Rajasthan CM said a younger person should be made the chief to rebuild the party
Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi and his new cabinet, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday accused the new central government of attempting to "disturb and dismantle state governments of the opposition parties".Gehlot, however, also extended his wishes to the new government."Even before the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected BJP government, they are trying to disturb and dismantle the state governments of the opposition parties including West Bengal, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. My best wishes from Jaipur," Gehlot said in a tweet.In Madhya Pradesh, the BJP had demanded a floor test in the assembly, which was welcomed by Chief Minister Kamal Nath who expressed confidence of emerging victorious.After a massive drubbing for their alliance in Lok Sabha elections, Congress and JD(S) leaders are in a huddle in Karnataka with some leaders openly talking about the friction in the coalition.On Monday, Congress leader KN Rajanna claimed that the coalition ...
The move prompted the state's former education minister to accuse the government of targeting RSS ideologues repeatedly
Rahul Gandhi appoints Ashok Gehlot as Rajasthan Chief minister, Sachin Pilot as deputy CM after the party emerged as the single largest party in Rajasthan assembly election results 2018
Gehlot is a two-term chief minister of the state, having served from 1998 to 2003 and 2008 to 2013
Gehlot has become the fourth leader to hold the chief minister's post for a third time
Opposition parties believe that efforts can be made to integrate the country through an alliance
There is no dearth of Congressmen who think that if the Congress scores a narrow-margin victory in Rajasthan, Gehlot would be Rahul's first preference as chief minister
Both Gehlot and Pilot were called by the Congress president for an amicable settlement to the issue
On December 11, Rahul Gandhi led-Congress emerged as the largest party in Madhya Pradesh winning 114 seats while In Rajasthan, the Congress had bagged 99 out of 199 seats to wrest power from the BJP
The cabinet ministers include B D Kalla, Shanti Kumar Dhariwal, Parsadi Lal Meena, Master Bhanwar Lal Meghwal, Lal Chand Kataria and Raghu Sharma
Gehlot said instructions have been given so that such urea crisis is not faced in any of the districts
State govt will do whatever it possibly can to address their issues and they should raise the demand before the Centre, says Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot
It is believed within party circles that Gehlot is the party's formidable face in Rajasthan and a strong contender for the chief ministerial candidate in the state
Interview with Congress' incharge for Gujarat polls
Gehlot said if the government cannot make the videos public for security reasons, they must at least show them to the leaders of main opposition parties