Rahul Gandhi's meeting with Rajasthan's CM contenders -- Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot -- has ended and the two leaders have left the Congress president's residence.


Amid hectic lobbying in the Congress for the top posts in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, party president Rahul Gandhi Thursday held deliberations with central observers and MLAs at his residence and said the names of the chief ministers would be declared soon. Gandhi met the party's observers -- KC Venugopal for Rajasthan and AK Antony for Madhya Pradesh early morning along with the state unit in-charges and later met the contenders.


"Yes, you will see a chief minister soon...," he said when asked about when the decision will be taken. "We are checking, taking inputs from different people in the party, we are taking inputs from MLAs, workers. We are getting a comprehensive answer to what the Congress party and others feel," he told reporters outside Parliament as the race for the top post in the three states hots up within the party.


Image: Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot with Rajasthan observer KC Venugopal