44-672: Ashok Gehlot (born 3 May 1951) is an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1998 to December 2003, then again from 2008 to December 2013, and later from 2018 to December 2023. He represents Sardarpura constituency of Jodhpur as Member of Legislative Assembly of Rajasthan since 1999. He was a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Jodhpur from 1991 to 1999 and from 1980 to 1989 and Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Textile from 1991 to 1993, Tourism and Civil aviation from 1984 to 1984 and Deputy Union minister for Sports from 1984 to 1984. He
88-399: A beneficiary. The government of Rajasthan also made this scheme available to the farmers having more than eight lacs as annual income, but in that case, they had to pay an annual premium of ₹ 200. The eligible beneficiaries were required to register for the scheme at their nearest Mehngai Rahat Camp (Inflation relief camps). Gehlot also organised the video conferences to connect directly with
132-484: A bid to get a Chief Minister from their own community. However, Gehlot was able to sideline Maderna, to create a space for him for the premiership of state. Decades later, Gehlot faced similar situation in his political career, when next generation Congress leader, Sachin Pilot opposed him and tried to assume leadership, like Gehlot did to Maderna. However, according to senior journalist and political analyst, Rajendra Bora: " It
176-607: A majority by 4 seats and Gehlot who was a well-known troubleshooter in Congress was appointed as the Chief Minister to prevent instability and thus he was sworn in for the second time as Chief Minister. In 2013, Congress suffered its worst-ever defeat by only winning 21 seats in 200 member assembly. Gehlot was then appointed as AICC General Secretary in 2013. He remained at the position till 2018 and after 2018 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election , when Congress returned to power he
220-640: A margin of 4426 votes to his closest opponent Madhav Singh of the Janata Party. Gehlot had to sell his motorcycle to contest his first election. In 1980 he contested Lok Sabha election from Jodhpur and won by a margin of 52,519 votes. In 1984 he was appointed as the Union Minister . In 1989 he lost the election from Jodhpur . When the Congress party returned to power in 1991 he was appointed as Union Minister again by then Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao . He
264-422: A police official in charge has not registered an FIR on the complaint, the complainant can lodge his grievance against the official on a special portal of the government launched for keeping the police officials accountable. The SHO or the officer in charge will have to mandatorily register FIR for all the congnisable offences and if they fail to do so, required action will be taken against them. Gehlot also announced
308-527: A policy to debar those committing crimes against women from the government jobs by issuing a character certificate mentioning the type of crime they committed and keeping a record of hooligans by the police department of the state, to be shared with the Staff Selection Commission and State Public Service Commission. Gehlot is known for his political acumen and most often, he is referred to as magician (jadugar) by his party colleagues. In 2022, Gehlot
352-480: A public address at Dholpur , that three Bharatiya Janata Party MLAs, which included former Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Vasundhara Raje and Dholpur MLA, Shobha Rani Kushwaha , helped him save his government from being toppled down in 2020, by some rebel leaders of his own party. However, Raje responded to Gehlot's claim by accusing him of plotting conspiracy against her to create distrust between herself and BJP leadership of state. Gehlot's first stint as Chief Minister
396-447: Is called Kushwaha, it is called Mali.” “There is only one MLA of my caste in the assembly, and that is myself… Sometimes, I think that what a lucky person I am, I am so fortunate that the people of Rajasthan have made me chief minister thrice. Chief Minister of Rajasthan The chief minister of Rajasthan is the chief executive of the Indian state of Rajasthan . In accordance with
440-464: Is considered as their biggest political adversary by the Jat leadership of the state of Rajasthan. Ever since his appointment as Chief Minister of State, the political future of two biggest Jat families, which had considerable say in the state's politics, was foredoomed. The Mirdha and Maderna political families, which belonged to Jat community were reduced to insignificant position in the politics of state. While
484-684: Is holding in Congress party. The Congress leadership, in response to Pilot's activities issued whip and called a meeting of Congress Legislature Party in Jaipur . Pilot, however, refused to attend the meeting, showing complete distrust in Gehlot's leadership. It was later revealed that only twelve MLAs were present in Pilot's camp in Delhi and soon after latter's claim of having support of thirty MLAs, Congress claimed that 109 MLAs have submitted their written consent in favour of Gehlot. Despite opposition in several corners of
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#1732917638888528-543: Is in favour of conducting a caste census. He announced that a six per cent additional reservation for the most backward castes within the Other Backward Class (OBC) category in the state will be provided. Varta Broadcasting(Tariq M. Kidwai) helps him to interact with public. In 2023 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election , he once again won from the Sardarpura constituency . In 2023, Ashok Gehlot's government brought
572-684: Is the presidium or the central decision-making assembly of the Indian National Congress . It is composed of members elected from state-level Pradesh Congress Committees and can have as many as a thousand members. It is the AICC that elects members of the Congress Working Committee and the Congress President , who is also the head of the AICC. The organisational executives of the AICC are several general-secretaries selected by
616-906: The 2023 assembly elections , Bhajan Lal Sharma of the Bharatiya Janata Party succeeded Ashok Gehlot of the Indian National Congress. [REDACTED] Note : Died in office ( election ) ( 1952 election ) ( 1957 election ) ( 1962 election ) ( President's rule ) ( 1967 election ) ( 1972 election ) ( President's rule ) ( 1977 election ) ( President's rule ) ( 1980 election ) ( 1985 election ) ( 1990 election ) ( President's rule ) ( 1993 election ) ( 1998 election ) ( 2003 election ) ( 2008 election ) ( 2013 election ) ( 2018 election ) ( 2023 election ) All India Congress Committee The All India Congress Committee ( AICC )
660-598: The Congress President and the members of the Congress Working Committee. AICC is responsible for decision-making and policy formulation for the party at the national level. It also sets the party's agenda and strategies for national and state-level elections. The original headquarters of AICC were located at Swaraj Bhavan , Allahabad , however after independence of India in 1947, it was shifted to 7, Jantar Mantar Marg, near Jantar Mantar, Delhi and subsequently to 24 Akbar Road, right behind 10 Janpath , after
704-551: The Constitution of India , the governor is a state's de jure head, but de facto executive authority rests with the chief minister . Following elections to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly , the state's governor usually invites the party (or coalition) with a majority of seats to form the government . The governor appoints the chief minister, whose council of ministers are collectively responsible to
748-471: The "Right to Health" bill, which was aimed at providing free medical facilities to all the residents of Rajasthan in every medical establishment in the state. The bill provided that every health establishment, whether public or private, located in Rajasthan will have to provide health facilities in emergency situation free of cost to patient, who is a resident of Rajasthan. Though hailed as a positive step by many,
792-695: The 1969 Congress split, under Indira Gandhi . Today, its institutional records are part of the Archives at the Nehru Memorial Museum & Library , at Teen Murti House , Delhi. The Organisation is headed by the Congress President , who is elected by the All India Congress Committee. The AICC on the other hand is composed of delegates sent by the various State –level Pradesh Congress Committees , who themselves have been elected or nominated to their respective Pradesh Congress Committee from
836-504: The Congress MLAs , who were considered as loyal to Sachin Pilot, when Pilot claimed in 2020 that Gehlot's government was in minority. In what is called as Rajasthan Political Crisis of 2020 , Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan, and a colleague of Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot rushed to Delhi, claiming to have support of thirty MLAs. The MLAs of Pilot faction of Congress claimed that Gehlot wanted to oust Pilot from all significant positions, he
880-483: The Congress party is the longest-serving chief minister, having been sworn in four times and serving for over sixteen years. Vasundhara Raje Scindia of the Bharatiya Janata Party is the only female to have held this position. Since 1998, no chief minister or political party has retained power after completing one term, a trend that continued in the recent elections. After a landslide victory with 115 seats in
924-625: The Matsya Union joined the United State of Greater Rajasthan. From 26 January 1950, the state officially came to be known as Rajasthan, with Shashtri continuing as its first chief minister. On 3 March 1952, following the first legislative assembly election , Tika Ram Paliwal of the Indian National Congress became the first elected chief minister of the state. Since 1949, three people have served as Prime Minister and fourteen people have served as Chief Minister of Rajasthan. Mohan Lal Sukhadia of
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#1732917638888968-457: The Mirdhas over the time became non important political entity, Maderna family's political clout was destroyed due to Mahipal Maderna 's sex scandal, after which he was sacked from ministry by Gehlot. Gehlot however claims that he has no role in political future of Jat leadership of state. It is also admitted by some political analysts that Gehlot, besides playing political manoeuvre, is apt at handing
1012-455: The Union, and Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru inaugurated the newly named United State of Rajasthan, with Manikya Lal Verma becoming its prime minister. Later, on 30 March 1949, the states of Jaipur , Jodhpur , Bikaner , and Jaisalmer merged into the union, which was then renamed the United State of Greater Rajasthan. Hiralal Shastri became the prime minister on 7 April 1949. On 15 May 1949,
1056-434: The anguish of Jats against him, as Raje herself is married into Dholpur royal family, which belonged to Jats. It is opined that Congress failed to repeat the electoral victory like 1998 as the support of Jat community to it ceased to exist like earlier, due to Gehlot becoming the Chief Minister in 1998, after sidelining Parasram Maderna. Gehlot was also able to save his government from being toppled down by rebellion of some of
1100-474: The assembly. Given the confidence of the assembly, the chief minister's term is for five years and is subject to no term limits . At the time of India's independence in 1947, the region known as Rajputana included various princely states and the province of Ajmer-Merwara . Over time, these areas were gradually integrated to form the modern Indian state of Rajasthan. The integration occurred in seven stages, from March 1948 to November 1956. On 18 March 1948,
1144-419: The bill's provisions were condemned by Indian Medical Association and the private doctors of the state. Many of them took to street against the bill and several concerns were raised upon viability of the scheme. The critics of the bill argued that it will bring the private establishment under tight control of bureaucracy, which will impede their proper functioning. The private medical facilities also protested on
1188-847: The crisis situation through deliberations. During Gurjar agitation in state, when Gurjar leader Kirori Singh Bainsla came to meet him, Gehlot gave him a portrait of Martin Luther King and persuaded him that the law and order situation shouldn't be distributed during the agitation. It is also alleged that in the Bhanwari Devi murder case , despite knowing that she was blackmailing the Water Resource minister of state, Mahipal Maderna, Gehlot didn't take any step, which resulted in murder of Devi and Maderna along with other convicts were sacked; his conviction, further led to fall in his political graph. Gehlot's political opponent, Vasundhara Raje have also exploited
1232-434: The fact that the bill hasn't described that how the private medical facilities will be reimbursed after providing free medical facilities to patients in emergency situation. The bill was also criticised for not defining the term "emergency situation". However, after the talks with the stakeholders, Gehlot's government was able to implement the provisions of bill with certain changes. It was informed by government authorities that
1276-548: The hospitals with less that fifty beds were excluded from enforcement of the provisions and only those private hospitals built with the government’s help or subsidies will have to implement the provisions. With the bringing of universal right to health through this bill, Rajasthan became the first state in India to do so. In 2013, Gehlot also inaugurated the Jaipur Metro Project for bringing efficient transport infrastructure in
1320-440: The people in order to make them aware of the scheme. As per provision of this scheme, on the death of milch animal a compensation of ₹ 40,000 was announced to be provided per animal to the cattle owner as insurance claim. The scheme was made available to two animals per family, taking total benefits to ₹ 80,000. This scheme, like many others were distributed at the instance of Gehlot through 2,500 Inflation relief camps running across
1364-561: The president of the Jodhpur Municipal Corporation for two terms, as the vice-president for one term and was a mining contractor. He is a science and law graduate, he also holds an MA degree in economics. He is married to Sunita Gehlot and has a son and a daughter. His son Vaibhav Gehlot is a politician who contested in the Lok Sabha elections of 2019 from Jodhpur . He is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) party. He
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1408-479: The roadmap to recruit more manpower in the police department and immediate promotion of the constables and other staff that was due for the time. This was done to enhance the pace of investigation and inquiry in the cases which were about to come after the enforcement of mandatory registration of FIR. During his tenure, Gehlot also prioritised checking of crime against women. In 2023, the Government of Rajasthan brought
1452-467: The state by several influential communities, Gehlot himself believes that he served as the chief minister for three terms because of the support of all the communities of Rajasthan. Speaking to a gathering in 2022, in Bharatpur district, he said: If all the communities do not love me, do not bless me, then how can I be made the chief minister 3 times… and the biggest thing is that my caste is called Saini, it
1496-456: The state of Rajasthan. The phase I-A of the project was laid down from Mansarovar to Chandpole , while the phase I-B was laid between Chandpole to Badi Chaupar. On 12 April 2023, Gehlot launched Kamdhenu Pashu Bima Yojna, an insurance scheme for the milch animals for the resident cattle owners of Rajasthan. Under this scheme, a farmer needs to have at least two milch animal and his annual income shouldn't exceed eight lakh per annum for becoming
1540-489: The state, aiming to deliver ten flagship scheme of Gehlot's government to people. In 2019, Gehlot chaired a meeting of Rajasthan's home department. The questions that were discussed in this meeting included turning down of the registration of new First Information Reports by the Station House Officers in many instances to keep the crime figure in the state low, apparently. Gehlot announced that in such cases, where
1584-586: The states of Alwar , Bharatpur , Dholpur , and Karauli merged their territories to form the Matsya Union , with Shobha Ram becoming its prime minister. Shortly after, on 25 March 1948, the Rajasthan Union was formed by the states of Bundi , Kota , Jhalawar , Dungarpur , Banswara , Pratapgarh , Kishangarh , Tonk , Shahpura and the chiefship of Lawa , with Gokul Lal Asava serving as its first prime minister. On 18 April 1948, Udaipur State joined
1628-409: Was Gehlot's political manoeuvre, which helped him save his position, and he refused to give way to next generation leaders to rise up in state politics." It is opined by political analysts that post his rise in Rajasthan as face of Indian National Congress, Gehlot never allowed alternative leadership to develop in the party. Veteran journalist and political analyst, Narayan Bareth believes that Gehlot
1672-457: Was also a national General secretary of Congress Party , in-charge of organisations and training from March 2018 to 23 January 2019. He was also made in-charge of Gujarat state in 2017 Gujarat Legislative Assembly election . Ashok Gehlot is the son of Laxman Singh Gehlot, a magician who used to travel around the country to show his magic tricks. He belongs to the Mali caste . Gehlot's father served as
1716-474: Was appointed as the Chief Minister for the third time despite the strong candidacy of Sachin Pilot due to his role in the revival of Congress after its worst-ever defeat in Legislative Elections. Sachin Pilot was appointed as Deputy Chief Minister . In 2022, it was reported that Sonia Gandhi supports Gehlot leading Congress in the next Indian general election . Gehlot recently announced that he
1760-409: Was discharged from his duty in 1993 and headed towards his home state Rajasthan to manage Congress political affairs. In 1998, Congress won a landslide victory by winning 153 out of 200 seats. Ashok Gehlot was appointed as the Chief Minister of Rajasthan for the first time. In 2003, Congress lost Rajasthan and won merely 56 seats. In 2008 Rajasthan Legislative Assembly election Congress was short of
1804-462: Was influenced by the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi at a very young age and was actively engaged in social political work even as a student. During the East Bengali refugees crisis in 1971, he served in the refugee camps in the eastern states of India. It is there when former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi first identified his organizational skills during one of her visits to the refugee camps. Gehlot
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1848-524: Was later appointed the first State President of National Students' Union of India and successfully organised Congress's Student Wing in the state. Gehlot is a staunch Gandhiite and he lived in Wardha to adapt his lifestyle as a Gandhiite. He eats before sunset and is a pure vegetarian and enjoys Satvik Meals, thereby making him a teetotaler . He contested his first election for Rajasthan Legislative assembly in 1977 for Sardarpura constituency and lost by
1892-682: Was reported to have ensured victory of three Indian National Congress candidate in Rajya Sabha polls, which were being conducted on four seats in the state. While ensuring that horse trading couldn't happen, he also cornered votes of some of the independent electors, who didn't share affiliation with any political party, to vote in favour of Congress candidates. Pramod Tiwari , the Rajya Sabha member from Rajasthan, credited Gehlot for his political acumen after his victory in 2022 polls. In 2023, prior to Rajasthan Legislative Assembly elections, Gehlot claimed in
1936-442: Was witnessed in 1998, the year, which also saw rise of Sonia Gandhi to the presidency of Indian National Congress. In the election held that year, Jat community is reported to have thrown its weight behind Indian National Congress, as the face of party was veteran leader Parasram Maderna , a member of Jat community. Maderna was also one of the contender for the post of Chief Minister then and Jat community had supported Congress, in
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