Six months after rebellion, AICC does balancing act to rejig Rajasthan unit

Congress MLAs Ved Prakash Solanki from Chaksu (Jaipur), Gajraj Khatana from Bandikui (Dausa) and Rakesh Pareek from Masuda (Ajmer), who had rebelled from the party along with Pilot and 15 other MLAs, were announced as party general secretaries. Mahendra Singh Khedi, also considered a Pilot loyalist, was announced as one of the secretaries.

Most of the other names indicate a balancing act by the AICC with those considered close to Gehlot, state president Govind Singh Dotasra, Speaker C P Joshi, and regional leaders such as minister Shanti Dhariwal, finding their names on the list.

Talking to The Indian Express, Pilot said, “I congratulate all the people who have been appointed to the PCC Executive body and I am sure they will work hard to strengthen the Congress party in the state.”

Taking to Twitter, CM Gehlot said, “Thanks to the Congress President Smt. Sonia Gandhi for the Executive of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee. Heartfelt greetings and best wishes to all the newly formed executive officers…”