Jaipur: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday met party interim president Sonia Gandhi after hinting at contesting the election for the post of Congress president. So far, there was speculation in the political corridors that even if he is elected president, he will keep the chief minister's post, but now the news has come out from sources that in the meeting with Sonia Gandhi, Gehlot has recommended the name of the current Assembly Speaker of Rajasthan CP Joshi for the post of CM. However, he is likely to continue as chief minister till February to present the state government's last budget.
Let me tell you that in the past, the bad relations between Joshi and CM Gehlot were not hidden from anyone, but in June 2020, Joshi allegedly helped Gehlot save his government. At that time, the rebel MLAs were camping in Manesar, when Joshi had issued disqualification notices to 19 rebel Congress MLAs, including former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot. Born in Kunwaria in Rajasthan's Rajsamand district, Joshi has a doctorate in psychology and studied law.
He was working as a lecturer when former Rajasthan CM Mohanlal Sukhadia included him in his election campaign. Happy with his victory in that election, Sukhadia had ignored several heavyweights to give Joshi a ticket in 1980. Joshi was 29 years old when he was first elected MLA. In 2008, Joshi was the President of the Rajasthan Congress. He has been a minister in the Rajasthan government and a cabinet minister in the United Progressive Alliance-II government.
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