Azad is among the 20 star campaigners of the party for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections.
The 71-year-old Congress leader is the fourth senior party leader to have tested positive for Covid-19. Earlier senior Congress leaders Ahmed Patel, Motilal Vora and Abhishek Singhvi had tested positive for Covid-19.While Singhvi – who had confirmed that he was largely asymptomatic – has recovered, other leaders are still under treatment.