Exclusive: "Time Fixes Everything" - Ashok Gehlot's Latest On Sachin Pilot

Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot's rivalry peaked last month when the Rajasthan Chief Minister called Mr Pilot a "gaddar" or traitor in an interview with NDTV.

Weeks after his all-out takedown of rival Congress leader Sachin Pilot, calling him a "Gaddar" or traitor, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday scaled down his invective, telling NDTV in an exclusive interview: "Time fixes everything".

Matching Mr Pilot's diplomatic tone, Mr Gehlot steered away from sharp rhetoric and channelled a question on their rivalry towards their political opponents.

"Such incidents and accidents often happen in politics. Time fixes everything. Every Congressman should think of the fight we have with the BJP. BJP is running a fascist government in the country. The Congress must remain strong," he said.

The comment came two days after Mr Pilot, on the eve of the election results in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, told NDTV he would not be "provoked". "We have to move on. I can't control what other people say and do. We have to move forward and work together," he said.