ON DECEMBER 14, 2018, a little past 2 pm, then Congress president Rahul Gandhi and his party’s two stalwarts in Rajasthan—Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot—came out of a huddle in a corner room of Gandhi’s residence at New Delhi’s 12, Tughlaq Lane. A decision had been taken that Gehlot would be the next chief minister of Rajasthan and Pilot his deputy. The Congress had just won 100 seats in the 200-member Rajasthan assembly and was set to form the government. Before leaving the room, Rahul told the two leaders: “There must be an equitable distribution of power. Gehlot-ji, you will take care of your young colleague.” The leaders exchanged smiles and posed for a photograph, which Rahul tweeted with the caption “United colours of Rajasthan”.
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