Potential CM competitors in Rajasthan, MP arrive in Delhi to meet Congress chief

New Delhi, Dec 13 Amid hectic lobbying in the Congress for the top posts in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, party president Rahul Gandhi Thursday held thoughts with central observers and MLAs at his home and said the names of the chief ministers would be declared soon.

Gandhi met the party's observers - K C Venugopal for Rajasthan and A K Antony for Madhya Pradesh early morning alongside the state unit in-charges and later met the contenders.

"Yes, you will see a central priest soon...," he said when gotten some information about when the choice will be taken.

"We are checking, taking inputs from various people in the party, we are taking contributions from MLAs, laborers. We are finding an exhaustive solution to what the Congress gathering and others feel," he told reporters outside Parliament as the race for the top post in the three states hots up inside the party.

The potential chief ministers in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh were prior called in from Jaipur and Bhopal for a minute ago talks with the gathering president before a last call is gone up against will's identity the chief ministers.

The party observers gave their inputs to Gandhi after talking to conversing with the recently chose MLAs in the states. The state legislature parties of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh prior passed a one-line goals approving the gathering president to take a ultimate choice on chief ministers.

The contenders for the top post in Rajasthan - Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot - and in Madhya Pradesh - Kamal Nath and Jyotiraditya Scindia - arrived before the actual arranged time morning in the national capital and are slated to hold meetings with Gandhi.

Sources said while Nath is the leader in Madhya Pradesh for the post of boss clergyman, Gehlot drives the race in Rajasthan, while state party boss Pilot is battling his case and is setting up a hardened obstruction.

With the young leaders in the gathering - Jyotiraditya Scindia and Pilot staking their claim for the top post as well, the sources included that the Congress is taking a shot at a recipe to have deputy chief ministers in two states and discussions on it are underway.

Gandhi had also looked for the sought the views of party workers in the three states through an inner informing stage after he conveyed a pre-recorded audio message to them looking for their criticism on their decision of chief ministerial candidate in their respective states.

The sources said that the choice would be taken Thursday itself.

Congress spectator for Chattisgarh Mallikarjun Kharge will also be giving over his answer to the Congress president after he met the recently chosen administrators in Chhattisgarh as also the top contenders.

Gandhi is likely to meet the top contenders in Chhattisgarh - state Congress chief Bhupesh Baghel, CLP pioneer T S Singh Deo, OBC pioneer Tamradhwaj Sahu and party veteran Charan Das Mahant.

Facing his first test inside the Congress, Gandhi began riotous thoughts with senior gathering pioneers since early morning Thursday.

The sources said Priyanka Gandhi was also present at Rahul Gandhi's Tughlaq Lane residence before a final call on the chief ministers is taken.

Top party leaders, including Rajasthan in-charge Avinash Pande and Madhya Pradesh in-control Deepak Babariya, were also present during the meeting.