‘Hum Saath Saath Hain’…for Optics? Cong Borrows K’taka Victory Formula, to Pitch Gehlot-Pilot as ‘Jodi No.1’

A deal with on social networking platform X, which was created a few months in the past to venture and promote Ashok Gehlot within the election season, instantly tweeted an image of the Rajasthan chief minister along with his former deputy Sachin Pilot and the tag ‘Rajasthan ki Jodi Number 1’.

This was adopted by Rahul Gandhi saying forward of his Churu rally: “They don’t appear to be one, they are one. We shall sweep Rajasthan.”

The optics for the 2 till-now-warring leaders are need-based. Of the 200 seats, the essential voters on at the least 132 are within the age band of 18-39. By Congress’ inner arithmetic, it’s on these seats that the highest management and strategists felt a mixed rally or present of unity would assist.

There has been a requirement from at the least 50 candidates to make Pilot marketing campaign. Just not too long ago, Gopal Meena wrote a letter to state chief Govind Singh Dotasra that pilot needs to be deputed to marketing campaign for him. Dotasra, whereas talking to News18, mentioned: “We would of course get Pilot to campaign more and with the chief minister. We are all one. There is no problem.”

There is another excuse why the highest management feels this is able to be the suitable time to push Pilot to marketing campaign. The BJP has plans to step up its marketing campaign with Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking the lead. And whereas BJP and Congress might not announce a CM face, it appears the Grand Old Party will prop up Gehlot in case it comes to energy. Hence, the main target of BJP’s assault will likely be on allegations of corruption towards Gehlot. BJP has already begun taking potshots at Gehlot’s rallies, with Shehzad Poonawala tweeting an image of empty chairs on the chief minister’s Ajmer rally, claiming that no crowds are coming.

The prime leaders really feel that it might be simpler to assault a sitting chief minister than somebody who is just an MLA and carries no baggage. Pilot has not often been focused by the BJP and so Congress feels that sending him would blunt assaults on Gehlot too. Meanwhile, even when the assaults proceed towards Gehlot and his son Vaibhav, the celebration will time period it a witch-hunt.

Rahul Gandhi feels Rajasthan is doable. And simply as joint reveals by DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah labored in Karnataka, the celebration feels the method would work in Rajasthan too. That’s why it’s vital for Pilot and Gehlot to be seen ‘saath-saath’.