Former Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi suffers cardiac arrest, slips into coma

Jogi's neurological activity is "almost nil" and he is on ventilator support, said doctors

Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi, who was admitted to a private hospital here after suffering a cardiac arrest, has slipped into coma, a senior doctor attending to him said on Sunday.

Jogi's neurological activity is "almost nil" and he is on ventilator support at the Shree Narayana Hospital. The 74-year-old Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J) head was admitted to the hospital on Saturday afternoon after he fell unconscious at his residence, he said.

"His heart functioning is normal at the moment. The blood pressure has been controlled by drugs. But there was disruption in oxygen supply to his brain after