Mumbai, Apr 28: Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi, who was hospitalised after a near-fatal accident earlier this month, is much better now and his condition is improving, neurosurgeon C E Deopujari of Bombay Hospital said today. "Jogi is improving and doing much better. He is also moving around in a wheel-chair inside the ICU," Deopujari told here.

The senior Congress leader, who has been out of the ventilator since April 24, has shown considerable improvement, the neurosurgeon said adding, his physiotherapy will be continue for at least another two to three weeks.

Jogi, 59, had suffered severe spinal and head injuries on April 11 when his car dashed against a tree near Raipur. He was brought to the metropolis the same evening and was operated for spinal injury at the Bombay hospital. Bureau Report