New Delhi, Oct. 16 -- Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader and former Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani was admitted to Apollo Hospital in New Delhi on Friday evening due to a chest infection, according to media reports.
The 98-year-old leader was brought to the hospital at around 7.30 pm and admitted to the pulmonary department, where a team of specialist doctors is monitoring his condition.
Hospital officials said Advani's condition was stable and that he remained under observation.
Further details about his treatment and the expected duration of his hospital stay were not immediately available.
One of the key figures behind the BJP's emergence as a major political force in India, Advani served as Deputy Prime Minister from 20...