Sonia Gandhi undergoes tests at Shimla hospital after high blood pressure complaint

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi had arrived on a personal trip to Shimla along with her daughter Priyanka Gandhi on June 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI

Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was on Saturday (June 7, 2025) taken to Indira Gandhi Medical College Hospital in Shimla after she complained of high blood pressure, a party official said.

Ms. Gandhi (78), who was on a personal trip to Shimla along with her daughter Priyanka Gandhi, underwent some tests at the hospital and later left, the media advisor to Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Naresh Chauhan told PTI.

“Gandhi was taken to the hospital after she complained of high blood pressure. It was a routine checkup and she is going back home now,” he said.

Some tests were conducted at the hospital by the doctors, according to the officials.

The former Congress president had arrived on a personal trip to Shimla along with her daughter Priyanka Gandhi on Monday (June 2, 2025). They are staying in Priyanka Gandhi’s house at Chharabra, located on the outskirts of Shimla.

Published - June 07, 2025 07:21 pm IST