Haryana Congress chief Selja meets Ashok Gehlot, fuels Rajasthan rejig speculation

JAIPUR: Congress leader Kumari Selja has made a short, unannounced trip here to meet chief minister Ashok Gehlot, fuelling speculation over a likely reshuffle in his Cabinet.
Selja, who is Haryana Congress president, landed at Jaipur airport on Sunday night and held a brief meeting with Gehlot at his residence at night and then left for Delhi on Monday morning, party leaders said.
The sudden trip has added to the speculation over the expected reshuffle. However, some sources claimed that it was a personal visit and had nothing to do with party affairs in the state.
There has been no official statement on the meeting, but it is being speculated that Selja travelled to Jaipur to convey a message from the party’s central leadership.
Selja is supposed to enjoy the confidence of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and is also considered close to Gehlot.
She was the chairperson of the screening committee formed to decide the Congress candidates in the last assembly elections in Rajasthan.
Congress general secretary Ajay Maken, who is in-charge of Rajasthan at the AICC, last week held a series of meetings with party MLAs and state unit leaders in Jaipur.