Ashok Gehlot is the 15th chief minister of Rajasthan. Earlier, two-time Rajasthan Chief Minister, Gehlot represents Sardarpura constituency in the 200-seat Rajasthan Assembly. He contested 2018 Rajasthan Assembly election against Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Shambhu Singh. Born on May 3, 1951, Gehlot has served as Rajasthan CM from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2008 to 2013. A science and law graduate, Ashok Gehlot also holds an MA degree in Economics. Gehlot has also served as Union Minister of State for Tourism and Civil Aviation from September 1982 to February 1984. Gehlot is one of the few leaders who have worked under three PMs - Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and PV Narasimha Rao.
Read MoreAshok Gehlot government on Tuesday sent a fresh proposal to Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra requesting him to convene assembly session on July 31. The Governor has returned previous two proposals sent by Gehlot government. Rajasthan Government and Rajasthan Governor are currently at odds with each other over the issue of convening session of legislative assembly.
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.
Rajasthan Congress on Sunday said that it will not stage any protest at Rajasthan Raj Bhawan but will do so in front of all Raj Bhawans across the country. Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee chief Govind Singh Dotasra tweeted in this regard. Congress will launch its Save Democracy-Save Constitution campaign on Monday.
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.
It seemed as though we roughly knew the result of a political tussle in Rajasthan. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot seemed in a stronger position as compared to his former colleague Sachin Pilot.
Gehlot said the state government requested the governor to call a session, but he had not yet issued the order.
So with Rajasthan politics in shambles, we bring to you the numbers game. Here is a raw blueprint of where the political balance in Rajasthan currently stands and what Sachin Pilot’s possible moves in the near future could mean for Ashok Gehlot’s government in the state.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot accused BJP of playing politics even when the challenge of coronavirus pandemic was not over. During an interaction with media, he said that people will not forgive BJP for this. His comments came hours after Sachin Pilot camp got a boost from Supreme Court.
Amid a political upheaval in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that "despicable attempts are being made to destabilize elected governments through horse-trading."
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday had strong words for his rivals within the Congress. Without naming anyone Gehlot said that 'Traitors' within the party will not have any moral strength to face the public.
The Rajasthan High Court will announce its judgement on the petition filed by Sachin Pilot and 18 other dissident Congress MLAs, challenging the disqualification notices issued to them by the Assembly Speaker.
Launching a scathing personal attack against his former Deputy Chief Minister, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot called Sachin Pilot "Nikamma, nakara. (Good for nothing)". Gehlot's personal attak just did not end here as he went on to term Pilot as, "Bholi surat wala and said he was conspiring from past 6 months with BJP's support. Nobody believed me when I used to say that conspiracy is going on to topple govt. Nobody knew that a person with such innocent face will do such thing. I'm not here to sell
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday met state Governor Kalraj Mishra. Though this visit was said to be courtesy visit, Gehlot handed over list of Rajasthan MLAs supporting him. He has also handed over a list of parties who have extended support to him.
Rajasthan MLAs supporting former state Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot have been shifted to a five-star hotel in New Delhi. The MLAs were previously staying at a hotel in Manesar in Haryana.
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday, said that he had got support from 2 more MLAs of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. Gehlot tweeted to say that MLAs of Bharatiya Tribal Party had announced their support to the government.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has demanded that President's rule should be imposed in Rajasthan state, after crisis situation in the Congress-led government amid face-off between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and now sacked Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot.
The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Rajasthan Police had to return empty-handed from Manesar as they could not locate suspended Congress MLA Bhanwarlal Sharma in ITC Hotel in Haryana's Manesar.
Congress on Wednesday appealed Sachin Pilot to 'come back to the Congress family' but also put forward conditions. Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala addressed the media on Wednesday afternoon.
Just hours after it was apparent that he was in control of the situation, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot accused BJP of trying to play the 'game' it did in Madhya Pradesh. The veteran Congressman sounded confident in his tweets as he wrote 'BJP could not convert its intentions into reality'.
Sachin Pilot has said that truth can be harassed but cannot be defeated, in a tweet soon after the Congress party sacked him as Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister and PCC chief.
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