**The chief minister of India’s Gujarat state Narendra Modi has tested positive for swine flu, a day after his return from a trip to Russia, officials say.**Mr Modi had been suffering from cough and cold on returning from the three-day official trip on Wednesday night, officials added.
Tests held at a government hospital in the capital, Ahmedabad, confirmed the presence of the H1N1 virus.
More than 450 people have died of swine flu in India since this summer.
The number of swine flu cases in India has climbed to more than 13,000 - they have been reported from 28 states, including Gujarat.
So far, 40 people have died of the flu in Gujarat and several hundred have been infected, officials say.
A state government release said Mr Modi had been on medication and all his engagements for the next few days have been cancelled.
None of the members of Mr Modi’s delegation which went to Russia have shown any symptoms of the flu yet, reports say.
The states with the highest number of swine flu deaths include Maharashtra, Karnataka and Gujarat.
In August, colleges and cinemas in Mumbai were temporarily closed because of fears about the spread of flu.
The virus is thought to have killed more than 3,000 people around the world.
The swine flu (H1N1) virus first emerged in Mexico in April and has since spread to many countries.
Many of India’s confirmed cases of swine flu have been among people who have returned from overseas travel.
Passenger screening has been introduced across India’s main 22 international airports.