Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot unlikely to contest Lok Sabha elections

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Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and ex-deputy CM Sachin Pilot may not contest the Lok Sabha elections this summer though the formers son Vaibhav might, Congress leaders suggested on Monday, based on deliberations at the second meeting of the partys central election committee held to select candidates for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Assam and Uttarakhand.I)..

The leaders said on condition of anonymity that while there was a huge demand from party workers that Gehlot and Pilot contest, the Congress might not want them to fight as both have larger roles to play than just focus on one seat..

Gehlots son, two Congress leaders said, is likely to contest from Jalore and not from Jodhpur, an area considered the former CMs stronghold, the leaders indicated..

Under the partys election strategy, Gehlot will be in charge of election management in Jodhpur, Nagaur, Bikaner and Pali districts while Pilot will handle Dausa, Tonk and Dhaulpur, the leaders indicated..

The Congress party has so far named 39 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in its first list that included former party president Rahul Gandhi from Wayanad in Kerala..

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