BJP Rajya Sabha MP Harsh Mahajan collapses during Shimla protest, hospitalised
Admitted to IGMC’s cardiac care unit in Shimla; condition stated to be stable
Rajya Sabha MP Harsh Mahajan (70) was hospitalised on Saturday after he collapsed during a BJP protest in Shimla against the alleged attempts of the Congress government to delay and manipulate elections to the heads of urban local bodies.
Mahajan suddenly felt dizzy and collapsed while BJP leaders were addressing mediapersons outside the office of the Deputy Commissioner.
Party leaders and workers immediately rushed to his aid, lifted him and took him to a nearby vehicle before rushing him to Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), Shimla.
He has been admitted to the Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) of IGMC, where doctors said his condition was stable.
Mahajan, a former Congress leader, had joined the BJP ahead of the 2022 Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections.
He later emerged as the BJP’s candidate for the Rajya Sabha seat and scored a surprise victory despite the Congress enjoying a majority of 40 members in the 68-member Assembly.
