Ashok Gehlot Is Rajasthan CM, Sachin Pilot His Deputy

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(LiveMint)

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday attempted to strike a fine balance between the old guard and young blood in Rajasthan, picking veteran Ashok Gehlot as the next chief minister and pushing young leader Sachin Pilot as his deputy. The move is significant as Gandhi has made a strong bid to accommodate the two factions in the new government. Gehlot is a veteran politician and a two-time chief minister, while Pilot has been credited with improving the party’s organizational strength at the ground level in the last four years.

“Congress president Rahul Gandhi has decided to appoint Ashok Gehlot as the next chief minister of Rajasthan. Sachin Pilot will be the deputy chief minister of the state,” K.C. Venugopal, party observer for the state, said at a joint media briefing with both Pilot and Gehlot at the Congress headquarters in New Delhi.

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