Overview

• The Punjab chief minister was admitted to Fortis Hospital, Mohali, on Friday evening after complaints of exhaustion and a low pulse, and the hospital says his vitals have stabilised.
• Doctors moved him to hospital after his pulse reportedly fell to about 44 beats per minute on Thursday night following several days in flood-affected areas.
• Fortis reports continued improvement with stable vital signs and better blood parameters, and he remains under observation.
• AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Harpal Singh Cheema say doctors have advised a further 2–3 days in hospital as his condition improves.
• Officials say he will continue supervising flood-relief work from the hospital, after a cabinet meeting to review the crisis was postponed; the floods have caused at least 43 deaths.