India, Feb. 17 -- Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann, 52, was readmitted to Fortis Hospital in Mohali on Monday night, just hours after leaving it to attend a rally in Moga district, in a sequence of events that's handed the state's opposition parties a new chance to raise questions over his conduct, including his years-old vow that he quit his known drinking habit.

The latest drama unfolded over 48 hours. On Sunday, Mann was attending Mahashivratri celebrations at the Rankeshwar Mahadev Temple on his home turf of Dhuri in Sangrur district, alongside Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal, when he felt unwell. His blood pressure shot up, said reports. He was flown to Chandigarh and rushed to the hospital in Mohali.

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