Former Chhattisgarh Minister in the Ajit Jogi Government, Vikram Bhagat breathed his last on Tuesday night. He was 89 and was active in State politics for 45 long years.
He started his political career as a Sarpanch of his village in Jashpur region and was elected as MlA in 1984 from Bharatiya Janata Party. He was four times MlA. When Ajit Jogi became the first Chief Minister of the state, he left BJP and joined Congress.
He was inducted by Jogi in his state cabinet as a Public Relations Minister.