Ajit Jogi passes away: Life of former Chhattisgarh CM in photos
Updated: May 29, 2020 6:00:06 pm- 1 / 6
Chhattisgarh's first Chief Minister, Ajit Jogi, passed away Friday after suffering two cardiac arrests. (Express archive)
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Jogi, who had suffered multiple arrests in the past 20 days, was comatose and on ventilator support as doctors were trying to revive his brain activity. (Express archive photo)
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A bureaucrat-turned-politician, Jogi had served as the first chief minister of Chhattisgarh from November 2000 to November 2003 in the then Congress government, after the state came into existence. (Express archive photo)
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Jogi parted ways with the Congress in 2016 after he and his son got embroiled in a controversy over a by-election. (Express archive photo)
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Jogi later formed the Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J). (Express archive photo)
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In picture: Ajit Jogi with late BJP leader Sushma Swaraj and actor Aishwarya Rai. Jogi is survived by his wife MLA Renu Jogi and son Amit Jogi. (Express archive photo)