BJP’s Sushil Modi “Fighting Cancer”, Not to Contest Lok Sabha Polls

New Delhi: Senior BJP leader from Bihar and MP Sushil Modi on Wednesday revealed that he has been “fighting with cancer for the past six months”. Because of it he won’t be able to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

He informed that he has already informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about his ailment.

In a message on X in Hindi, the 72-year-old former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar said he made the announcement of his diagnosis since he felt that “the time had come to tell people”.

The Rajya Sabha MP added that he would always remain grateful to the country, Bihar and the party.

Reacting to Sushil Modi’s announcement, BJP leader and party MP Ravi Shankar Prasad said he was “deeply pained” and wished Modi speedy recovery.

Sushil Modi was the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar from July 2017 to November 2020. In December 2020, he was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar.