Ashok Gehlot (born May 3, 1951) is a leader of Indian National Congress party. He was chief minister of the Indian state of Rajasthan from 1 December 1998 to 8 December 2003. Earlier he was an MP in the Lok Sabha & was a junior Minister in the central government of India. He hails from Jodhpur City.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot visited New York last week to inaugurate the second International Rajasthan Convention organized by the Rajasthan Association of North America, better known as Rana.

In his address, Gehlot spoke about the measures his government had taken to provide relief after the recent drought, which he said was the worst in 132 years. All 32 districts were affected till the end of June. Over 7 million people had been provided employment, water was transported through trains, and mid-day meals in schools were provided through the summer vacation, he said.

"I would not have come to you if such relief measures had not been provided," Gehlot told the Rana convention.

Later, in a brief interview with rediff.com Principal Correspondent Monika Joshi in New York, Gehlot discussed his visit to America and the assembly election scheduled for later this year.