The Congress under Rahul Gandhi on Thursday decided to trust experience over youth. Based on feedback from its legislators and senior state leaders, the party picked 72-year-old Kamal Nath over 47-year-old Jyotiraditya Scindia as its chief minister (CM) in Madhya Pradesh. Nath could take the oath of office on Monday.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi faced a similar conundrum on Rajasthan. While feedback from the state unit favoured 67-year-old Ashok Gehlot, a two-term CM, supporters of 41-year-old Sachin Pilot protested in Jaipur and other places.
At the time of filing of this report, Gandhi was in a meeting with Pilot, party’s central observer