Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was admitted to the AIIMS here on Friday after he complained of palpitations and restlessness, and is under observation. Jaitley admitted to the Cardio-Neuro-Centre of the hospital around 11 am, they said. "He is under observation. A team of doctors including endocrinologists, cardiologists and nephrologists is monitoring his condition," one of the source said.
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11.15 pm: Arun Jaitley stable now: Reports
9.15 pm: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi reach AIIMS.
9.10 pm: JP Nadda leaves AIIMS after taking stock of the situation.
9.01 pm: Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel reaches AIIMS.
9.00 pm: BJP working president JP Nadda at AIIMS.
8.57 pm: Union Minister Ravishankar Prasad, Arjun Meghwal, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari reach AIIMS.
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8.55 pm: All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi: Arun Jaitley was admitted to AIIMS today morning. He is currently undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit under the supervision of a multidisciplinary team of doctors. At present, he is haemodynamically stable: ANI.
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8.49 pm: AIIMS doctors will be releasing the medical bulletin on Arun Jaitley's health between 10.30-11 pm: Sources.
8.33 pm: Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves from AIIMS.
8.27 pm: Dr Sandeep Mahajan, Dr Nikhil Tandon and Dr Karan Madan also working together.
8.20 pm: Team of cardio under Dr VK Behl, Pulmonary under Dr Randeep guleria and Nephro unit jointly working on Arun Jaitley and trying to re-establish the condition.
8.03 pm: According to the latest updates, Union Health Minister Dr. Harshvardhan has reached AIIMS.
8.02 pm: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches AIIMS to enquire about Arun Jaitley's health.
8.01 pm: Union Minister Amit Shah reaches AIIMS.
8.00 pm: Lok Sabha speaker Om Birla reaches AIIMS.
Arun Jaitley has been unwell for a large part of the last two years. Last year, Arun Jaitley took a three-month sabbatical to undergo a kidney transplant, following which he was put under isolation. Earlier, in 2014, Arun Jaitley underwent bariatric surgery to correct the weight he had gained because of a long-standing diabetic condition.
Arun Jaitley served as the finance minister in the Narendra Modi government's first term in office. Last year, he went on a sabbatical to undergo a kidney transplant.