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Congress Leaders Trade Banter Ahead of Panchayat Polls
Congress leaders met in Jaipur before Rajasthan’s panchayat elections.
They talked about the party’s plans and how to choose candidates.
Ashok Gehlot joked with Sachin Pilot and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa about who was in charge.
Pilot said Congress would go to villages and try to do better in the elections.
He also said the state faced a fertiliser crisis and accused the BJP of misusing government resources.
In recent urban local elections, Congress formed boards in 94 local bodies, while the BJP formed them in 197.
The party is also reviewing why it failed to form boards in some places where it had enough numbers.
Senior Congress leaders met in Jaipur to discuss strategy and candidate selection ahead of Rajasthan’s panchayat elections.
Ashok Gehlot joked that he was the “permanent in-charge,” prompting a light-hearted exchange with Sachin Pilot and Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa.
Pilot said Congress would campaign in villages and aim to improve its performance in the panchayat polls.
Pilot cited a fertiliser crisis and accused the BJP of misusing official machinery to win elections.
Congress had formed boards in 94 urban local bodies, compared with the BJP’s 197, after recent local polls.
- Who
- Senior Rajasthan Congress leaders, including Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot, Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and Govind Singh Dotasara.
- What
- They met to discuss Congress strategy and candidate selection ahead of panchayat elections.
- Where
- Jaipur, Rajasthan.
- When
- Ahead of the panchayat elections; the article does not give a date for the meeting.
- Why
- To plan the party’s approach and candidate selection for the panchayat elections.
Key facts
- Meeting location
- Jaipur
- Election focus
- Rajasthan panchayat elections
- Congress urban local-body boards
- 94
- BJP urban local-body boards
- 197
- Local bodies with reported cross-voting or failure to secure Independents
- 113
- Internal review committee head
- Former speaker CP Joshi
Quotes
Ashok Gehlot
Senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan chief minister.
“We will go to villages, we will win and improve our performance in the panchayat polls. There is a fertiliser crisis in Rajasthan and the government is not being able to deliver. The BJP is misusing official machinery to win the polls. We will give tickets to candidates with a clean image and will perform well in Rajasthan.”
NDTV
“First he was your in-charge and now you are his in-charge.”
NDTV
Sources
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