Gehlot rules himself out of race for Congress chief

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday ruled himself out of the race for party chief.

Speaking to reporters after the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting here, he said: “I am not among those leaders who push their names for the party president’s post. My opinion in this matter is known to all.”

The CWC will meet in the evening again for another round of consultation on the election of the new Congress president, Gehlot said.