Eknath Shinde hospitalised in Thane due to exhaustion, condition stable

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was admitted to a private hospital in Thane after developing a high fever and exhaustion. Shiv Sena sources said his condition is stable, while his hospitalisation led to the rescheduling of a key party induction programme

Thane: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde was admitted to a private hospital in Thane on Friday after his health deteriorated suddenly. According to preliminary reports on Saturday, Shinde is under the care of a team of specialist doctors, and his condition is stated to be stable.

Shiv Sena sources said Dy CM Shinde’s health was affected due to extreme physical exertion and heavy work pressure over the past few days. On Friday, while the state legislature session was underway, he developed a high fever and experienced severe weakness. Despite the fever, he initially continued working before his condition worsened, requiring immediate hospitalisation in Thane.

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Shiv Sena sources confirmed that while he remains in the hospital for treatment and observation, there is no cause for serious concern.

The sudden illness follows a period of intense political activity in the state. Dy CM Shinde has been at the centre of ‘Operation Tiger’, an initiative that recently saw six MPs from the Thackeray faction and Mumbai MLC Sachin Ahir switch allegiance to his Shiv Sena. Executing these major political moves required constant work and multiple trips to New Delhi, which reportedly led to exhaustion.

The health setback directly affected scheduled political events in Thane.

Shubhangi Patil, a deputy leader of the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction in Dhule, was scheduled to officially join Shinde’s party at 4 p.m. on Friday at Gangubai Shinde Hall in Thane. Due to Shinde’s sudden hospitalisation, the main ceremony was rescheduled.

The induction eventually took place late on Friday night and concluded around 1.15 a.m. on Saturday. In Shinde’s absence, his son and Member of Parliament, Dr Shrikant Shinde, presided over the induction at 2 a.m., along with several senior party office-bearers.

Patil had previously contested the Nashik Graduates Constituency election as a Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) candidate, securing nearly 50,000 votes.