Health condition of former Assam CM Prafulla Mahanta stable

The health condition of former Assam chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta is stated to be stable. Mahanta was admitted to the hospital after he had suffered a mild stroke. The two time former chief minister has been kept under the constant observation in intensive care unit (ICU).

On the other Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) president Atul Bora, minister Keshab Mahanta and other top leaders of the party visited the hospital to take stock of Mahanta’s health.

It may be mentioned that Mahanta was admitted to a private hospital in Guwahati on September 4 night after he suffered from a brain stroke. However, he was tested negative for COVID-19.

Prafulla Kumar Mahanta aged 68 years was the leader of the Assam Movement, a former Chief Minister of Assam and the former President of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP). He became the chief minister in the state when the AGP came to power in 1985, becoming the youngest Chief Minister of an Indian state.

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He served as the chief minister of the state for two terms, 1985–1990 and 1996–2001. He is a former president of the All Assam Students Union, an organization that spearheaded the Assam Movement between 1979-1985. In August 2005, his membership in the AGP was terminated. He floated a new political party, Asom Gana Parishad (Progressive) on 15 September 2005.

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