Ashok Gehlot is the 15th chief minister of Rajasthan. Earlier, two-time Rajasthan Chief Minister, Gehlot represents Sardarpura constituency in the 200-seat Rajasthan Assembly. He contested 2018 Rajasthan Assembly election against Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Shambhu Singh. Born on May 3, 1951, Gehlot has served as Rajasthan CM from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2008 to 2013. A science and law graduate, Ashok Gehlot also holds an MA degree in Economics. Gehlot has also served as Union Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation from September 1982 to February 1984. Gehlot is one of the few leaders who have worked under three PMs - Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and PV Narasimha Rao.
Read MoreWith the latest war of words erupting between two ministers of the Rajasthan government, state Congress in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa said that he has asked Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to ‘call his ministers and control them’.
A Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped and murdered by three persons including two policemen in Rajasthan's Bikaner, police said on Wednesday. The BJP has demanded the arrest of the accused cops and slammed the state government for only handing them suspension.
As part of an effort for mega-outreach ahead of Assembly elections, the Ashok Gehlot-led Rajasthan government will launch a sports event aiming to engage over 50 lakh people panning across the rural and urban areas of the poll-bound state, officials said on Sunday.
Cyclone Biparjoy: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said the state was geared up to face cyclone Biparjoy and the heavy rainfall that will come with it.
Gehlot stressed that close to 250 colleges were opened in the state in 70 years, while 300 colleges were opened in four-and-a-half years with a special focus on girls' education.
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Rajasthan news:The government's aim is to serve the people and it has been working for the benefit of every section of society, he said at a public meeting in Sikar district of the state, which goes to assembly polls later this year.
Gehlot vs Pilot: Amid the ongoing feud between Gehlot and his former deputy Pilot, there was a strong rumour that the former deputy CM was going to launch his new party on June 11.
Pilot vs Gehlot: Amid serious and long-running differences with CM Ashok Gehlot, two parties have been registered with the concerned authorities in the state triggering speculations of Pilot's plan to launch his own political platform.
Rajasthan: CM Ashok Gehlot was caught throwing a microphone at the Barmer district collector during an event. Know here why?
Pilot vs Gehlot: As per political pundits, as Pilot has no options with him to explore, he is preparing a strategy to take forward their movement and then finally announce a new party on June 11.
Rajasthan elections: BJP leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat took a swipe at Congress over the ongoing love-hate relationship between Congress leaders- Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot.
Rajasthan Congress infighting: It seems that the truce made by Congress high command between the two warring sides in the state on Monday, failed as Pilot once again opened a front against Gehlot by giving the 'last' ultimatum.
Gehlot vs Pilot: CM Gehlot statements come a day after he and Sachin Pilot met the Congress leadership and the party projected unity among them to take on the BJP in the state elections later this year.
The crucial meeting comes close on the heels of Pilot's "ultimatum" that if three demands he made from the state government were not met by the end of this month, he would launch a state-wide agitation.
The top brass of Congress will meet the two-party veterans as elections are due in Rajasthan this year.
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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said that his party will compel the Centre to implement the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) in the country.
Gehlot alleged that the BJP and RSS create and spread differences and discrimination, and promote untouchability among the people of the country.
Pilot vs Gehlot: Sachin Pilot and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot have been engaged in a power tussle since 2020.
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