BREAKING: Uddhav Thackeray, Former Maharashtra CM, Admitted to Hospital in Mumbai

Mumbai: Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray has been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai on Monday as he will undergo tests to identify blockages in his heart and arteries, with angiography likely to follow, official sources said. 

Uddhav Thackeray Admitted To Hospital In Mumbai, To Undergo Heart-Related Tests

According to several media reports, Thackeray had not been feeling well since the Dussehra rally on October 12, where he targetted Mahayuti government and the centre in his speech.

This is a breaking story and further details are awaited. 

Earlier in 2016, Thackeray was discharged from Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai after undergoing angiography. This procedure followed an angioplasty he had on July 20, 2012, during which doctors placed eight stents to address multiple blockages in three major coronary arteries.

The former Maharashtra CM underwent a second angioplasty in November 2012 to clear nearly 60 percent blockage in the left anterior descending artery (LAD).

Earlier, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray stated that the MVA will reveal their chief ministerial candidate after the Mahayuti alliance announces theirs. 

Notably, Mahayuti consists of BJP , NCP, and the Eknath Shinde faction of Shiv Sena, while MVA comprises Congress , Shiv Sena-UBT (Uddhav Thackeray's faction), and NCP-SP ( Sharad Pawar 's faction).

 During a joint press conference, Thackeray remarked, "The BJP 's situation is so dire that they have to campaign under the leadership of thieves and traitors. Let Mahayuti announce their CM candidate first, and then we will disclose our candidate." He emphasized that it is the responsibility of the ruling Mahayuti to make the first announcement.

Maharashtra is due for Assembly polls later this year, although Election Commission of India is yet to announce official dates.