Rajasthan Election results: Ashok Gehlot to be sworn in as new chief minister on 17 Dec; Sachin Pilot to be his deputy
• 6 years agoAshok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot will be sworn in as chief minister and deputy chief minister of Rajasthan on Monday
Ashok Gehlot is next Rajasthan CM: How Congress veteran won nod from Rahul Gandhi over young turk Sachin Pilot
Debobrat Ghose • 6 years agoGiven his rich experience as a two-term chief minister, Gehlot is time-tested and has a strong appeal across political parties in Rajasthan.
Ashok Gehlot's Kattappa-like loyalty to three generations of Gandhi family helped him ride his luck... yet again
Sandipan Sharma • 6 years agoA Katappa-isque loyalty that makes him serve the crown in Rajasthan must undoubtedly Ashok Gehlot's his biggest asset, without it he would not have survived for almost five decades in the Congress.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi set to announce new Rajasthan chief minister at 4.30 pm today
Fp Staff • 6 years agoCongress president Rahul Gandhi is set to announce the next chief minister of Rajasthan at 4.30 pm on Friday, hours after Rahul met the two prominent contenders for the post, Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot.
Ashok Gehlot Vs Sachin Pilot: Indira changed CMs like upholstery, Rajiv like cutlery and Rahul Gandhi holds Panchayat; rank bad optics
Sandipan Sharma • 6 years agoRahul Gandhi’s inability to decide the name of the chief ministers of the states his party has won (Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh CMs haven't been decided yet) would have amused William Shakespeare. His procrastinations, doubts and dilemmas may have inspired another tragedy about a protagonist with flaws that could be fatal in politics.
Rahul Gandhi to announce Rajasthan CM tomorrow: Ashok Gehlot emerges top choice, Sachin Pilot asks supporters to be calm
• 6 years agoVeteran Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Thursday emerged as Congress President Rahul Gandhi's pick as the chief minister in Rajasthan, with state Congress President Sachin Pilot apparently giving up after putting up a spirited claim for the post
Congress to name Rajasthan chief minister soon: Sachin Pilot supporters burn tyres, block roads as party leadership deliberates
• 6 years agoSachin Pilot supporters burnt tyres and blocked roads in Rajasthan on Thursday, demanding his appointment as the next chief minister.
Congress won 8 of 39 Assembly polls under Rahul Gandhi; recent victories due to anti-incumbency, not strategy
Raghav Pandey • 6 years agoAssembly Election Results 2018: There is also no clear trend in the rise of the fortunes of the Congress under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, be it the victories in Punjab and Karnataka, the performance in Gujarat or the wins in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan this week
Rahul Gandhi summons Sachin Pilot, Ashok Gehlot to Delhi to decide on Rajasthan CM post; announcement likely today
Fp Staff • 6 years agoCongress president Rahul Gandhi has summoned both Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot to New Delhi to discuss and decide on the final name for the post.
From Sachin Pilot's win in Rajasthan to Lal Thanhwala's defeat in Mizoram, key wins and losses in the state Assembly polls
Fp Staff • 6 years agoAs counting for the 2018 Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Rajasthan, Mizoram and Chhattisgarh drew to a close on Tuesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) saw significant losses in all the states