"Together, Winning...": Ashok Gehlot's Overture To Sachin Pilot Before Polls?
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A photograph shared by Ashok Gehlot, showed him and Sachin Pilot in a meeting with others from the ruling Congress, including General Secretary KC Venugopal.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot began Wednesday with a cryptic "together, winning again" post on X that appeared to offer his former deputy and current rival, Sachin Pilot, an olive branch ahead of next week's Assembly election. A photograph shared by Mr Gehlot, 72, showed the two in a meeting with others from the ruling Congress, including General Secretary KC Venugopal. एक साथजीत रहे हैं फिर से#कांग्रेस_फिर_सेpic.twitter.com/saWIdZ0SGl
The post comes days before the state votes for a new government and after conciliatory comments by Mr Pilot; on Tuesday he played down questions on the Gehlot-Pilot feud and dismissed reminders of acerbic barbs the two have exchanged over the past few years, including the 'nikamma' remark.
"Leave it! Who said what? I can be responsible for what I said... we should maintain dignity in political discussions," Mr Pilot, 46, told PTI. Last week he spoke to NDTV about unity within the party's ranks and about a "five-year roadmap". "Together, we will make Congress win," he said.
