Will Gehlot remain Rajasthan CM? Sonia Gandhi to decide in a day or two, says Venugopal

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Published : Sep 29, 2022, 5:52 PM IST

Updated : Sep 29, 2022, 7:05 PM IST

Will Gehlot remain Rajasthan CM? Sonia Gandhi to decide in a day or two, says Venugopal

Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi will decide in a day or two whether Ashok Gehlot will stay as Rajasthan CM or lose even that position. Gehlot backed out of Congress president polls shortly after he met Sonia on Thursday and apologised for the rebellion brewing in party cadres in Rajasthan.

New Delhi: Decision on Rajasthan CM will be taken by Congress president Sonia Gandhi in a day or two, party general secretary KC Venugopal said on Thursday. Venugopal made the statement outside Gandhi's 10, Janpath residence here after a series of meetings to resolve the Rajasthan crisis. He also said it will be clear by Friday, the last day of filing nominations for the top post, who all will contest.

The comments came soon after Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced that he will not contest the Congress presidential polls as he took moral responsibility for the political crisis in his state, and said the decision on whether he would remain CM would be taken by the party chief.

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After meeting the party president, Gehlot told reporters that he apologised to Gandhi for the developments on Sunday when MLAs supporting him defied the central observers and thwarted the move to hold a meeting of party legislators.

Instead, they held a parallel meeting to pitch for Gehlot's continuation or the guarantee that his bete noire Sachin Pilot will not replace him. Polling for the post will take place on October 17 while the result will be announced on October 19.

Last Updated :Sep 29, 2022, 7:05 PM IST
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