Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the party tweeted on Wednesday.
"Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav has tested positive for COVID-19, and is being monitored by doctors. As of now, there are no COVID symptoms in him," it said.
The 80-year-old leader is admitted to the Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon.
"The health of netaji (Mulayam Singh Yadav) is stable," SP president Akhilesh Yadav tweeted.
"After being COVID-19 positive, he has been admitted to Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon for health recovery. We are in contact with senior doctors and will give information from time to time."
