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CP Joshi: The irascible Speaker of Rajasthan may save the Congress govt

C P Joshi is the slender thread that stands between a Congress and a BJP government

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Despite differences (and they persist) between Gehlot and Joshi, they make a formidable team

4 min read Last Updated : Jul 23 2020 | 12:47 AM IST

Had C P Joshi, current Speaker of the Rajasthan Assembly, not lost in his constituency, Nathdwara, by one vote in the 2008 assembly elections, it might have been hard to decide whether Joshi or Ashok Gehlot --- current Chief Minister of Rajasthan ---- would have been chief minister.

The two are chalk and cheese. Joshi is irascible, blunt and hates being asked for favours. Gehlot is moderate and unaggressive. They are also not particularly fond of each other. In fact, at a meeting where Gehlot was present, Joshi remarked soon after the Rajasthan Assembly elections in 2008: “I was a

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