Tag: Rajasthan Chief Minister

Jaipur: Veteran Congress leader Ashok Gehlot appears to have pipped Sachin Pilot in the race for Chief Minister in Rajasthan. The name of 67-year-old Gehlot, a two-time Chief Minister, will be announced by the party in Delhi on Thursday evening after Congress President Rahul Gandhi completes discussions with senior party leaders, party sources said. Gehlot […]

New Delhi/Jaipur: Stepping up the demand for Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje’s resignation, the Congress on Monday alleged that she had “direct financial dealings” with former IPL chief Lalit Modi. The BJP vehemently refuted the charge as “baseless”. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who has been at the forefront of making serious allegations against Raje, claimed […]

New Delhi: Heads are expected to roll in the Congress following the party’s dismal performance in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections where it won just 52 seats, just 8 more than what it managed in 2014. A party source told IANS: “Many General Secretaries and state unit chiefs could face the heat as the party […]

New Delhi: Hours after meeting Congress President Rahul Gandhi, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot met senior party leader Ahmed Patel at the party office here on Tuesday. Gehlot arrived at the Congress headquarters at 5.15 p.m. and directly went into Patel’s chamber. After the meeting, the Rajasthan Chief Minister left for Jaipur. Earlier in the […]

Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot accused Governor Kalraj Mishra on Friday of being under pressure to not call an assembly session. Gehlot said the state government requested the governor to call a session, but he had not yet issued the order. “We want an assembly session from Monday,” the chief minister told reporters outside […]