Raipur: The first chief minister of Chhattisgarh Ajit Jogi breathed his last at a hospital here today. He was 74.

"The first Chief Minister's health deteriorated at around 1.30 pm today. He suffered from a cardiac arrest. The doctors tried to resuscitate him for around two hours but unfortunately, they were not able to revive him. He breathed his last at 3.30 pm today," Shree Narayana Hospital, where Jogi was admitted, said in a bulletin.