Murli Manohar Joshi undergoes knee-replacement surgery at AIIMS

New Delhi, Sep 16: Senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi has been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) where he has undergone a knee-replacement surgery.

"The leader was admitted on September 9 and underwent a right knee-replacement surgery.He is admitted in a private ward under the Department of Orthopaedics at the AIIMS," a senior doctor at the AIIMS here said. "His condition is stable.

He is recovering well and is expected to be discharged in a day or two," the doctor said. Joshi, 82, is a Lok Sabha MP from Kanpur.

PTI