Congress President Poll: Ashok Gehlot To Meet Sonia Gandhi Today Amid Political Crisis In Rajasthan

After a political crisis erupted in Rajasthan by Gehlot’s three loyalists — who were later issued a show cause notice — he will meet Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi today.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to meet Sonia Gandhi today. ( Image Source :Getty Images )

New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will meet party interim president Sonia Gandhi today amid a political conundrum that took place within the party in Rajasthan at a time when Congress Legislature Party meet was scheduled to take place. Gehlot, who emerged as the top contender for the post of Congress president now faces uncertainty over his candidature as there os only one day left for nomination and no forms have been filed yet by the Rajasthan CM. 

After the political crisis erupted within Rajasthan Congress by Gehlot’s three loyalists — who were later issued a show cause notice — he will meet Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi today. The Rajasthan CM, talking to reporters said that the party works under Congress president and decisions will be taken in the time to come. 

He said that Congress workers worry about the direction in which the country is heading and tackling issues related to it was more important. 

"Be it inflation, unemployment or dictatorial tendency in the country, Rahul Gandhi worries about it. All of us in Congress worry about the direction in which the country is heading. Tackling that is more important for us. Internal politics goes on, we'll resolve it," he said.

"We work under the Congress president. Decisions will be taken as per that in the time to come. Media should recognise the issues of the country. Authors, journalists are being called anti-nationals and jailed. We worry for them and Rahul Gandhi is on Yatra for them," he added.

The Congress had convened a meeting of party MLAs in Jaipur as part of the process to choose a successor to Gehlot but his loyalists held a "parallel meeting". Congress leaders Ajay Maken and Mallikarjun Kharge, who had gone to Rajasthan as observers, gave a written report to Sonia Gandhi.