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Jaipur: Lokesh Sharma, the OSD to Ashok Gehlot, on Sunday launched a scathing attack against the outgoing Chief Minister by holding him solely responsible for Congress\u2019 debacle in the Assembly elections, the results of which were announced on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The BJP swept the polls by winning 115 seats in the 199-member Assembly to oust the Congress, which was reduced to just 69 seats.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am hurt by the results, but not surprised. Congress could have undoubtedly changed the customs in #Rajasthan, but Ashok Gehlot ji never wanted any change. This is not the defeat of Congress, but of Ashok Gehlot ji.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe party fought the elections under Gehlot\u2019s leadership, giving him a free hand and according to him, he himself was contesting on every seat. Neither his experience, nor magic worked. Congress did not win with the help of his plans, nor did the immense \u2018pink\u2019 campaign work.<\/p>\n
\u201cDespite being a three-time CM, Gehlot brought the party down. Till date, he has only taken from the party, but has never been able to help the Congress retain power in the state,\u201d Sharma said.<\/p>\n
And Sharma didn\u2019t stop here as he went on to use phrases like \u201ccheating with the high command\u201d, \u201cnot allowing correct feedback to reach the top\u201d, \u201cnot allowing anyone to become an alternative\u201d, \u201ccontinuously taking wrong decisions out of narcissism\u201d, \u201cbeing surrounded by immature and selfish people\u201d, \u201cignoring all feedback and surveys\u201d, \u201callotting tickets to his favourite candidates\u201d, etc. to target the outgoing Chief Ministers.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe results which came out today were certain. I myself had told this to the Chief Minister earlier, I had warned him many times, but he did not listen\u2026 In fact, he didn\u2019t like any person who told the truth,\u201d Sharma said.<\/p>\n
It needs to be mentioned here that Sharma wanted to contest the polls from Bikaner, but Gehlot had emphasised that state Education Minister B.D. Kalla should seek renomination from the seat.<\/p>\n
Sharma had also asked for a ticket from Bhilwara, but was denied.<\/p>\n
\u201cI traveled continuously for six months, met people, organised dialogue programmes with thousands of youth, covered about 127 Assembly constituencies and submitted ground reports to the CM.<\/p>\n
\u201cI put all the details on the table so that decisions could be made by taking corrective steps on time\u2026 I myself had expressed my desire to contest the elections, first from Bikaner and then on the request of the CM from Bhilwara, the seat where we were losing for 20 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he was in no mood for an experiment. And for B.D. Kalla ji, I had told six months ago that he would lose the elections by more than 20,000 votes, and that\u2019s what happened,\u201d said Sharma.<\/p>\n
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