Pressure is building up on Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to give tickets to young candidates for this year’s Assembly election with at least three elderly Congress MLAs of the rival Sachin Pilot camp announcing that they will not contest the poll. The move has been perceived as an attempt to force Mr. Gehlot to make way for younger politicians.
Forest and Environment Minister Hemaram Choudhary, former Assembly Speaker Deependra Singh Shekhawat and Sangod MLA Bharat Singh – all in their 70s – have announced that they will not fight the Assembly election due in December this year. The three Congress leaders are considered loyal to former Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Pilot, whose rehabilitation in the State’s politics has posed a challenge before the ruling party.
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