Ashok Gehlot the new Stalwart of Rajasthan

INN/New Delhi, @infodeaofficial

The showdown with Sachin Pilot has played the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in the league of stalwarts Of Rajasthan politics Congress’s  Mohanlal Sukhadia States longest-serving CM from 1954 to 71 and BJP Bhairon Singh Shekhawat three-time CM like Sukhadia and  Shekhawat, the  Gahlot has emerged as not only a mass leader but also one who can effectively e Crush rebellion in his own ranks.

Just Like them, he too who roseCompeting with bigwigs both within his own party and the rival political outfit.

• If Sukhadia became CM at the age of 38, Gahlot was a Union Minister when he was 31.
• If Shekhawat quelled rebellion to save his coalition government in 1996, Gahlot is to do the same now having clipped pilots within congress.

Interestingly the legislator who played a key role in the UN successful Revolt against the Shekhawat government is among the 19 Congress MLAs In the pilot camp right now.

A seven-term MLA Tom Cruise Sardar Shahar seat, Bhanwar Lal Sharma who is also an old Fox off politician opened from Congress to BJP to Janata Dal and back to Congress.

Sharma, Deependra Singh Shekhawat, and Hemaram Chaudhari are senior leaders who have currently started with Pilot. 

Sources said Gahlot knows how to win them back if it comes to BJP demanding a floor test in the state assembly. considering the numbers in Pilot camp that however looks a Far Cry.

The pilot is not the only congressman who has vied With Gehlot for the CM post. Before him, CP Joshi had said he was not a Gahlot follower but a collaborator. Joshi, the current assembly speaker, was then the PCC chief.

In the year 2008 state elections he was a favorite for the CM post owing to his proximity to Rahul Gandhi. Joshi missed the bus having lost the election by a single vote.

Many still believe it was magician Gehlot’s tricks. But that was not new for Gahlot,  who had survived a similar challenge from Jat stalwart Parasram Maderna in 1998.

A quintessential politician, Gehlot Has been a troubleshooter for the Gandhi family too. In 1998 – 99  when the family faced rebellion within the Congress, Gahlot stood by Sonia Gandhi. from the Assembly elections of Punjab, Gujarat, Karnataka in 2017 to 18, and Maharashtra last year, Gahlot has emerged as one of the chief troubleshooters for Congress.

Time and again the Congress leadership has believed in Gahlot’s Experience and ability in Crisis management.