Wanted to be Congress chief in 2022, but conspiracy derailed bid: Ashok Gehlot

Gehlot was referring to a Congress Legislature Party meeting called on September 25, 2022, to discuss the election of a new state leader in the event of Gehlot succeeding Sonia Gandhi as party president. Over 80 MLAs from his camp did not attend the meeting. Gehlot subsequently abandoned his plan to contest the party president elections and remained Chief Minister.