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Leadership tussle
Ashok Gehlot dangers shedding Congress presidential nomination over Chief Minister’s put up
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot has dug in his heels over not permitting Sachin Pilot to exchange him as state chief minister. Battle traces are drawn between him and the Gandhi household with MLAs loyal to him refusing to signal the decision authorising get together’s central management to select his alternative within the occasion of his election as Congress president. Interim president Sonia Gandhi had despatched AICC common secretary Ajay Maken and chief of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge to Jaipur to get get together MLAs to signal the decision. But MLAs loyal to Gehlot have refused to signal on the dotted traces. They insist that the brand new chief minister needs to be from among the many 102 MLAs who had refused to carry the state authorities down when Sachin Pilot had walked out with a bunch of his loyal MLAs to kind a authorities with the assistance of the BJP. Gehlot’s loyal MLAs, numbering a few 100, have threatened to resign moderately than assist Sachin. Gehlot has not reacted to this open rise up by his supporters. Sources stated the Gehlot camp’s motion has not gone down properly with the get together excessive command. They stated the get together management is rethinking fielding Gehlot as a candidate for the put up of get together president. Gehlot had earlier stated that his resignation as chief minister earlier than getting elected as get together president would point out that the election outcome was pre-determined, and the get together ballot was probably not a democratic train. He stated let there be a good election, and as soon as he will get elected as president, he would resign as chief minister. Sonia and Rahul are eager on handing over the chief ministership to Sachin Pilot.
2024 Semi-finals
EC to announce Gujarat, HP ballot dates on Oct 15
The Election Commission of India is more likely to sound the ballot bugle for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh on October 15, not like final time when it had introduced the ballot dates for the 2 states individually despite the truth that the time period of the 2 assemblies expired inside a niche of two weeks. EC officers are more likely to go to Gujarat on September 26 to test the ballot preparedness of the state. The EC crew has already visited Himachal Pradesh. The final meeting elections in Gujarat have been held in December 2017, and the schedule is more likely to stay the identical this time. The election in Gujarat is being keenly watched as the brand new entrant – Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party – is threatening to eat into the votes of each the BJP and the Congress. The BJP has a robust presence within the city centres, and has been in energy since 1998. The Congress, nevertheless, continues to have a big following within the rural areas despite not being in energy for over 20 years. In the final state elections, the BJP polled 49.1 % and received 99 seats, whereas the Congress acquired 41.4% and received 77 seats. The AAP remained a non-starter with 0.1% votes and with no seat. Kejriwal has, nevertheless, launched a high-voltage marketing campaign in Gujarat this yr putting worry in each the BJP and the Congress, not as a result of they suppose he’ll win however as a result of they have no idea who he’ll hurt extra.
Accommodation points
PM’s assembly with Digambar Kamat stirs Goa POT
Seven-time Goa MLA and former chief minister of the state Digambar Kamat flew into the nationwide capital and was locked in a two-and-half-hour assembly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence final week. Though not many learn about this one-on-one assembly, these within the know say Kamat could also be given an necessary project both within the state or on the Centre. They say he has had wonderful relations with Modi from the time he was within the BJP. He just lately led eight out of the eleven Congress MLAs into the BJP. There are reviews of an imminent ministry reshuffle to accommodate the brand new entrants within the state authorities. Sources near Kamat say the previous chief minister and veteran MLA is just too senior to be requested to hitch as a minister. They say that he has been assured that he’ll get his due for decimating the Congress within the state legislature. While Kamat getting the state chief ministership shouldn’t be dominated out, the probabilities of him being dropped at the centre as a minister within the subsequent reshuffle are stronger, sources say.
Leadership tussle
Ashok Gehlot dangers shedding Congress presidential nomination over Chief Minister’s put up
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot has dug in his heels over not permitting Sachin Pilot to exchange him as state chief minister. Battle traces are drawn between him and the Gandhi household with MLAs loyal to him refusing to signal the decision authorising get together’s central management to select his alternative within the occasion of his election as Congress president. Interim president Sonia Gandhi had despatched AICC common secretary Ajay Maken and chief of opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge to Jaipur to get get together MLAs to signal the decision. But MLAs loyal to Gehlot have refused to signal on the dotted traces. They insist that the brand new chief minister needs to be from among the many 102 MLAs who had refused to carry the state authorities down when Sachin Pilot had walked out with a bunch of his loyal MLAs to kind a authorities with the assistance of the BJP. Gehlot’s loyal MLAs, numbering a few 100, have threatened to resign moderately than assist Sachin. Gehlot has not reacted to this open rise up by his supporters. Sources stated the Gehlot camp’s motion has not gone down properly with the get together excessive command. They stated the get together management is rethinking fielding Gehlot as a candidate for the put up of get together president. Gehlot had earlier stated that his resignation as chief minister earlier than getting elected as get together president would point out that the election outcome was pre-determined, and the get together ballot was probably not a democratic train. He stated let there be a good election, and as soon as he will get elected as president, he would resign as chief minister. Sonia and Rahul are eager on handing over the chief ministership to Sachin Pilot.
2024 Semi-finals
EC to announce Gujarat, HP ballot dates on Oct 15
The Election Commission of India is more likely to sound the ballot bugle for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh on October 15, not like final time when it had introduced the ballot dates for the 2 states individually despite the truth that the time period of the 2 assemblies expired inside a niche of two weeks. EC officers are more likely to go to Gujarat on September 26 to test the ballot preparedness of the state. The EC crew has already visited Himachal Pradesh. The final meeting elections in Gujarat have been held in December 2017, and the schedule is more likely to stay the identical this time. The election in Gujarat is being keenly watched as the brand new entrant – Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party – is threatening to eat into the votes of each the BJP and the Congress. The BJP has a robust presence within the city centres, and has been in energy since 1998. The Congress, nevertheless, continues to have a big following within the rural areas despite not being in energy for over 20 years. In the final state elections, the BJP polled 49.1 % and received 99 seats, whereas the Congress acquired 41.4% and received 77 seats. The AAP remained a non-starter with 0.1% votes and with no seat. Kejriwal has, nevertheless, launched a high-voltage marketing campaign in Gujarat this yr putting worry in each the BJP and the Congress, not as a result of they suppose he’ll win however as a result of they have no idea who he’ll hurt extra.
Accommodation points
PM’s assembly with Digambar Kamat stirs Goa POT
Seven-time Goa MLA and former chief minister of the state Digambar Kamat flew into the nationwide capital and was locked in a two-and-half-hour assembly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence final week. Though not many learn about this one-on-one assembly, these within the know say Kamat could also be given an necessary project both within the state or on the Centre. They say he has had wonderful relations with Modi from the time he was within the BJP. He just lately led eight out of the eleven Congress MLAs into the BJP. There are reviews of an imminent ministry reshuffle to accommodate the brand new entrants within the state authorities. Sources near Kamat say the previous chief minister and veteran MLA is just too senior to be requested to hitch as a minister. They say that he has been assured that he’ll get his due for decimating the Congress within the state legislature. While Kamat getting the state chief ministership shouldn’t be dominated out, the probabilities of him being dropped at the centre as a minister within the subsequent reshuffle are stronger, sources say.
