Jogi was admitted to a private hospital earlier this month after suffering a cardiac arrest where he later slipped into coma.
Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi's son Amit Jogi was arrested on charges of cheating and forgery.
_1.jpg "Chhattisgarh: Ajit Jogi Will Not Contest In Assembly Elections")
His decision came following Friday's meeting of the 'mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance) leaders belonging to Bahujan Samaj Party, Janata Congress (J) and and the CPI.
In the next 48 hours, it will be assessed how Ajit Jogi's body is responding to medicines, the official said, adding that the leader is being treated by a team of eight specialist doctors.
Jogi, who was in the Congress before he floated his own party, said the assembly results would help his party emerge as a third front in the state.
"Had I been B team I would not be contesting election from Rajnandgaon (the chief minister's constituency). Had I been B team I would have not faced a baseless case of murder."
The hospital authorities termed former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Ajit Jogi's condition as critical.
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