Rajasthan Congress Chief Sachin Pilot, one of the frontrunners of chief ministership in Rajasthan, on Wednesday, said that the decision on the position will be taken today by party president Rahul Gandhi and other leaders of the party. “Whatever the MLAs have to say they will say in the meeting and the final decision is left to the Congress president and other party leaders. We will take a call today,” Pilot told reporters.
Sachin Pilot, Congress on next #Rajasthan CM: Whatever the MLAs have to say they will say in the meeting and final decision is left to the Congress president and other party leaders. We will take a call today. pic.twitter.com/xejvHTeJvT
— ANI (@ANI) December 12, 2018
Along with Pilot, former chief minister and Congress staunch leader Ashok Gehlot is also a contender for the Chief Minister post in the state. The Congress on Tuesday unseated BJP’s Vasundhara Raje in Rajasthan Assembly Elections and registered a comeback by winning 99 seats out of 199 in the 2018 Assembly elections. The final tally saw BJP finishing second with 73 seats, CPI-M 2, BSP 6, Independents 13 and others 6.
Short of a majority by a seat, Congress has received support from RLD who have secured one seat in the state. On Wednesday, BSP supremo Mayawati also extended its support to Congress in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Samajwadi Party also said to support Congress in Madhya Pradesh.
The total assembly strength in Rajasthan is 200. However, the election for Alwar seat was postponed following the death of the BSP candidate. The Election Commission is likely to announce the fresh date for the polls in Ramgarh (Alwar). The Congress had in the 2013 Assembly election managed to win only 21 seats in the state. The Assembly elections 2018 for all five states concluded on December 7 with the verdict on December 11.