Union Minister Smriti Irani has tested positive for Covid-19, she tweeted on Wednesday. The MP from Amethi has requested those who came in her contact to get a Covid test at the earliest. “It is rare for me to search for words while making an announcement; hence here’s me keeping it simple—I have tested positive for Covid and would request those who came in contact with me to get themselves tested at the earliest,” Irani tweeted. She had been actively participating in the election rally for Bihar and Bypoll Gujarat for past few days. On 24 October, she had addressed a rally at Gujarat’s Vadodara and Bihar’s Bikram area while on 26 October, she had addressed a rally in Bodh Gaya for the Bihar Assembly election.