Tag: Gehlot

Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said the BJP “suffered” in the state because it changed the name of existing government schemes when it was in power and “now it’s time” for it to face defeat at the Centre. Gehlot cited the example of the previous BJP government’s decision to rename the Rajiv Gandhi Seva […]

Jaipur: Congress leader Ashok Gehlot was sworn in on Monday as the 12th Chief Minister of Rajasthan, while the party’s state president Sachin Pilot took oath as his deputy at a ceremony here. It is Gehlot’s third innings as Chief Minister. Congress President Rahul Gandhi, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Nationalist Congress Party’s chief Sharad […]

New Delhi: Hectic parleys were on at Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s residence on Thursday to choose the chief ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan where the party dislodged the BJP from power in the Assembly elections. UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were also present during the consultations when party leader […]

New Delhi: The Congress on Friday named Ashok Gehlot as Rajasthan’s next chief minister and Sachin Pilot his deputy after party president Rahul Gandhi successfully brokered peace between the veteran leader and his younger colleague following several rounds of discussions After Congress’ observer to the state K C Venugopal made the announcement at a media […]

Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of cashing in on farmers’ plight for votes and said that launching the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme at end of his tenure will not help him win the elections. Modi on Sunday launched the PM-KISAN scheme by transferring the […]