Who will be Rajasthan's new Congress Chief Minister? The question remained unanswered on Wednesday as the first round of meeting of newly elected MLAs failed to decide on a leader.
Both Pilot and Gehlot are leading contenders for the top post amid slogan shouting by supporters.
Congress sources said both Gehlot and Pilot supporters were in equal numbers and hence a consensus had been built so that the Congress High Command -- an euphemism for party President Rahul Gandhi -- can take a call on the CM's post.
Meanwhile, Congress observer K.C. Venugopal was taking feedback from each MLA and his report shall soon be sent to Rahul Gandhi.
Once Gandhi decides on a name, the next meeting will be called to announce the name of the Rajasthan Chief Minister, said a Congress source.
Both Gehlot and Pilot have said the Congress leadership should take the final decision.
Heavy police deployment has been made at the venue to avoid any untoward incident.
--IANS
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