Gehlot-Pilot spat exposes leadership vacuum in upper echelons of Congress

While the Rajasthan CM has won the battle hands down, efforts to placate Pilot by some of the party's most influential leaders points to a generational battle between the old guard and younger blood

Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot, who mounted a rebellion against chief minister Ashok Gehlot, today retreated after Gehlot proved that the majority of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) was behind him. More than 100 MLAs rallied behind Gehlot, putting a question mark on Pilot’s supporters’ claim that he had the support of 30 MLAs. The Congress has 107 MLAs in a house of 200.

The top leadership of the Congress sought a face-saver for Pilot by asking Gehlot to take back the charges filed against Pilot (of trying to collaborate with the opposition BJP to topple Gehlot) and assured him