Ashok Gehlot On Chief Minister Post

Elected MLAs and the Congress high command will decide who will lead the party's government in Rajasthan, senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot has said, fuelling speculation that he remains in the race for the Chief Minister's post

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said that CM's post is not a big thing for him, it is welfare of the people that matters.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said he thinks of leaving the CM's post, but "this post is not leaving me". And it take "courage" to state this, the Congress leader added.

"I sometimes think of leaving but the post of chief minister is not leaving me," Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot said on Thursday almost tongue-in-cheek.

Hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Rajasthan's Sikar, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot posted that he could only welcome him on Twitter, since his speech at an event had been cancelled by the Prime Minister's Office.

If Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot publicly announces that he is not a contender for the CM post and will promote young leadership, the Congress will surely retain power in Rajasthan, party MLA Bharat Singh Kundanpur said on Wednesday.

Congress's Sachin Pilot has not yet responded to the strong takedown by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, his roadblock to the coveted top job in Rajasthan.

As voting in the Congress presidential polls got underway on Monday, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, once a frontrunner for the post, said his relationship with the Gandhi family will be the "same for life".

Six days after AICC general secretary KC Venugopal said Congress president Sonia Gandhi will decide on the Rajasthan chief minister's post "in a day or two", uncertainty prevails among party workers in the state.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said all senior leaders had decided to back veteran Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge's candidature for the party chief's election.

The crisis in Rajasthan Congress over the question of Chief Minister has brought much glee to the BJP camp, which has started tweeting digs on social media.

The Congress has called a meeting of its Rajasthan MLAs in Jaipur on Sunday evening amid buzz that Ashok Gehlot may finally make way for Sachin Pilot to become Chief Minister while he becomes Congress President.

Rahul Gandhi on Thursday strongly indicated that Ashok Gehlot, who is set to run for Congress president, cannot keep two posts if he wins. His rival Sachin Pilot may replace him as Rajasthan Chief Minister, sources say.

Sachin Pilot was asked if he'll get Rajasthan post owing to idea that Ashok Gehlot shouldn't hold two posts together upon becoming Congress chief

Congress's Ashok Gehlot met party chief Sonia Gandhi for what is seen as a strategy session on his candidature in the election for party chief. A frontrunner for the job, Mr Gehlot is reluctant to give up the Rajasthan Chief Minister post.

Elected MLAs and the Congress high command will decide who will lead the party's government in Rajasthan, senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot has said, fuelling speculation that he remains in the race for the Chief Minister's post

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said that CM's post is not a big thing for him, it is welfare of the people that matters.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said he thinks of leaving the CM's post, but "this post is not leaving me". And it take "courage" to state this, the Congress leader added.

"I sometimes think of leaving but the post of chief minister is not leaving me," Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot said on Thursday almost tongue-in-cheek.

Hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Rajasthan's Sikar, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot posted that he could only welcome him on Twitter, since his speech at an event had been cancelled by the Prime Minister's Office.

If Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot publicly announces that he is not a contender for the CM post and will promote young leadership, the Congress will surely retain power in Rajasthan, party MLA Bharat Singh Kundanpur said on Wednesday.

Congress's Sachin Pilot has not yet responded to the strong takedown by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, his roadblock to the coveted top job in Rajasthan.

As voting in the Congress presidential polls got underway on Monday, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, once a frontrunner for the post, said his relationship with the Gandhi family will be the "same for life".

Six days after AICC general secretary KC Venugopal said Congress president Sonia Gandhi will decide on the Rajasthan chief minister's post "in a day or two", uncertainty prevails among party workers in the state.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said all senior leaders had decided to back veteran Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge's candidature for the party chief's election.

The crisis in Rajasthan Congress over the question of Chief Minister has brought much glee to the BJP camp, which has started tweeting digs on social media.

The Congress has called a meeting of its Rajasthan MLAs in Jaipur on Sunday evening amid buzz that Ashok Gehlot may finally make way for Sachin Pilot to become Chief Minister while he becomes Congress President.

Rahul Gandhi on Thursday strongly indicated that Ashok Gehlot, who is set to run for Congress president, cannot keep two posts if he wins. His rival Sachin Pilot may replace him as Rajasthan Chief Minister, sources say.

Sachin Pilot was asked if he'll get Rajasthan post owing to idea that Ashok Gehlot shouldn't hold two posts together upon becoming Congress chief

Congress's Ashok Gehlot met party chief Sonia Gandhi for what is seen as a strategy session on his candidature in the election for party chief. A frontrunner for the job, Mr Gehlot is reluctant to give up the Rajasthan Chief Minister post.