Kamal Nath Called To Delhi, Likely To Meet Sonia Gandhi Amid Rajasthan Political Crisis

Rajasthan Political Crisis: The Congress high command has called senior leader Kamal Nath to Delhi, and he is likely to meet party chief Sonia Gandhi.

Congress High Command Calls Kamal Nath To Delhi Amid Rajasthan Crisis; Likely To Meet Sonia

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Senior Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath is expected to mediate in the Rajasthan crisis and will meet party chief Sonia Gandhi in Delhi on Monday, as per sources by PTI. Kamal Nath has close ties with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and could be asked to mediate a truce, reports PTI. 

The develpment comes after nearly 90 MLAs in Rajasthan threatened to resign, saying they want Ashok Gehlot, the front-runner for the post of Congress national president, to remain Chief Minister. Rahul Gandhi ruled out the possibility, saying the party will follow the "one man, one vote" rule.

While legislators loyal to Gehlot have been vocal about their concerns, MLAs loyal to Sachin Pilot have remained silent.

MLAs loyal to Gehlot have told Congress observers Mallikarjun Kharge and Rajasthan in-charge Ajay Maken that any decision on the chief ministerial position should be made after the party president election on October 19 and in consultation with Gehlot.

However, several MLAs have left for their respective constituencies in view of the Navratri festival, party sources said.

The observers are likely to submit a report on the matter to Sonia Gandhi. 

Kamal Nath faced a similar storm two years ago, which led to the collapse of his Madhya Pradesh government. Jyotiraditya Scindia, one of the party's top leaders in Madhya Pradesh, who was vying for the top job, joined the BJP with 22 MLAs, bringing down the government.

In Punjab, a similar scenario has played out. The Congress lost the state assembly elections to Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, shortly after Amarinder Singh left the party after being humiliated and forced to resign as Chief Minister following a spat with Navjot Sidhu.

(With Inputs From Agencies)