Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot, Rajasthan Congress: Ashok Gehlot’s Assurance To MLAs In Night Meet On Congress Polls: 10 Facts

Jaipur:
Rajasthan Minister Ashok Gehlot, the frontrunner for the post of Chief of Parliament, met his MLA last night and told them he was “not going anywhere”, sources said. The meeting was held after he hosted the dinner for Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar

1. This comes amid speculation that if the former National Assembly veteran moves to Delhi as party chief, the post of Chief could go to bitter rival Sachin Pilot, whose uprising almost brought down his government. he.

2. It is known that the 71-year-old congressional veteran told lawmakers he would submit a nomination for the congressional office. “Tha soon nahi (I won’t leave you),” he told the MLA, sources said.

3. Mr. Gehlot added that he will continue to serve Rajasthan wherever he goes. “It’s kahin nahin ja raha, chinta mat karo (I’m not going anywhere, don’t worry,” he said, making it clear he has no plans to step down as Prime Minister at this point.

4. He told MLA that he will meet party president Sonia Gandhi today and will fly out tonight to meet Rahul Gandhi who is on the Congress march from Kanyakumari to Kashmir – Bharat Jodo Yatra – to rally support ahead of the 2024 general election.

5. Mr Gehlot is said to have told the MLA he would try to convince Rahul Gandhi “for the last time” to take over as party chairman. Mr Gandhi resigned after a poor performance by Congress in the Lok Sabha poll in 2019 and has refused to return since.

6. Minister Rajasthan told the MLA that they all had to come to Delhi when he submitted his nomination application. He said he “will do what the party commands” and that he is a “loyal soldier”.

7. According to sources, Mr. Gehlot has told the leader of Parliament that he wants to stay as Rajasthan Chief of State for a while even if he becomes party chief, apparently to block Pilot’s attempt to fill a political vacuum. .

8. Sources say that if a move to the national capital is needed, Mr Gehlot will want a loyalist in the seat of power back home. If not, then we want to keep both roles by taking the position of working president of Congress with Sonia Gandhi as head full time, that’s learned.

9. Congress leader Shashi Tharoor also announced his intention to run for the top office and was continued by Ms. Gandhi. While Mr Gehlot is a loyalist of the Gandhi family, Mr Tharoor is part of 23 senior party leaders who demanded sweeping reforms within the party in a letter to Ms Gandhi in 2020. .

10. The congress will accept nominations for the post of party chief until September 30. The election is scheduled for October 17 and the results will be announced on October 19.