RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh’s first chief minister
Ajit Jogi
, who was admitted to a private hospital in
Raipur
after suffering a cardiac arrest, has slipped into coma. The medical bulletin described his condition as critical.
“The former chief minister is in coma. There is swelling in the brain. He is undergoing treatment. Next 48 hours are crucial," Narayana hospital spokesman told media on Sunday morning.
The 74-year-old, who founded regional party
Chhattisgarh Janata Congress
after quitting the Congress in June 2016, fell unconscious at his residence on Saturday morning while consuming tamarind, the seed of which choked his windpipe leading to cardiac arrest. A doctor visited his residence and given Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) before being shifted to the hospital. The doctors have pulled the seed out of the windpipe.
A subsequent CT scan showed swelling in brain, indicating that he is suffering from cerebral oedema. A medical bulletin issued on Saturday said.
Jogi's heart was functioning well in the evening yet he is on ventilator and his condition is very critical.
The ex-Chhattisgarh CM's legislator spouse Dr Renu Jogi, son Amit are at the hospital.
Jogi had quit the IAS in the early 1980s during undivided Madhya Pradesh and became a member of the Rajya Sabha. He became the first chief minister of Chhattisgarh in November 2000 after the new state carved out of Madhya Pradesh.