Lalu's condition is stable, recovering gradually: AIIMS doctor Tue, Jan 26 2021 04:02:42 PM By Ashish Srivastava New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) The health of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad who was admitted to AIIMS after a lung infection, is gradually improving, Dr Rakesh Yadav, who is supervising the team looking after him, told IANS. "His condition has improved slightly from the day he was admitted," Yadav added. The doctor informed that Lalu had developed pulmonary edema, a condition when excess fluid gets collected in the lungs. "Fluid retention occurred in his lungs which led to pneumonia infection," he said. However, the overall condition of the Rashtriya Janata Dal chief is said to be stable now. "He is able to talk and sit for a while. While still being kept in the Intensive Care Unit, he is not on ventilator or oxygen support," Yadav said.