After meeting Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot refused to contest for the post of party president.
He described himself as a loyal soldier of the party and said, ‘I have apologized to Sonia Gandhi.’ It is reported that senior Congress leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot is also going to meet Sonia Gandhi today.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Gehlot said, ‘I met Rahul Gandhi in Kochi and requested him to contest for Congress President. When they refused, I decided to contest the elections but now considering the political situation in Rajasthan, I have decided not to contest the elections.
This morning Sonia Ashok Gehlot reached 10 Janpath to meet Gandhi. Let us tell you that it was already being speculated that after the proposed talks between Gehlot and Sonia Gandhi, the picture of Digvijay Singh’s nomination for the post of party president would be clear.
Let us tell you that Digvijay Singh, who was party general secretary for a long time during Sonia Gandhi’s tenure, has not only good equations with former Congress President Rahul Gandhi but also has a lot of closeness.
Meanwhile, there is talk that he will file the nomination after the conclusions of the Sonia-Gehlot meeting. Former Union Minister Shashi Tharoor has already announced his candidature for the post of Congress President and will file his nomination on September 30.
A message has been given to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot from the Congress high command that the meeting of the legislature party should be called once again. In this, the right to take all kinds of decisions including the Chief Minister should be entrusted to Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
On the other hand, Civil Supplies Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas said after meeting the Chief Minister that Sachin Pilot has only 18 MLAs. The majority is with Gehlot, he has the support of 102 MLAs. So he will not resign.
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