{"id":4542,"date":"2018-07-29T11:50:54","date_gmt":"2018-07-29T06:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinkcitypost.com\/?p=4542"},"modified":"2018-07-29T11:56:08","modified_gmt":"2018-07-29T06:26:08","slug":"ashok-gehlot-projects-himself-as-chief-ministerial-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinkcitypost.com\/ashok-gehlot-projects-himself-as-chief-ministerial-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"Ashok Gehlot &#8216;projects&#8217; himself as chief ministerial candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jaipur: AICC general secretary Ashok Gehlot on Saturday projected himself as the Congress\u2019s chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan. While taking to media persons in Udaipur, Gehlot categorically said when he had been the face of the party for 10 years, what was the need for a new face.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI went to Punjab and Gujarat for the party\u2019s work, but some people spread rumors that I have left Rajasthan. I will say this again: I am never away from you,\u201d said Gehlot.<\/p>\n<p>His statement came a day after former union minister Lalchand Kataria stirred a controversy by projecting Gehlot as the chief ministerial candidate. The latest developments are set to further strain the relationship between Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot and Gehlot.<\/p>\n<p>Some media persons sought his reaction to Rajasthan incharge Avinash Pandey\u2019s statement that a disciplinary action would be taken against Lalchand Kataria for project him as CM candidate. Gehlot first smiled and then said that Avinash Pandey must have said this in overenthusiasm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose who can win should get tickets. Tickets should never be given based on who knows who,\u201d said Gehlot.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about Sachin Pilot, Gehlot said that the PCC chief was very close to him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen he (Sachin) was being considered for a ministerial birth, I recommended his name. I have recommended others also whenever I felt it was the right thing to do,\u201d said Gehlot.<\/p>\n<p>Gehlot was Rajasthan chief minister for two terms. The Congress high command has made it clear that the name of the chief minister would be finalized after the elections as was the tradition of the party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jaipur: AICC general secretary Ashok Gehlot on Saturday projected himself as the Congress\u2019s chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan. While taking to media persons in Udaipur, Gehlot categorically said when he had been the face of the party for 10 years, what was the need for a new face. \u201cI went [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2296,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[116,97],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ashok Gehlot &#039;projects&#039; himself as chief ministerial candidate<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Gehlot\u2019s statement came a day after former union minister Lalchand Kataria stirred a controversy by projecting the ex-Rajasthan minister as the chief ministerial candidate. 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