AMN / NEW DELHI
After long wait Congress president Rahul Gandhi today finnly gave his assent in favour of Ashok Gehlot for Chief Minister of Rajasthan and offered Deputy CMship to Sachin Pilot for which the later agreed.
Congress made this announcment soon after after Rahul Gandhi dropped a big hint that the tussle between the two leaders was over. The Congress president tweeted a photo with Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, all three grinning, with the caption: “The United Colours of Rajasthan”. It was a replica of his photo to signal the Madhya Pradesh detente last evening. The Congress has been in firefighting mode since it scooped big BJP states Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh in state election results on Tuesday.
It took several rounds of meetings over the past 36 hours to bring Sachin Pilot, 41, on board. Rahul Gandhi’s sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra joined one of the meetings.
In a break from tradition, Ashok Gehlot’s name was announced at the Congress office in Delhi instead of at a meeting of lawmakers in Rajasthan capital Jaipur.
The united colours of Rajasthan! pic.twitter.com/D1mjKaaBsa
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 14, 2018