Ashok Gehlot
The Come Back Spirit
Amita Shah
BJP hopes to return to power on the pledge of good governance even as Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot plays the populist card. Open reports from Rajasthan
Ashok Gehlot vs Sachin Pilot
It is highly unlikely Gehlot will oblige and step aside for his arch-rival to occupy the coveted chief ministerial gaddi
Nana Patole: Out of His Depth?
His transition to Maharashtra Congress president, after he left BJP in 2017, has been far from smooth
Congress 2022: War Dance in the Puppet Kingdom
Congress wants a regent, a placeholder for Rahul Gandhi. But who can combine political sagacity with a saintly heart? Ashok Gehlot, the loyal one, has weakened Sonia Gandhi at a vulnerable moment. If she relents, the aura of command gets blown apart. Congress has become a puzzled jigsaw rather than a jigsaw puzzle, a combination of small cardboard pieces that no longer add up to a coherent picture
Rewarding Betrayal
The Gandhis have eggs on their faces, while the Rajasthan chief minister holds all the cards
Trying to solve its party chief riddle, Cong creates a Rajasthan problem
Congress leadership miscalculates as official “favourite” Ashok Gehlot refuses to quit as chief minister and becomes the centre of a revolt by MLAs
Can Congress Be Saved?
The party has announced elections to its president’s post in a victory for the rebels whose ranks included Ghulam Nabi Azad till recently. All eyes are now on Rahul Gandhi in a test of his resolve not to contest
Who Will It Be?
The Hemant Soren government could fall soon, as in Maharashtra, and then BJP would have to step in
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