Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi passed away Friday afternoon after suffering two suffering two cardiac arrests at a private hospital in Raipur. Jogi, who was also the first chief minister of the state, was admitted there on May 9 after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home. His condition had since then remained critical and was on ventilator support. He suffered a cardiac arrest on Wednesday night as well. A bureaucrat-turned politician, Jogi had served as the first chief minister of Chhattisgarh from November 2000 to November 2003 in then Congress government, after the state came into existence.

Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi passed away Friday afternoon after suffering two suffering two cardiac arrests at a private hospital in Raipur. Jogi, who was also the first chief minister of the state, was admitted there on May 9 after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home. His condition had since then remained critical and was on ventilator support. He suffered a cardiac arrest on Wednesday night as well. A bureaucrat-turned politician, Jogi had served as the first chief minister of Chhattisgarh from November 2000 to November 2003 in then Congress government, after the state came into existence.