Rajasthan crisis: Sonia’s confidante Ashok Gehlot might not be Congress president now | 10 points

Ashok Gehlot was a confidante, a go-to-man and a trusted chief to Sonia Gandhi in a celebration that always finds itself in hurdles and crises. Now, the confidante grew to become the issue – the reason for a stir that’s bringing the celebration’s excessive command on the sting. Since final evening, 92 MLAs in Rajasthan stop amid discussions of a alternative of the state CM. 

All eyes are on Sonia Gandhi now as she tries to not repeat the stinging Punjab chapter, a turmoil so painful that it led to the whole lack of Congress within the state. 

An ‘upset’ Sonia on Monday sought a written report on it from celebration observers Mallikarjun Kharge and Ajay Maken on the state of affairs in Rajasthan. The Gandhis have all the time relied on Ashok Gehlot, but it surely appears not all Gandhis are actually involved concerning the state of affairs within the state. 

Sources instructed India TV that the probabilities of Ashok Gehlot changing into the celebration chief receded and different names cropped up for the put up. 

Listed below are the ten newest developments from Jaipur:

1. Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Ajay Maken, and Priyanka Gandhi huddled at 10, Janpath – Sonia’s residence – to debate the problem. After the assembly was over, different names popped up for the presidential ballot race. 
2. Kharge and Maken, who had been despatched as observers to Jaipur for a Congress Legislature Social gathering (CLP) assembly, briefed Gandhi within the night after their return to Delhi and termed the parallel meet held by Gehlot loyalists as “indiscipline”. They’re anticipated to suggest disciplinary motion towards these behind the transfer, together with minister Shanti Dhariwal and Rajasthan Congress chief whip Mahesh Joshi.
3. Gehlot reportedly instructed the 2 observers that he’s not behind the disaster and the MLAs concerned in it weren’t listening to him.
4. Gehlot loyalists had submitted resignation letters to Meeting Speaker C P Joshi on Sunday night, in an obvious bid to place strain on the central management to select somebody from the Gehlot camp as CM if the veteran chief is elected the celebration president. 
5. The loyalist MLAs indicated that they had been towards the appointment of Sachin Pilot, who led a insurrection towards Gehlot in 2020, for the put up.
6. Each Gehlot and Pilot spent the day at their Jaipur properties. Pilot met his supporters, however they avoided publicly commenting on Sunday’s developments. Gehlot carried out a Navratri puja.
7. In the meantime, Rahul Gandhi was seen taking part in soccer with tribal children in Kerala, the place he’s now heading the ‘Bharat Jodo’ Yatra. He has remained mum on the problems within the western state. 
8. Congress sources stated 82 MLAs loyal to Gehlot are prone to maintain one other assembly to resolve their subsequent plan of action. They are saying they need somebody who stood with the Congress authorities throughout the political disaster in Rajasthan in 2020 to be the following CM.
9. In July 2020, Pilot and 18 different celebration MLAs rebelled towards Gehlot’s management. The Congress has 108 MLAs within the 200-member Rajasthan Meeting. 
10. The BJP left no stone unturned to mock the Congress amid the celebration disaster. Union minister Anurag Thakur on Monday took a jibe on the Congress over its Rajasthan disaster, saying an “entertaining sport” is occurring within the state dominated by the grand previous celebration.

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