Sonia Gandhi admitted to Delhi hospital

Congress President Sonia Gandhi has been admitted to a hospital in New Delhi after she complained of stomach upset.

Sonia Gandhi, 70, has been kept under observation, our New Delhi correspondent reports quoting DS Rana, Chairman (Board of Management) of Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.

"Sonia Gandhi was brought to the hospital at 5:00pm today. She has been found to be suffering from upset stomach and has been admitted for observation," said Rana in a statement.

According to Congress sources, Sonia was rushed to the Delhi hospital in an air-ambulance from Shimla where she had gone for a vacation.

A team of doctors from the hospital was deputed to bring her back from Shimla. Party sources said her condition was stable.

Himachal Pradesh, one of the few states governed by her party, will choose its next government on November 9. Sonia has been listed by her party as one its star campaigners for the hill state. Results will be counted along with Gujarat on December 18, reports NDTV.

Sonia has been unwell for several years and travels to the US intermittently for treatment, though her party has refused to disclose the nature of her ailment. Her son, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi, will replace her soon as top boss in the party, she told reporters just weeks ago. Though Gandhi's promotion has been urged by the Congress for several years, it is expected to materialize this year along with overdue internal elections for the party's top decision-making body, the Congress Working Committee.