CM Gehlot, speaker’s sons

May contest bypolls

Even as the Congress is putting all its might to win all the 4 assembly bypolls to be held next month, names of sons of chief minister Ashok Gehlot and assembly speaker Dr CP Joshi are doing the rounds as possible candidates. Party insiders say Gehlot’s son Vaibhav’s name is being considered for the Rajsamand seat while Joshi’s son Himanshu could fight on the Sahada seat in Bhilwara.

Vaibhav has visited Rajsamand 4 times in the last month and the Congress sees a good chance of winning the seat. In the recent urban local body election, the Congress wrested the municipal council from the BJP and formed its board after almost 30 years. Vaibhav had contested the 2019 Lok Sabha election from Jodhpur, CM Gehlot’s constituency. However, he was defeated by Gajendra Singh Shekhawat of the BJP in a high-stakes electoral battle. Dr Joshi who represents the Nathdwara constituency in Rajsamand is politically influential in the Rajsamand and neighbouring Bhilwara districts. Bypolls are to be held on 4 seats — Rajsamand, Sahada, Sujangarh and Vallabhnagar.