New Delhi: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday (September 29, 2022) said that he will not contest the election of Congress President. Amid the political crisis in Rajasthan, Gehlot held a meeting with Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi at her residence in New Delhi today. A massive internal conflict broke out in the Rajasthan Congress over the election of the Congress President and the appointment of his successor in the state.
“I met Rahul Gandhi in Kochi and requested him to contest (for Congress President). When he didn’t accept, I said I will contest but now with that incident (Rajasthan political crisis), I decided That I will not contest. To contest,” Genlot said.
After meeting Sonia Gandhi, CM Ashok Gehlot said, “I spoke to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi. Whatever happened two days ago, it shook us. It gave the message that all this happened because I wanted to be the CM. . I apologized to him.” ,
#Rajasthan Congress Crisis , I spoke to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi. Whatever happened two days ago shook us. It gave the message that all this happened because I wanted to be the CM. I apologized to her: CM Ashok Gehlot after meeting Sonia Gandhi pic.twitter.com/CeVwGkiFa2— ANI (@ANI) September 29, 2022