JAIPUR: Congress is considering fielding senior leaders such as ex-CM Ashok Gehlot, ex-deputy CM Sachin Pilot, and former Union minister CP Joshi in the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Rajasthan, aiming to overturn the zero-seat outcome in both 2014 and 2019 in the state that sends 25 MPs to Lok Sabha.
AICC’s Rajasthan incharge SS Randhawa, announced Tuesday that the party is in talks with Gehlot and Pilot, while the name of Joshi, who was speaker of the previous assembly, is being discussed for Jaipur City and Bhilwara LS seats.Randhawa also mentioned that the AICC general secretary Mukul Wasnik-led committee is engaging with other political parties for possible alliances in the state.
Despite having a strong base in the state, Congress couldn’t translate it into seats in the previous two general elections, as BJP rode the Narendra Modi wave to sweep all 25 constituencies in 2014 and took 24 in 2019, with ally RLP winning one.
There’s a prevailing belief that strong candidates could turn the tide for Congress. For instance, in Jodhpur, where BJP fielded Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat for the third time, Congress lacked a formidable contender.
AICC’s Rajasthan incharge SS Randhawa, announced Tuesday that the party is in talks with Gehlot and Pilot, while the name of Joshi, who was speaker of the previous assembly, is being discussed for Jaipur City and Bhilwara LS seats.Randhawa also mentioned that the AICC general secretary Mukul Wasnik-led committee is engaging with other political parties for possible alliances in the state.
Despite having a strong base in the state, Congress couldn’t translate it into seats in the previous two general elections, as BJP rode the Narendra Modi wave to sweep all 25 constituencies in 2014 and took 24 in 2019, with ally RLP winning one.
There’s a prevailing belief that strong candidates could turn the tide for Congress. For instance, in Jodhpur, where BJP fielded Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat for the third time, Congress lacked a formidable contender.