In this image posted on June 1, 2026, Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi being welcomed by party leader Ashok Gehlot on his arrival at Kishangarh Airport, Rajasthan. Photo: @INCIndia/X via PTI Photo
The Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief and the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader holding hands can be a good example for other States, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said in Rajasthan, conveying a message to other States.He made these remarks in Pushkar on Monday (June 1, 2026), where he had gone to take part on the concluding day of a 10-day-long training camp for district presidents under the Sangathan Srijan Abhigyan.While receiving Mr. Gandhi at the airport, PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasara and CLP Tika Ram Jully jointly offered him a bouquet, prompting him to make the remark. “A very good example for all other States,” he said.His remarks are significant against the backdrop of intense rivalry between former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot a few years ago.The comment is not only an acknowledgement of factional feuds in the party but also conveys a sense of urgency in settling them after the leadership transition in Karnataka.On June 4 and 5, Mr. Gandhi will be visiting Uttarakhand, a State the Congress is looking to wrest back from the BJP in next year’s Assembly polls. However, before then, the high command has to ensure that all the top leaders are on the same page. And like in other States, former Chief Minister Harish Rawat, CLP Pritam Singh and PCC chief Ganesh Godiyal are in a leadership tussle.The situation in Punjab, another State where Assembly polls are to be held next year, is worse as internal rivalries are spilling into the open. A three-cornered contest has emerged among Leader of Opposition (LoP) Partap Singh Bajwa, State Congress chief Amrinder Raja Warring and former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi. Published - June 02, 2026 10:03 pm IST
