Ashok Gehlot Preps For Delhi Role But Reassures Rajasthan MLAs: 10 Points

This comes amid hypothesis that if the Congress veteran strikes to Delhi as celebration chief, the Chief Minister’s publish could go to his bitter rival Sachin Pilot, whose rebel had nearly introduced down his authorities.

The 71-year-old Congress veteran is learnt to have informed the legislators that he’ll file nomination for the Congress chief’s publish. “Tha quickly door nahi (I cannot be removed from you),” he informed the MLAs, sources stated.

Mr Gehlot added that he’ll hold serving Rajasthan wherever he goes. “Primary kahin nahin ja raha, chinta mat karo (I’m not going anyplace, don’t fret),” he stated, in a transparent indication that he has no plans to surrender the Chief Minister’s publish at this level.

He informed MLAs that he might be assembly celebration president Sonia Gandhi as we speak and can fly out this night to fulfill Rahul Gandhi, who’s on Bharat Jodo Yatra — a Congress march from Kanyakumari to Kashmir to rally help forward of the 2024 normal election.

Mr Gehlot has reportedly informed the MLAs that he would attempt to persuade Rahul Gandhi “one final time” to take over because the celebration president. Mr Gandhi stepped down from the publish after Congress’ poor present within the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and has refused to return since.

The Rajasthan Chief Minister informed MLAs that each one of them should come to Delhi when he information his nomination. He stated he “will do what the celebration instructions” and that he’s a “loyal soldier”.

In keeping with sources, Mr Gehlot has informed the Congress management that he needs to remain on as Rajasthan Chief Minister for a while even when he turns into the celebration chief, apparently to dam Mr Pilot’s try to refill the political vacuum.

Sources stated if he wants to maneuver to the nationwide capital, Mr Gehlot would need a loyalist within the energy seat again residence. If not, then he would wish to hold each roles by taking up as working president of the Congress with Sonia Gandhi as full-time chief, it’s learnt. 

Congress chief Shashi Tharoor has additionally declared his intention to run for the highest publish and received a go-ahead from Mrs Gandhi. Whereas Mr Gehlot is a staunch loyalist of the Gandhi household, Mr Tharoor was a part of 23 senior celebration leaders who demanded sweeping reforms within the celebration in a letter to Mrs Gandhi in 2020.

The Congress will settle for nominations for the celebration chief’s publish until September 30. The elections are scheduled for October 17 and the outcomes might be declared on October 19.