Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot to contest assembly polls

The Congress on Wednesday said that former chief minister Ashok Gehlot and its state unit president Sachin Pilot will contest the December 7 assembly elections in Rajasthan along with other senior leaders of the state. Announcing the decision, Gehlot said: "Both, I and Sachin Pilot will fight the upcoming Rajasthan assembly elections. We are all united. It is BJP's conspiracy to spread false news that the Congress is divided." Ashok Gehlot is reportedly locked in a struggle for power with Sachin Pilot as both the leaders are strong contenders for the chief minister's post in Rajasthan.