Jyotiraditya Scindia and Sachin Pilot: A tale of two contrasting fortunes

Hours after BJP's stellar show in Hindi heartland, Jyotiritya Scindia is being credited for Mhya Presh's landslide win while his once close friend Sachin Pilot has fed into oblivion for time being after Congress debacle in Rajasthan. Two youth icons, hailing from political families and once close to Gandhis, have faced similar treatment at hands of Gandhis. Except, one chose to leave party for good in search of greener pastures and or, floundered and wired away by choosing to stick with party.

year 2020 was defining for both se young leers. Both revolted, having faced humiliation at hands of ir seniors, often in public. Scindia broke away with or loyalists, ousting Kamal Nath-led government and helping BJP's Shivraj Chouhan return to power. Soon after, he was rewarded with key Union Ministry posts and got to play a key role in engineering a BJP win in MP amid a whiff of anti-incumbency.

On or hand, Pilot, after breaking away with Congress legislators, brought Ashok Gehlot-led government to its knees. However, after meeting Gandhis, Pilot returned to party. What was his reward? He was dropped from Deputy Chief Minister's post and was humiliated furr by n-CM Gehlot, who called him "useless" and "idle" among or expletives.

Impact in 2023 Assembly Elections

Pilot's open fallout with Gehlot didn't help his party in state. Congress h to pay a heavy price as all Gujjar votes that Pilot h earlier commanded went to BJP. Compared to last assembly elections, Pilot's win margin from his stronghold in Tonk fell by over 29,475 votes. 
Out of 38 seats in eastern Rajasthan, where Gujjars hold a sway, Congress won only 14 seats. BJP, reaping benefits from Pilot-Gehlot rivalry, won 38 out of total 59 Assembly seats across 11 eastern Rajasthan districts. Earlier this, year Pilot's 125 km "Jan Sangharsh Pyatra" against corruption 
in state, didn't help image of his party eir.

In contrast to Congress' dwindling fortunes in Rajasthan, Scindia gifted key Chambal region, which is his family's bastion, to BJP on a platter. numbers are writ large, with BJP winning 19 out of 33 seats compared to seven seats it got in 2018. On or hand, Congress has been reduced to only 15 seats from 26 in 2018.

While future for Pilot in Congress is uncertain, Scindia is set for greater things and is one of frontrunners for CM post in MP.