Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was Thursday discharged from AIIMS where he was admitted for at least one day for treatment of an undisclosed illness. Jaitley, 66, has not been attending office for about three weeks now and was admitted to AIIMS for undergoing tests and treatment for an undisclosed illness, sources said.

A lawyer by profession, he has been the most important leader in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Cabinet and has often acted as the chief troubleshooter for the government. He is widely tipped to return as a minister in the second term of the Modi government but his health remains a key concern.