The selection of President in Congress and Chief Minister in Rajasthan has become entangled amongst themselves. Amidst the nomination of Ashok Gehlot for the post of President, chances of Sachin Pilot being made the Chief Minister started building up. In such a situation, the Gehlot faction clashed with the high command itself.
The Gehlot faction has boycotted the legislature party meeting. This faction will not participate in any meeting till the election of Congress President i.e. till October 19. Conditions have also been laid. First- The 102 MLAs who saved the government i.e. Gehlot became the CM from the faction. Second- CM should be declared when the President is elected. Third- Whoever is the new Chief Minister, it should be of Gehlot’s choice.
Supervisors will object to the conditions, will report to the high command
Maken said, “It is indiscipline for MLAs not to attend the legislative party meeting. We wanted to meet each MLA to know their opinion, but they were adamant on meeting collectively. Gehlot’s supporters are adamant on making CM out of 102 MLAs.
They were demanding to include their point in the resolution. Whereas the resolution is of one line. In the history of Congress, conditional resolution has not been passed till date. He demanded that no discussion should be held on the CM till the election of the President, it is not possible. Because it is a case of conflict of interest.”
Latest updates on political developments… Pilot’s statement, observers move
1. MLAs did not meet observers: Ajay Maken and Mallikarjun Kharge were sent by the high command in Rajasthan for the selection of the new Chief Minister. Said to talk to the legislators. It was also instructed that they should talk to every MLA. But, the pro-Gehlot MLAs did not meet the observers. Now Maken and Kharge are returning to Delhi in the afternoon.
2. Sachin Pilot waiting for the verdict: Sachin Pilot has given a new statement. He said that he is not going to Delhi right now. Right now he is in Jaipur only. Only after the decision of the high command, he will take his decision.
3. Gehlot faction went on the traitor card, clarified on CP Joshi: UDH Minister Shanti Dhariwal did not take the name of Sachin Pilot, but said, “The way the resolution was being passed, the method being adopted, it is clear from It seemed that those people who had betrayed the Congress would be put on the chair. The question is whether you make someone, who 102 MLAs were present in the hotels of Jaipur and Jaisalmer. It is wrong that Gehlot has named CP Joshi for CM. CP Joshi had denied on the first day that I have nothing to do with this post.
Gehlot faction’s show of strength, 70 resigned.. Claim- 90 with
Gehlot supporters boycotted the legislature party meeting. 70 MLAs resigned after reaching the house of Speaker CP Joshi on Sunday evening, Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas claimed that we have 92 MLAs. Our only demand is that CM should not be made from amongst the rebels.
After this a meeting was held at CM House, in which Rajasthan in-charge and observer Ajay Maken, Mallikarjun Kharge, Gehlot, Pilot, Raghu Sharma and some senior ministers were present. The Gehlot faction says that the new CM should be from among the 102 MLAs who saved the government, that is, Sachin Pilot should not be made the CM. Along with this, the new CM should be announced after the election of the President on October 19 and the Chief Minister of Gehlot’s choice should be made.
4 difficulties ahead of the selection of president and chief minister
1. Nomination of Gehlot: The pro-Gehlot MLAs are no longer in favor of even nomination of Ashok Gehlot for the post of Congress President. In the house meetings of Shanti Dhariwal and Speaker CP Joshi, the MLAs advocated for Gehlot to be retained as the CM of Rajasthan. The legislators said that there could be cheating in the elections.
2. Selection of new CM stuck: The process of selection of CM has been stuck due to the latest developments. It is said that the Congress high command had indicated to make Sachin Pilot the CM. Gehlot’s supporters were aware of this even before the arrival of both the observers, after which they opened the front. Supporters are angry at calling a meeting for the selection of the new CM in a hurry without taking Gehlot into confidence.
3. Now two MLAs with Gudha: Minister Rajendra Gudha has no one among the MLAs who have joined the Congress from BSP. Wajib Ali, Sandeep Yadav and Lakhan Meena, who joined Congress from BSP, left Gudha and reached Dhariwal’s house in the evening. In G-6, Gudha is now left with Congress MLA Girraj Singh Malinga and Khiladi Lal Bairwa.
4. Conflict will increase: Just before the election year, once again the situation of confrontation of leaders is being created in the Congress. There has been a change in the perception of the people towards the party. Now the battle of Gehlot and the pilot camp will once again come out in the open. Sachin Pilot and his supporting MLA-Ministers are not saying anything, but the pro-Gehlot MLAs are now in the mood for a cross.
What are the options before the Gandhi family?
First – To end the political crisis in Rajasthan, the first option the Gandhi family has is to ask Ashok Gehlot to convince the angry MLAs to support Sachin Pilot. However, it is also possible that Gehlot may not do so.
Second – In such a situation, the Gandhi family has another option that CP Joshi should be made CM, Dotsara as Deputy CM and Sachin Pilot as State President. However, pilots can object to this formula.
Third- Ashok Gehlot should be kept as CM, someone else should be made Congress President. However, the strategy made by the Congress will have to be reworked.
Fourth- Whip should be issued on the rebels. Directly support the pilot. However, such a move may lead to a breakdown in the Congress.
Fifth- Pilot should be called in the politics of the Center. However, even this role may not be acceptable to the pilot.
What are Gehlot’s options?
First- Pilot has the option to become the national president of the party himself and support Pilot to become the CM. Although. Gehlot does not appear to be in support of it
Second- Talk to the Gandhi family and persuade Joshi to make him the CM and Pilot to be the state president. Sachin Pilot may not agree to this.
What are the options with the pilot?
First- Pilot has the option to become the President of Rajasthan Congress and agree to make Joshi the CM and wait for some time. However, the pilots do not seem to be in favor of it.
Second- wait, hope that the party high command will persuade Gehlot to make him their CM. However, Gehlot does not seem to be agreeing to this.
Third- Leave the Congress, form your own party or join some other party. However, in Rajasthan, the main contest has been between the two parties. In such a situation, the path of a new party is also not easy.
Which faction is powerful?
Congress has a total of 108 MLAs in Rajasthan. It is being told that even though Ashok Gehlot’s faction is claiming to be with 82 MLAs, but many of them are also loyal to the Congress. In such a situation, there are 30-40 MLAs in Gehlot camp, 18-20 MLAs in Pilot camp. While there are 60-70 MLAs who can go with the decision of the party high command.
Source: dainikbhaskarup.com”