Rajasthan election: Congress infighting on ticket distribution brings forth old rivalries

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Is Sachin Pilot floating his own party? The events following ticket distribution in Rajasthan have once again highlighted the long-standing divisions between the party leaders, highlighting the events that happened since Sachin Pilot's rebellion. In 2020, Sachin Pilot, with his supporters, rebelled against the state leadership, bringing the Ashok Gehlot government to the brink of collapse and rattling the Congress leadership.

The following years until November 2023 haven't been smooth for the Rajasthan Congress. After Sachin Pilot's rebellion, ninety MLAs displayed their dissatisfaction due to speculations suggesting that the Congress leadership might consider Sachin Pilot for the Chief Ministership if Ashok Gehlot were to win the Congress Presidential polls.

While Ashok Gehlot withdrew from the contest, shattering Sachin Pilot's dreams of sitting on the chief ministerial seat, the latter didn't shy away from questioning the party for no action against the Ashok Gehlot loyalists over their "open defiance". Sachin Pilot has also accused Ashok Gehlot of not launching a probe into corruption charges against Vasundhara Raje.

In the run-up to the Rajasthan Assembly election, Sachin Pilot held a five-day Jan Sangharsh Yatraand gave a 15-day ultimatum to Ashok Gehlot to act on corruption charges. Rajasthan is going to polls on November 23 and the counting of votes will be on December 3.