Congress picks Ashok Gehlot as Rajasthan CM, Sachin Pilot as Deputy CM

Gehlot is a two-term chief minister of the state, having served from 1998 to 2003 and 2008 to 2013

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Congress leaders Ashok Gehlot (R) and Sachin Pilot (C) flash victory signs as K C Venugopal looks on after the declaration of Rajasthan Assembly election result, in Jaipur. Photo: PTI

Archis Mohan New Delhi

3 min read Last Updated : Apr 08 2019 | 5:08 PM IST

The Congress followed the same script for Rajasthan on Friday as it had for Madhya Pradesh 24 hours earlier, but with a minor amendment. Unlike Madhya Pradesh, where Jyotiraditya Scindia refused to be the deputy to Kamal Nath since he is already a deputy leader of the party in the Lok Sabha, the Congress picked 67-year-old Ashok Gehlot the chief minister of Rajasthan and 41-year-old Sachin Pilot as his deputy.

While the party's feedback from its legislators indicated more support for Gehlot, the party also needed to respect Pilot's wishes since he as the state unit chief had rebuilt the