The Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government is set to move a confidence motion in the Rajasthan Assembly during the session beginning today. Pilot had led a rebellion against Gehlot, seeking a change in the party’s leadership in Rajasthan. At the CLP meeting held at his residence, Gehlot urged Congress MLAs to forget the acrimony of the past month and move on.
Though differences between Sachin Pilot with the party leadership may have been moving towards an end after Congress decided to constitute a 3-member panel to listen to Pilot's grievances, BJP in Rajasthan will move a motion of no confidence in the state assembly against the Ashok Gehlot govt.
A smiling Pilot, walked amidst the throng of his supporters with folded hands, bowed and waved to them as he reached his residence in Jaipur, driving down from Delhi this afternoon.
No place for malice, enmity and personal differences in politics: Sachin Pilot, the rebel Congress leader who did a patch up with the party after meeting Rahul Gandhi on Monday has said.
Amid political tussle in Rajasthan, Congress rebel leader Sachin Pilot on Monday said that he is not greedy for any post in the party or the Rajasthan government, but he fought completely for his own self-respect.
The Congress has finally agreed to constitute a three-member committee to address the grievances raised by Sachin Pilot. Earlier in the day, Pilot met senior party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi for the first time since the political crisis in Rajasthan began.
Shah Faesal, who resigned from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and floated the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement (JKPM) last year, has resigned as its president, the party said on Monday.
Rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Monday met party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Delhi amid speculations over a possible breakthrough in Rajasthan ahead of crucial assembly session that is scheduled to commence from August 14.
NCP leader Nawab Malik on Monday denied reports of 12 party MLAs joining BJP. He dismissed them as baseless rumours.
Amid the political crisis in Rajasthan, former chief minister and BJP leader Vasundhara Raje met senior party leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday and is believed to have discussed the political situation in the state.
A massive political blame game has erupted over Sushant Singh Rajput's death case probe. After the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed an FIR taking over the investigation and re-registered the Patna police FIR related to alleged criminal conspiracy and abetment to suicide against his Rhea Chakraborty and her family members, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Maharashtra has expressed its displeasure. Meanwhile, the Bihar government has opposed Rhea Chakraborty's plea in the Supreme Court as "premature, misconceived and non-maintainable."
In a first major reshuffle in his government in two-and-a-half years, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has allocated portfolios to three new Ministers, besides changing those of other ministerial colleagues.
The MLAs of the Ashok Gehlot camp, who have been staying at a hotel on the Jaipur- Delhi Highway amid the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan, will be shifted to Jaisalmer on Friday, Congress sources said.
Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Wednesday approved a revised proposal sent by the Ashok Gehlot-led state government to convene the Assembly session from August 14.
Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the July 24 order of the high court which had directed maintenance of status quo on the disqualification notice issued to 19 dissident Congress MLAs, including sacked deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot.
The Bahujan Samaj Party on Wednesday filed a writ petition in the Rajasthan High Court challenging the merger of six of its party MLAs with the ruling Congress in the state.
It is a big day for Rajasthan politics with the apex court all set to resume hearing on the matter of the disqualification of 19 MLAs including Sachin Pilot as requested by the Rajasthan Assembly speaker. The Supreme Court will hear the matter after Rajasthan Assembly speaker CP Joshi filed a plea challenging the Rajasthan High Court's order against the disqualification of 19 rebel Congress MLAs.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Sunday has issued a whip to its 6 MLAs directing them to vote against Congress in any "No Confidence Motion" or any proceedings to be held during Rajasthan Assembly Session.
Power tussle in Rajasthan is still going on. Though Ashok Gehlot remains in stronger position as compared to Sachin PIlot but it is not certain how the political crisis will go ahead.
Gehlot said the state government requested the governor to call a session, but he had not yet issued the order.
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