Jaipur. Who among former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot and former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot is close to the Gandhi family of Congress? Recently a new political picture has emerged regarding this. This time, Rahul of Gandhi family is contesting elections from Wayanad in Kerala as well as Rae Bareli seat in Uttar Pradesh. Before Indira Gandhi and later Sonia Gandhi had also been MPs from this seat. Now this seat has come to the third generation of the Gandhi family i.e. Rahul. This is considered a traditional seat of Congress.
However, Amethi in UP has also been a traditional seat of Congress. But this time no member of the Gandhi family is contesting the elections from there. In the last Lok Sabha elections, BJP’s Smriti Irani had defeated Rahul Gandhi from there. This time again Smriti Irani is contesting from there. But Congress has placed its bet on another candidate instead of Rahul. This time the responsibility of winning the Amethi seat has been handed over to former Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot.
The political rivalry between the two is not hidden from anyone.
On the other hand, Chhattisgarh Congress in-charge and veteran leader of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot reached Rahul Gandhi’s election rally in Rae Bareli on Tuesday. After that, discussion started in political circles whether Gehlot’s distance from Gandhi family and Pilot’s closeness increased? However, Gehlot is considered very close to Sonia. Pilot is considered close to Rahul and Priyanka. The political rivalry between Pilot and Gehlot is not hidden from anyone.
Many meanings are being used in political circles
In the last five years, their tussle was in the headlines across the country. But after Rahul’s defeat in Amethi last time, in a way Gehlot has been given the responsibility of Amethi as a challenging task. At the same time, getting Pilot to campaign for Rahul is giving new political signals. Although leaders associated with Congress are calling this a mere coincidence, political experts are busy investigating the many political messages in it. However, it is difficult to say what color this political message will show in the future, but it is being seen from different angles in the political circles.
FIRST PUBLISHED: May 15, 2024, 15:23 IST