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JD(U)'s Neeraj Kumar in ICU after heart complication; Samrat Choudhary visits him

The party's chief spokesperson is its candidate in the Patna Graduates' constituency for the Legislative Council. Doctors have not disclosed details of his condition.

From the editorial desk · PatnaPublished
Samrat Choudhary with Nitish Kumar at an event in Bihar (file photo)
Samrat Choudhary with Nitish Kumar at an event in Bihar (file photo)Photo: Information and public relations department Government of Bihar / Wikimedia Commons, Attribution

Key points

  1. JD(U) MLC Neeraj Kumar was admitted to the intensive care unit in Patna.
  2. He is the party's candidate in the Patna Graduates' constituency Council election.
  3. Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary visited him and spoke to his doctors.

Neeraj Kumar, the Janata Dal (United) MLC and the party’s chief spokesperson, was admitted to the intensive care unit of a Patna hospital on Tuesday after a heart-related complication.

Kumar is the JD(U)‘s candidate in the Patna Graduates’ constituency election to the Bihar Legislative Council. Details of his condition and treatment have not been officially disclosed.

Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary went to the hospital to see him. He met Kumar, spoke to the doctors treating him about his condition and wished him a speedy recovery. Choudhary later shared a photograph of the visit on X.

In graduates’ constituencies, only registered graduates living in the area can vote. No statement from the party on whether his illness will affect its campaign was reported on Tuesday.