Sachin Pilot, the former Rajasthan deputy chief minister who triggered a breakaway from the ruling Congress in the state, reached out to the party leadership in Delhi and held a meeting with Rahul Gandhi on Monday.
Ashok Gehlot's camp shifted to another resort in Jaisalmer. MLA's most likely to stay at JW Marriot or Suryagarh Hotel in Jaisalmer. After the meeting at 10 am, MLA's will be transferred to the airport.
Rajasthan Congress is closing its ranks for what can be a mega showdown on the day of the assembly session. Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra has called assembly session on August 14 and it is likely that confidence vote will be held.
Ashok 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.
Congress MLAs, who are supporting Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot were seen performing yoga at Fairmont Hotel.
Rajasthan Political Crisis: Proposal to call assembly session gets nod in cabinet meeting. Now this proposal will be sent to the Governor again. In the meeting 6 questions asked by the Governor was also discussed.
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.
Rajasthan politics stands at crossroads with two of the senior-most leaders of the ruling Congress party — Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot — now expressing their displeasure with each other’s work in the open. While Ashok Gehlot is the rock that binds the Congress cadre in the state, Sachin Pilot is/was the young starlet that the Congress was banking on, not just in Rajasthan but also in the Centre at some point in the future.
The Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said that Governor is not giving directions to call the session.
The Rajasthan High Court on Friday directed to maintain 'status quo' on the disqualification proceeding against former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot and 18 other MLAs of his camp pending before the State Assembly Speaker.
The Rajasthan High Court has made Centre a party in the case against Congress, in the petition filed by Sachin Pilot and MLAs against disqualification notice.
The Rajasthan High Court has said that no action can be taken against Sachin Pilot and other rebel Congress leaders for now, giving a major reprieve for the rebel leaders in the disqualification case.
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.
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Sachin Pilot has had an upper hand in the Supreme Court as the apex court refused to stop the Rajasthan High Court from announcing its verdict on Pilot's plea challenging disqualification notices served to him and 18 other MLAs, as was requested by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.
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.
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