NEW DELHI: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot on Friday stated he would “undoubtedly” run for occasion chief and any choice on who will change him as Rajasthan CM can be taken by Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
Gehlot’s need to concurrently maintain the posts of Congress president and Rajasthan CM was dashed with Rahul Gandhi ruling it out utterly and backing the “one man one put up” rule. Gehlot is seemingly making all attainable makes an attempt to stop arch-party rival Sachin Pilot from changing him.
Gehlot is believed to have given the excessive command a listing of names to exchange him if such a state of affairs arose.
Aside from Gehlot, and Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor, the names of Digvijaya Singh, who has stated his title shouldn’t be dominated out, Kamal Nath and Manish Tewari are doing the rounds.
The Congress excessive command has indicated it won’t favour any candidate. The occasion’s spokespersons have been instructed not make any remark or assault any leaders who can be contesting because it was solely strengthening the occasion’s democratic course of.
The method of submitting nominations for the election can be held from Saturday, September 24, until September 30. The date for the scrutiny of the nomination papers can be October 1, whereas the final date for withdrawals is October 8.
