Disgruntled Congress MLAs meet Gehlot, more likely to accompany Chief Minister to Udaipur

By PTI

JAIPUR: A bunch of Congress MLAs, who had expressed resentment with the get together and authorities, met Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot at his residence late on Saturday evening and held discussions, get together sources mentioned on Sunday.

Rajendra Gudha, Sandeep Yadav, Wajib Ali, Lakhan Meena, (BSP turned Congress MLAs), Girraj Singh Malinga and Khiladi Lal Bairwa met Gehlot, the sources mentioned. Discussions have been held on issues associated to the MLAs, the sources mentioned. The sources mentioned these MLAs are more likely to go to Udaipur together with the chief minister on Sunday.

Gehlot is about to go to Udaipur on Sunday to satisfy his get together MLAs and Independents who’ve been housed in a resort amid fears of horse-trading forward of election on 4 seats of the Rajya Sabha within the state on June 10.

The chief minister was scheduled to go to Udaipur on Saturday however the tour was postponed. At current, round 90 MLAs, together with 11 of the 13 Independents, are lodged within the resort in Udaipur. The Congress has a complete of 108 MLAs, together with six BSP legislators who had merged with the get together.

Of the six, just one is current in Udaipur as of now. Some of them had expressed resentment with the Congress and the federal government, and had stayed again in Jaipur.

The Congress has fielded three candidates — Mukul Wasnik, Randeep Surjewala and Pramod Tiwari, whereas the BJP has nominated former minister Ghanshyam Tiwari and supported media baron Subhash Chandra who has filed nomination as an Independent.

Congress leaders declare help of 126 MLAs, together with 108 of the get together. It requires a complete of 123 votes to win three seats.