Congress dilemma over Gehlot’s replacement
The Statesman|September 24, 2022
The Congress will get its new president. But the question remains whether Rajasthan will get a strong and reliable chief minister acceptable among across communities like Ashok Gehlot who has consented to contest for the post of Congress president and would be giving up the chief ministership in case he wins.
YASH GOYAL
Congress dilemma over Gehlot’s replacement

After Rahul Gandhi said in Kerala yesterday that the new party chief would have to adhere to the 'one man, one post principle and the commitment made in Congress' Udaipur Chintan Shivir would be maintained Mr Gehlot did a U-turn saying, “No Congress president has ever been a chief minister and I agree to run for Congress president and step down as Rajasthan CM if I files my nomination papers.

Before meeting Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi whilst in Delhi, Mr Gehlot, when asked by reporters about the prospects of holding two posts, that of the chief minister and Congress president simultaneously, said, "Congress president’s poll is open to all, any one out of 9,000 delegates can file nomination whether the contestant is MP, MLA, minister, or chief minister. In this case he can be the president of the party and minister too. One man, one post formula is applicable in case of nomination made by the party high command."

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