India's grand old party - the Congress party led by Sonia Gandhi - is in crisis. This time the crisis has unfolded in Rajasthan, where Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot has rebelled against Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. During a late-night Sunday briefing, Pilot, who is camping in Delhi, the ruling Congress, claimed the support of 109 MLAs to back the state government led by Gehlot.
India's grand old party - the Congress party led by Sonia Gandhi - is in crisis. This time the crisis has unfolded in Rajasthan, where Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot has rebelled against Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. During a late-night Sunday briefing, Pilot, who is camping in Delhi, the ruling Congress, claimed the support of 109 MLAs to back the state government led by Gehlot.
Meanwhile, the Congress Legislative Party has issued a whip to its MLAs for a Monday meet in Jaipur. However, Sachin Pilot, who is also the state Congress president, will skip the Rajasthan Legislature Party meet today, a statement issued on Sunday had said. In the 200-member Rajasthan Assembly, the Congress has 107 MLAs and the BJP 72.
Rajasthan Political Crisis LIVE Updates:
10:25 am: People of Rajasthan had given an opportunity to Congress to form govt in the state, they should have used it properly. CM should have kept his govt intact, but he is not able to do it. His party MLAs are not happy with him, says BJP's Om Mathur
10:11 am: Senior Congress leaders are calling MLAs personally to have full attendance during the meet. The party has dispatched two leaders from Delhi, Ajay Maken and Randeep Singh Surjewala, to report back the exact situation to the party high command
10:06 am: Everyone will be attending the CLP meeting today, says Congress MLA Mahender Chaudhary. Watch
BJP will not be successful in its attempts to topple Congress govt in Rajasthan. All our Congress MLAs & our alliance MLAs are with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot; all of them will be attending the meeting of Congress Legislative Party today: Congress MLA Mahender Chaudhary. pic.twitter.com/RrjD6f9Pvv
— ANI (@ANI) July 13, 2020
9:59 am: BJP will not be successful in its attempts to topple Congress govt in Rajasthan. All our Congress MLAs and our alliance MLAs are with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot; all of them will be attending the meeting of Congress Legislative Party today, says Congress MLA Mahender Chaudhary
09:47 am: As suspense situation prevails on what next for Ashok Gehlot government, some news channels have reported that Sachin Pilot said he is not going to join the BJP. However, reports also say that Pilot is expected to meet Amit Shah
09:40 am: Congress President Sonia Gandhi has specially assigned me a work saying that if any Congrees MLA or any alliance MLA have any problem or want to discuss their problem, they can come and talk to me and we can work on it, Rajasthan Congress in-charge Avinash Pandey has said
09:18 am: Security tightened outside residences of 10 Independent MLAs
09:12 am: Jaipur: A meeting of Congress Legislative Party scheduled to be held at Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's residence today
09:01 am: Congress leader KC Venugopal to reach Jaipur today, to attend the Congress Legislature Party meet
08:18 am: Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister and Congress leader Sachin Pilot's office has been reportedly sealed after two employees of the department tested positive for COVID-19
03:27 am: "Is he in Delhi?" asks Avinash Pande on being asked if he met Sachin Pilot in Delhi
#WATCH: Is he in Delhi? I didn't know about it: #Rajasthan Congress in-charge Avinash Pande on being asked if he met Sachin Pilot in Delhi, after arriving at Jaipur Airport late last night (12.07.2020) pic.twitter.com/FrDX4gY2Pr
— ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2020
02:34 am: A clearer picture is likely to emerge over the next two days when Pilot comes out from his self-styled incommunicado status
02:29 am: Amid the raging political crisis in Rajasthan and a catalog of speculation, sources aware about the developments revealed that the Rajasthan's Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress President Sachin Pilot will not join the Bharatiya Janata Party
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