Sachin Pilot seems to be the man in a tearing hurry. After nearly bringing down the Congress government in July 2020, he now wants to helm the same by replacing veteran Ashok Gehlot who then showed his political prowess and acumen to save his chair. 

The problem with young Congress leaders like Pilot is that they want to jump the queue rather than wait for their turn. Along with Jyotiraditya Scindia, Jitin Prasada and RPN Singh, he was inducted in the central government at a very young age. The three are now in the BJP and Pilot nearly joined it two years ago. 

These young leaders need to learn to wait because if they try to break the queue they will be finished eventually.  

Pilot also does not understand how Gehlot can accept him as the chief minister when he sequestered his loyal legislators in a Gurugram resort for 34 days? 

After ending his revolt, Pilot also didn’t make any effort to reach out to Gehlot and those legislators who were against his return to the Congress fold.  

The events that unfolded on September 25 when Gehlot loyalists boycotted the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting to elect the new chief minister are also Pilot’s doings. He had called up several legislators and asked them to accept his candidature. He was clearly lobbying for the chief minister’s post, and this enraged Gehlot and his supporters. He should have left that to the two Congress observers – Mallikarjun Kharge and Ajay Maken – and waited for a final decision from the party high command.  

Again, he showed his eagerness. He could have bagged the coveted post eventually given that Gehlot was to file his nomination papers for the Congress president’s elections the very next day.  

Pilot’s haste changed the entire scenario as Gehlot withdrew from the contest and preferred chief minister’s position to the Congress president’s post. 

The situation is such that Gehlot will never agree to see him as the chief minister and the way he is touring Rajasthan a year ahead of the assembly elections it seems he will not let him the face either.