Before meeting Congress President Sonia Gandhi for nearly two hours to discuss the coming party presidential polls, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said he was ready to shoulder any responsibility that the party gave him.
In an indication of his unwillingness to give up his chief ministership, Mr. Gehlot told reporters that he didn’t have to step down as Chief Minister to contest an open presidential poll. He was, however, quick to add that “only time will tell whether he would continue in chief minister’s post.”
The other contender for the top party post, Lok Sabha member Shashi Tharoor, also visited the Congress headquarters and met Central Election Authority (CEA) chairman Madhusudan Mistry to verify the electoral rolls, check about the nomination process and the appointment of election agents.
