The process of candidate selection by Congress for Rajasthan polls is starting from 14 October. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has also arrived in Delhi to be a part of this process. Other members of the selection committee are already in Delhi. Madhusudan Mistri, who is responsible for senior observers, will also participate in this meeting. The party has completed the candidate selection process for Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. However, the first list for both states may be released around Navratri.
The eligible names sent by the state, and the bio-data, associated with Rajasthan’s candidate list, reached the members of the selection committee in Delhi. The screening committee, led by Gaurav Gogai, will work on this from Sunday. Gaurav has said that the party’s only priority is to give a ticket to a winning candidate. According to sources, names from Chief Minister Gehlot’s list and the other eligible names will be screened in the meeting that will be held the day after tomorrow. After that, a comparison will be made with the names surveyed by Rahul Gandhi’s team. Those found similar will form a panel with one name. For those without consensus, two to three names will be included in a panel.
Election strategist Sunil Kono Golu conducted the survey on behalf of Rahul’s team. According to sources, most ministers and legislators are not in good shape in the survey. Veteran leaders such as Shanti Dhariwal, BD Kalla, Mahesh Joshi, Ramlal Jat, Lalchand Kataria, Mamta Bhupesh, Bhawar Singh Bhati, Tikaram Julie, Uday Lal Anjana, Shakuntala Rawat, Rajendra Yadav, Harish Choudhary, and Raghusharma have lost in the elections. If Rahul Gandhi has his way, half the tickets should be cut, however, it’s not that easy. In the screening committee, which will last for two to three days, there will be brainstorming on what to do. All hopes of the party are on Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his plans. Many leaders are reaching Delhi in large numbers and are making the rounds of the Congress headquarters and leaders for tickets. Many ministers and veteran leaders are also among those making the rounds.
