was a senior BJP leader from Maharashtra who left the party to join the NCP in 2020.