Rajasthan CM race LIVE Updates: Suspense continues as Sachin Pilot digs his heels over top post; Ashok Gehlot has edge, say sources Read In Hindi
Sachin Pilot is believed to be in no mood to let go his claim for the CM post.
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Edited by: India TV News Desk New Delhi December 14, 2018 12:58 IST
The day and night-long drama from Delhi to Jaipur to pick Rajasthan chief minister failed to yield any result on Thursday. Sources say, the Congress is finding it hard to persuade Rajasthan party unit chief Sachin Pilot to give up his claim over the chief minister's chair for Ashok Gehlot, a two-time CM. A decision over the CM face is expected on Friday as the Congress would want to close the chapter to quell the increasing protests by supporters of both the leaders in Rajasthan.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi held a series of meetings with both Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot through out day on Thursday. He even held discussions with sister Priyanka Vadra and mother Sonia Gandhi as the battle between experience and youth intensified. Ashok Gehlot, who tried to fly to Jaipur thrice, was called back from Delhi airport each time for meeting, however, the deliberations failed to come to any conclusion Rahul Gandhi will be meeting Pilot and Gehlot again today.
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Sachin Pilot is believed to be in no mood to let go his claim for the CM post. The 41-year-old leader is credited for resurrecting the tattered Rajasthan Congress after the humiliating defeat in 2013 Assembly elections.
The suspense over the CM face triggered violent protests by supporters of Pilot and Gehlot in Rajasthan. Reports of supporters of Pilot blocking roads were also received forcing the two leaders to appeal to maintain calm and discipline. The leaders said they have full faith in the party leadership and would abide by its final decision. Protesters blocked the Jaipur-Agra highway at Dausa for some time, burning old tyres. There was a similar disruption on the Jaipur-Ajmer highway, and attempts to block traffic on other roads.
सभी कार्यकर्ताओं से शांति एवं अनुशासन बनाए रखने का आग्रह करता हूँ। मुझे पार्टी के शीर्ष नेतृत्व पर पूरा विश्वास है, माननीय राहुल गाँधी जी एवं श्रीमती सोनिया गाँधी जी जो फ़ैसला लेंगे उसका हम स्वागत करेंगे।हम सभी कांग्रेस के समर्पित,पार्टी की गरिमा बनाये रखना हम सभी की ज़िम्मेदारी
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Congress has won 99 seats, one less than the majority mark, and BJP 73 seats in the Assembly elections held on December 7. The party, however, has the backing of its pre-poll ally Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), which won one seat, six Bahujan Samaj Party MLAs and a majority of the 13 Independents, who are mostly Congress rebels.
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