The showdown with Sachin Pilot has placed chief minister Ashok Gehlot in the league of stalwarts of Rajasthan politics —Congress’s Mohanlal Sukhadia, the state’s longest serving CM (1954-71) and BJP’s Bhairon Singh Shekhawat, a three-time CM (between 1977 and 1998).

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/jaipur/gehlot-the-new-stalwart-of-rajasthan-politics/articleshow/76988792.cms