After going public with his resentment about the state of affairs in Uttarakhand Congress, former Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Wednesday met senior party leader Rahul Gandhi and said the elections would be fought under his (Rawat’s) leadership in the State.
“I am completely satisfied. The high command has told me that the Uttarakhand election will be contested under my leadership. We all must be united,” Harish said talking to the media after calling on Rahul.
Others who met Rahul were Congress Legislature Party leader of the State Pritam Singh, State Congress chief Ganesh Godiyal and party leader Yashpal Arya.
“My hands are no longer tied. We are all Congress soldiers,” he said, indicating that his near-revolt is a closed chapter for now.
While giving him a free hand in running the Congress campaign for the forthcoming Assembly elections in the Himalayan State, the party has so far not named him as the chief ministerial face. Top leadership maintained that MLAs would take that decision after the election early next year. This is obviously an attempt to keep the party united.
“Whether I become Chief Minister or not will be decided by the legislature party after the elections. The only message is that we have to win the election,” Harish said.
Harish stunned the Congress on Wednesday with a Twitter thread in which he spoke about being abandoned by his party bosses and about seeking divine guidance on the road ahead.