Union Minister Arun Jaitley has undergone surgery at a hospital in New York on Tuesday, sources said. He has been advised at least two weeks of rest by the doctors, they added. Jaitley, who had unexpectedly left for the US on January 13, has undergone tests for soft tissue cancer, sources said. Even during this time, he has been active on social media and has been writing Facebook posts and tweeting about current issues. 

66-year-old Jaitley had undergone a kidney transplant surgery on May 14, 2018, at AIIMS and had not travelled abroad since then. He was earlier this month named the publicity head of the BJP for the upcoming general elections. With barely a week left for the 2019-20 Budget, the government on Wednesday gave additional charge of Finance and Corporate Affairs portfolios to Railways and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal.