Both Pilot, Gehlot in Rajasthan poll fray

Gehlot, who has gained an elevated profile in the party’s central organisation, has been keen to contest his traditional Sardarpura seat in Jodhpur and his contesting is expected to be a boost for Congress. But the decision to also field Pilot, a two-term MP who will contest his first assembly poll, reflects the party’s strategic dilemma that has seen it maintain an equivalence between the veteran and the younger leader.