Union Minister Nitin Gadkari faints on stage during election rally in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari reportedly fainted on the stage today afternoon when he was addressing the gathering at an election rally in Maharashtra. The poll campaign was going on in the Pusad town of Yavatmal when Gadkari fainted.
Following the incident, the senior BJP leader is under observation of a medical team.
A video of the incident went viral on social media, showing Nitin Gadkari stumbling and almost falling but was helped by his aides around the stage.
They helped carry him away and managed to revive him, after which he returned to the stage after a while, said local eyewitnesses. Pusad recorded 39 degrees Celsius on Wednesday.
Subsequently, Nitin Gadkari also posted on X saying he was “absolutely healthy” and was leaving to address another election rally at the next venue.
Nitin Gadkari, 66, was campaigning for the ruling MahaYuti-Shiv Sena candidate Rajashri Hemant Patil who is contesting the Yavatmal-Washim Lok Sabha constituency, going to polls on April 26 (Friday).
Nitin Gadkari is also a candidate from the Nagpur LS constituency where he is aiming for a hat-trick.
Ms Kalinga