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Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann Hospitalised, Vitals Stable After Low Heart Rate

Party officials attribute the episode to an electrolyte imbalance.

Overview

  • Bhagwant Mann, 51, was admitted to Fortis Hospital in Mohali around 8 pm Friday after complaints of exhaustion and a low heart rate.
  • The hospital says he is under observation and that his vitals and pulse have improved.
  • AAP leader Manish Sisodia said Mann’s pulse had dropped to 44 on Friday, has since normalised, and cited an electrolyte imbalance.
  • A cabinet meeting to review the flood situation was deferred, with officials indicating he will oversee relief work from his hospital bed.
  • He had been visiting flood-affected areas this week and skipped Thursday’s trip to Sultanpur Lodhi with Arvind Kejriwal on doctors’ advice.