In the photo, R Surjewala addresses media after making a late-night dash to Jaipur, The Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan is in serious crisis after deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot staged an open rebellion. Gehlot camp, however, has claimed the numbers.
Amid deepening political crisis in Rajasthan, a crucial meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) will be held at the chief minister's residence on Monday. The Congress has issued a whip to all party legislators mandating their presence during the meeting which will be convened at 10.30 am by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot has made it clear that he is not going to attend the meeting. In a statement issued on Sunday night, Pilot had claimed that the Ashok Gehlot government was in minority and more than 30 Congress and some independent legislators have pledged support to him.
Jaipur: A worker sanitizes barricades as security personnel stand guard outside the official residence of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, amid the political crisis over the alleged attempts to topple the Congress government, in Jaipur, Sunday, July 12, 2020. (PTI Photo)
Pande said a whip had been issued asking all the MLAs to attend the CLP meeting and that action will be taken against those who skip it. In the 200-member Rajasthan Assembly, the Congress has 107 MLAs and the BJP 72. The Congress has the support of 10 out of 13 independents, and other party MLAs like Rashtriya Lok Dal (1), which is its ally. The Congress also considers Bhartiya Tribal Party (2) and CPI(M) (2) MLAs as their supporters.
BJP ally Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) has three MLAs in the assembly.
