Eknath Shinde At Hospital For "Routine Checkup" Amid Maharashtra Suspense

Ekanth Shinde - at the centre of a tug-of-war in the Maharashtra chief ministerial race - is undergoing a "routine check-up", sources said, playing down talk of an emergency.

Eknath Shinde, the outgoing Maharashtra Chief Minister, was taken to a Thane's Jupiter Hospital Tuesday afternoon after doctors recommended a "full examination" of his health and medical status.

Mr Shinde - at the centre of a tug-of-war in the Maharashtra chief ministerial race - may be admitted, but sources played down talk of an emergency, explaining this is a "routine check-up".

Mr Shinde himself spoke to reporters outside the hospital and said, "My health is fine."