India’s Congress Party chief Sonia Gandhi in 2019. Photo: Reuters
India’s Sonia Gandhi, opposition leader, hospitalised with Covid-related issues
- Her Congress Party said the 75-year-old was stable and being kept in hospital for observation; she tested positive for the virus on June 2
- The party’s fortunes have declined sharply since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist BJP party defeated it in 2014 and 2019
India’s Congress Party chief Sonia Gandhi in 2019. Photo: Reuters