Sonia Gandhi in US for regular medical checkup: Congress

NEW DELHI: Congress President Sonia Gandhi has gone to the United States for a regular medical checkup and will return after a week, her party said today.

"She has gone to the US for a regular, routine checkup. She will return after a week," party's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said here.

Party sources said the 68-year-old leader's checkup was due for the past two months and got delayed due to Bihar Assembly polls.