India
oi-Deepika S
Jaipur,
Sep
27:
Amid
the
deepening
political
turmoil
in
Rajasthan,
the
chances
of
Ashok
Gehlot
becoming
the
party
chief
receded
and
other
names
cropped
up
for
the
post.
Names
of
senior
party
leaders
Kharge,
Kamal
Nath,
Digvijaya
Singh,
Sushilkumar
Shinde,
Mukul
Wasnik
and
Kumari
Selja
are
now
also
doing
the
rounds
for
the
post.
Congress
leader
Kamal
Nath,
who
met
Sonia
Gandhi
ruled
himself
out
as
a
candidate.
He
has
reportedly
stepped
in
as
a
troubleshooter
for
his
party.
Asked
if
he
was
not
interested
in
the
post
of
Congress
president,
Kamal
Nath
told
reporters,
“I
have
no
interest,
I
have
come
to
Delhi
for
Navratri.”
Sonia
Gandhi
is
reportedly
“upset”
over
the
Rajasthan
developments
as
Gehlot
was
being
considered
as
her
successor
for
the
top
post.
Gehlot
has
reportedly
told
the
two
observers
that
he
is
not
behind
the
Jaipur
development
and
the
MLAs
involved
in
it
were
not
listening
to
him.
Kharge
and
Maken,
who
were
sent
as
observers
to
Jaipur
for
a
Congress
Legislature
Party
(CLP)
meeting,
briefed
Gandhi
in
the
evening
after
their
return
to
Delhi
and
termed
the
parallel
meet
held
by
Gehlot
loyalists
as
“indiscipline”.
They
are
expected
to
recommend
disciplinary
action
against
those
behind
the
move,
including
minister
Shanti
Dhariwal
and
Rajasthan
Congress
chief
whip
Mahesh
Joshi.
Both
Gehlot
and
Pilot
spent
the
day
at
their
Jaipur
homes.
Pilot
met
his
supporters,
but
they
refrained
from
publicly
commenting
on
Sunday’s
developments.
Story first published: Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 0:20 [IST]