Culminating a tough election and several nail-biting moments -- Ashok Gehlot was Saturday sworn-in the Chief Minister of Rajasthan. With a faction feud brewing in Rajasthan Congress, Gehlot may soon be seen in overdrive to manage caste equations and prove his mettle ahead of general elections slated for 2009.
Governor S K Singh administered the oath of office and secrecy to Gehlot at a gathering that included former Chief Ministers Vasundhare Raje and Bhairon Singh Shekhawat of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Gehlot, a parliamentarian from 1980 to 1999, was the Union deputy minister in the Department of Tourism from 1982-84.
Gehlot was also a Union Minister of State in the Department of Textiles from 1991-93.
From 1998 to 2003, the term before Vasundhara Raje took over, he also served as the chief minister of Rajasthan.
Gehlot is seen as the main architect of the Congress comeback in the state. The Congress wrested power from the BJP in assembly elections, winning 96 seats in the 200-member house.
Analysts suggest trouble-times ahead for Gehlot as a prominent Jat lobby, owing allegiance to a different Congress faction, has been opposing his appointment.
Governor S K Singh administered the oath of office and secrecy to Gehlot at a gathering that included former Chief Ministers Vasundhare Raje and Bhairon Singh Shekhawat of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Gehlot, a parliamentarian from 1980 to 1999, was the Union deputy minister in the Department of Tourism from 1982-84.
Gehlot was also a Union Minister of State in the Department of Textiles from 1991-93.
From 1998 to 2003, the term before Vasundhara Raje took over, he also served as the chief minister of Rajasthan.
Gehlot is seen as the main architect of the Congress comeback in the state. The Congress wrested power from the BJP in assembly elections, winning 96 seats in the 200-member house.
Analysts suggest trouble-times ahead for Gehlot as a prominent Jat lobby, owing allegiance to a different Congress faction, has been opposing his appointment.
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