Four years since Ashok Gehlot gave the saffron party a scare in Gujarat as party in-charge for the state, his Health Minister Raghu Sharma has now been handed over the same task by the party as Gujarat heads to polls in 2022. As Rajasthan CM, he can’t play the same role in Gujarat but his expertise on the state is indispensable. Party sources said that Gehlot will play an important role from the “back end” through Sharma, who is not entirely known for his political acumen. So, Gehlot will watch over the developments in Gujarat as Sharma does the leg work. On being handed the responsibility in the home state of the Prime Minister and the Home Minister, Sharma said that “the challenge should be tough.

Source: Indian Express October 09, 2021 20:58 UTC