Gehlot to quits as Rajasthan CM to run for Congress President |
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is likely to be the next president of Congress but will have to step down as chief minister of Rajasthan state. Gehlot, seen as the nominee of Gandhis, announced his decision to enter the fray while submitting to the insistence to quit his position in Jaipur. Gehlot had on September 21 declared his intent to continue as Rajasthan CM even if he was elected as Congress chief. But he gave up his insistence after Rahul Gandhi declared that the new party chief would have to adhere to the “one man one post” principle. Rahul said “What we decided in Udaipur is a commitment of the Congress. So I expect that the commitment will be maintained”. Immediately afterward, Gehlot termed Rahul`s position “correct”, saying that no Congress president has ever been a chief minister. The development on the sensitive issue came hours after Congress election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry on September 22 issued the much-awaited notification to announce the start of the election process, which is likely to witness a contest after 22 years. Seen as the leadership`s choice and a frontrunner in the clash that may pit him against Kerala state MP Shashi Tharoor, Gehlot joined Rahul for a few hours in the “Bharat Jodo Yatra” at Kochi, as Sachin Pilot did on September 21. While the outcome of a Gehlot vs Tharoor clash may be something in the future, now the real question is who will replace Gehlot in Jaipur.
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