Overview

• Patnaik was discharged Wednesday evening from SUM Ultimate Medicare in Bhubaneswar after treatment for dehydration, following a three‑day stay.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi phoned earlier in the day, wished him a speedy recovery, advised rest, and invited him to visit Delhi when he is well.
• Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge also called, while Odisha leaders including the chief minister’s cabinet colleagues visited to check on his condition.
• After leaving the hospital, Patnaik thanked well‑wishers on social media and asked party supporters to come to his residence, Naveen Niwas.
• The BJD chief and Leader of the Opposition, 78, had undergone cervical spine surgery in Mumbai in June before returning to Odisha in July.