Rajasthan Politics: Suspense increased over the next CM of Rajasthan, apart from the Sachin pilot, these 2 names are also in the race
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who met Rahul Gandhi, said on Friday that Rahul Gandhi has refused to contest the election of party president and wants a non-Gandhi to lead the party. I will file my nomination soon and it is the need of the hour that the opposition gets stronger.
With the election of the Congress President's post, discussions are also intensifying regarding the Rajasthan CM. Amidst the loud lobbying in the Congress on the issue of Rajasthan leadership, the top party leaders have asked Sachin Pilot to remain in Jaipur and meet the MLAs till the final decision is taken. The pilot took off for Jaipur on Friday after joining the Bharat Jodo Yatra and is awaiting the verdict.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who met Rahul Gandhi, said on Friday that Rahul Gandhi has refused to contest the election of party president and wants a non-Gandhi to lead the party. I will file my nomination soon and it is the need of the hour that the opposition gets stronger.
Apart from the pilot, the discussion of these names also intensified. If Gehlot becomes the President of Congress, then he will have to give up the post of Chief Minister of Rajasthan. However, Gehlot has left the decision of who will take charge of the state. It is not yet clear whether Gehlot will first resign from the post of Chief Minister and then contest the elections or will resign after the elections. Former deputy chief minister Pilot is a strong contender for the chief minister's post while C.P. Joshi and B.D. The discussion of Kalla's names is also intensifying.
According to media reports, Gehlot has put forward the name of Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi for the post of CM. After Sachin Pilot, CP Joshi is considered a strong contender for the post of Rajasthan CM. A major reason for this is being told that he is among those senior leaders of Rajasthan Congress, who will not create any major controversy in the party after being made the CM.
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