Update: The Congress legislature party in Rajasthan, Wednesday, passed a single-line resolution authorising party president Rahul Gandhi to decide the name of the chief minister.


Party legislator Vishvendra Singh has expressed dissatisfaction over the resolution. Singh, a Jat leader, attended the meeting in which the resolution was passed and later left after the one-to-one meeting began. "What was the point to hold the meeting and send the observer if the decision was to be taken by the party high-command only," he told reporters.


Party's observer K C Venugopal is seeking individual opinion of party legislators in the meeting, which is still underway at the state Congress office in Jaipur.


"We have passed a resolution authorising Rahul Gandhi to take a final decision on the name of chief minister. We raised our hands and passed the resolution. After that, individual opinion is being sought from the MLAs," Congress lawmaker Parasram Mordia told reporters. Mordia said that when he was asked about his opinion, he said his choice was "high-command", meaning whatever the party president decides.


"The party has won because of Rahul Gandhi and he has to take a call on that," he said. MLA Shanti Dhariwal, who was home minister in the Ashok Gehlot government, also said that the legislators were giving their opinion about the chief minister candidate in the meeting.


State Congress chief Sachin Pilot and former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, both frontrunners for the post, are present in the meeting. The name of the chief minister will be announced in the evening and a Congress delegation will meet Governor Kalyan Singh at 7 PM to stake claim on government. -- PTI


Image: Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot with KC Venugopal.