In his suicide note, Sohan Lal named Gehlot and Pilot, alleging that he was forced to take the drastic step as the Congress government in Rajasthan did not keep its promise of waiving off bank loans to farmers.
According to a report in Navbharat Times, Congress seems to have made up its mind to let Rahul Gandhi step down and hand over the reins of the working of the party to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
Om Birla's presence and rise within the BJP circles have been much like those of PM Modi and Amit Shah, rising as ground level party workers to state then to national leadership roles.