Will Vaibhav Gehlot challenge him in the Lok Sabha elections?
Will Vaibhav Gehlot challenge him in the lok sabha elections?Former chief minister ashok Gehlot's decision not to make Bhinmal a district has become an issue in the Jalore Sirohi lok sabha seat. ashok gehlot is considered to have a hold on the politics of Rajasthan. ashok gehlot became the chief minister of the state for the first time in 1999. Before this, he had also been the mp of jodhpur several times. But congress lost the 2023 assembly elections fought under his leadership. After the defeat of congress, now it is the turn of lok sabha elections. In the first phase of lok sabha elections 2024, voting has taken place on 12 lok sabha seats of Rajasthan. Now in the second phase, voting will be held on 13 lok sabha seats on 26 April. Jalore-Sirohi has become the hottest seat of the second phase.Congress has fielded Vaibhav Gehlot from Jalore Sirohi lok sabha seat. ashok gehlot is continuously appealing to the people of Bhinmal Bagoda and Raniwada area to support Vaibhav Gehlot. Vaibhav Gehlot has been made the candidate from Jalore after Jodhpur.In fact, during the tenure of ashok gehlot, there was movement many times to make Bhinmal a district. The protest continued for about two months. Then the members of the Sangharsh Committee had also met the then chief minister Gehlot several times. But no announcement was made to make Bhinmal a district. He added Bagora and Raniwada to Sanchore district. Vaibhav Gehlot lost the 2014 lok sabha elections to Jodhpur's bjp candidate gajendra singh shekhawat by 2 lakh 74 thousand votes. jodhpur lok sabha seat has become a question of prestige for ashok Gehlot. When the congress government was formed in the assembly elections held a few months ago, ashok gehlot took charge of the post of chief minister for the third time. In the current political circumstances, he got Vaibhav a ticket from the Jalore-Sirohi seat.