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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. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/39PwBSQ

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. The Governor in his order has also directed that all measures should be taken during the conduct of Assembly Session, as per the guidelines issued to prevent the spread of coronavirus. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3jVCF0O

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. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/30bl24U

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. Sandeep Yadav, Wajib Ali, Deepchand Kheria, Lakhan Meena, Jogendra Awana and Rajendra Gudha had won the 2018 assembly elections on BSP tickets. They defected to the Congress in September 2019. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/39ArW70

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. As Congress is occupied with rebellions from within, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), which had its 6 MLAs support the Ashok Gehlot government in the state has decided to pull out the support. BSP supremo Mayawati has issued a whip to 6 of its MLAs to vote against the Gehlot government if it comes to a floor test. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2OYzeYO

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. National General Secretary of BSP Satish Chandra Mishra said that notices have been issued to six MLAs separately as well as collectively, stating that since BSP is a National Party, there cannot be any merger at the state level unless there is a merger of BSP at the national level. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2OWWI0p

The situation in Rajasthan politics' ongoing crisis moved at a fast pace on Friday after the High Court decided to rule in favour of rebel Congress MLA and former Deputy CM Sachin Pilot. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot paraded his MLAs at the Raj Bhawan asking Governor Kalraj Mishra to call for an immediate assembly session where team Gehlot could put to rest any speculation of them not having a majority in the house. The Governor has been less than keen on calling the assembly session, and he cited the coronavirus reasons for not asking MLAs to gather for an assembly session, which 'can wait for some time'. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3jKHZUH

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot accused Governor Kalraj Mishra on Friday of being under pressure to not call an assembly session. Gehlot said the state government requested the governor to call a session, but he had not yet issued the order. "We want an assembly session from Monday," the chief minister told reporters outside the hotel where the legislators supporting him are camping. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3jApBxA

Rajasthan politics stand at a 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. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3eTCOOw

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.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3jxr7k0

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." This comes at a time when Gehlot is in a power tussle with Sachin Pilot, who was recently removed as Deputy CM for revolting. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2WH4SOI

The Rajasthan Assembly Speaker on Wednesday said he will move the Supreme Court, a day after receiving a “direction” from the high court to defer action on the notices sent to dissident Congress MLAs. Speaker CP Joshi told reporters that he is filing a special leave petition (SLP) before the apex court to avoid a constitutional crisis. The division bench Tuesday deferred its order till Friday on a petition filed by Sachin Pilot and 18 other MLAs, challenging the disqualification notices sent to them. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2WM6VB0

Reacting to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's comments, former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah on Monday apparently linked his release from nearly nine months of detention to the revolt by Sachin Pilot against the Congress government in Rajasthan. Taking to Twitter, Abdullah, who is also the vice president of the National Conference, said that he would be taking legal action against the Chhattisgarh chief minister for his comments made during an interview with a prominent English newspaper. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2ZJIje9

Reacting to Congress MLA Giriraj Singh Malinga’s allegation that former Rajasthan deputy CM Sachin Pilot had offered him Rs 35 crore to join BJP, Pilot said this is done solely to malign his image and to stifle the legitimate concerns that he had raised against the party leadership of the state, as a member and MLA of INC. Speaking to news agency ANI, Pilot said, "I am saddened but not surprised to be at the receiving end of such baseless and vexatious allegations being levelled against me. This is done solely to malign me and to stifle the legitimate concerns that I had raised against the party leadership of the state, as a member and MLA of INC. This attempt further aims at defaming me and attack my credibility". from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2CnLEa6

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 attack just did not end here as he went on to add, " 10-12 Saal Ke Game Mey Sab Kuch Ban Gaye. Uskey Baad Mey Jis Roop Mey Khel Khela Woh Durbhagya purna Hai. Sarkar Ko Topple Karne Ki Conspiracy Chal Rahi Hai. [His rise in 10 to 12 years in Rajasthan politics is phenomenal. From MP at a young age to minister union cabinet to state Congress president, Pilot had it all. But the way he played politics was unfortunate. He conspired to topple the government in Rajasthan]".  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2ODaVj1

The Rajasthan High Court has begun the hearing on the writ petition filed by rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot and 18 other dissident party MLAs from Rajasthan, challenging the disqualification notices issued to them by the state Assembly speaker. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3hgy9rl

The Congress demanded Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat's resignation on Sunday for his alleged involvement in a conspiracy to topple the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan. He said the Centre is threatening in the name of CBI because it wants to stop the probe into the conspiracy. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3eFTuIX

Breaking her silence over the political feud in the state's congress government, BJP leader and former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje said it is unfortunate that the people of Rajasthan have to pay for the discord within the Congress. "There is no point in trying to drag the BJP and BJP leaders' names through the mud," she said over allegations that her party was trying to topple the elected government. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2WAXyUW

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday addressed a press conference over the audiotapes released by Congress. Raising five questions over the phone tapping incident, BJP Spokesperson Sambit Patra demanded a CBI probe into the matter. Speaking on the audiotapes, Sambit Patra said phone tapping can only be done by authorized agencies as per the due process of law and subject to approve safeguards and SOPs. BJP leader Laxmikant Bhardwaj had filed a complaint against Congress leaders including Randeep Surjewala and Govind Singh Dotasra for associating Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat's name with an alleged audio clip related to "conspiring to topple" the elected government led by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in Rajasthan. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3h5H9zs

BJP leader Laxmikant Bhardwaj filed a complaint against Congress leaders including Randeep Surjewala and Govind Singh Dotasra for associating Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat's name with an alleged audio clip related to conspiring to topple the elected government led by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot in Rajasthan. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2Ch6oQO

No action can be taken against Sachin Pilot and 18 other Congress dissident MLAs, the Rajasthan High Court said on Friday as it granted a four-day reprieve to them against any action by the Assembly Speaker on the disqualification notices.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3jbBfPh

As Rajasthan's political turmoil carries on, new factions of Rajasthan politics are coming to light. In the latest turn of events, Congress party has demanded an FIR against Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat after releasing audio clips accusing the minister of indulging in horse-trading.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2OwJEyB

Sachin Pilot has reiterated that he is not joining BJP amid speculations surrounding his political future after he openly rebelled against the 'slavery' of the Congress high command. Pilot has reportedly told news agency ANI that he will not be joining BJP.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/32mgY3o

Amid rising political turmoil in the state of Rajasthan, sacked Congress leader and former Deputy Chief Minister in the state, Sachin Pilot will be addressing a press conference today at 10 am. Pilot was sacked from his posts yesterday after started a rebellion along with his support group of MLAs. The Congress party, while sacking Pilot from all offices in Rajasthan, also left the door open for a face-saving exit from the situation for both the party as well as the young leader after they said that if Sachin Pilot would return to the helm he would be welcomed.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3j3etsC

The threat was real though the numbers didn't add up. A charismatic, younger face was up in arms against him and his reign in Rajasthan was under threat. But seasoned as he is in political manoeuvres, Rajasthan Chief Minister looked firmly in control as the day wore on. By Tuesday night, it was certain that Ashok Gehlot would still remain in the seat of power and that he had won the first round of his battle with Sachin Pilot.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3fytkJy

Sanjay Jha has been suspended from the Congress party for "anti-party activities and breach of discipline." His suspension comes hours after he tweeted for Sachin Pilot, who was removed as Rajasthan Deputy CM for revolting against CM Ashok Gehlot. In a tweet, Jha had said that Pilot should be made the chief minister and Ashok Gehlot must be given a senior organizational role to revive weak states.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2Cdz8tB

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said he felt "sad to see Sachin Pilot leave Congress party." Tharoor's reaction comes in after Pilot was sacked as Rajasthan Deputy CM and PCC chief for revolting against Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3foeIfL

At least 59 office bearers of Congress party's Tonk unit in Rajasthan have tendered their resignations. The move comes as a protest against the removal of Sachin Pilot as the Deputy Chief Minister and Rajasthan PCC chief. Earlier in the day, the Congress party stripped dissident leader Sachin Pilot of the posts of Rajasthan deputy chief minister and the party's state unit president for revolting against CM Ashok Gehlot. Two other Rajasthan ministers Vishvendra Singh and Ramesh Meena were also sacked from the state cabinet after a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/32gY1zh

Amid a deepening political crisis in Rajasthan, Congress leader Priya Dutt on Tuesday said the Congress party has lost two stalwart young leaders -- Sachin Pilot and Jyotiraditya Scindia. "I don't believe being ambitious is wrong," Dutt said in a tweet.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3h0VEEW

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. The disciplinary actions against Pilot have been taken by the Congress party after he failed to turn up at the Congress Legislative Party meeting in Jaipur to resolve the ongoing in-party crisis. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3gS9sBe

Congress leader Govind Singh Dotasra has been appointed as the new Rajasthan Congress Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief, replacing Sachin Pilot who was sacked by the party as PCC chief and Deputy Chief Minister as well, Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala informed on Tuesday. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2WhQkVu

Rajasthan Congress on Tuesday took disciplinary action against Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot after he failed to turn up at the Congress Legislative Party meeting in Jaipur. In an announcement by Randeep Singh Surjewala, it came out clear that Pilot, along with two other ministers were removed from their post with immediate effect. This comes after talks between senior Congress leaders, including, working President Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi failed to convince Pilot come back into the fold. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/38WPMta

Amid the political crisis in Rajasthan, party state in-charge Avinash Pande on Tuesday once again urged Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot to attend the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2AVXGXk

In a show of strength, Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot-led Rajasthan Congress camp on Monday released a video showing at least 16 MLAs sitting together. This comes hours after the Congress held a legislature party meeting. Party leaders said 106 of 122 MLAs attended, a claim contested by the Pilot camp. The 10-second video was shared late at night on Pilot's official WhatsApp group. In the video, at least 16 MLAs are seen sitting together in a close circle. Pilot is not seen in the video. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3eqkFYq

As political crisis in Rajasthan deepen, the Congress party has scheduled another legislative party meet at 10 am on Tuesday and invited Sachin Pilot and all the MLAs to attend. “To discuss political situation another Congress Legislative Party (CLP) meet will be held here at 10 am tomorrow. We request Sachin Pilot and all MLAs to come, we will also give them in writing. We have requested them to come and discuss the situation,” said Congress leader Randeep Surjewala in his second press conference on Monday. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2DAxBOt

Even as Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot openly rebelled against CM Ashok Gehlot, the former has no plans of joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), sources close to the young-leader told news agency ANI . But that does not mean that trouble for Gehlot has ended.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2Zo7ToT

Chattisgarh Congress In-charge PL Punia on Monday said Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot is now in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Sources aware of the developments, however, have said Rajasthan's Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress President Sachin Pilot will not join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Punia's statement comes amid the big political crisis in Rajasthan after Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot on Sunday declared open rebellion and claimed that the Ashok Gehlot government in the state is in minority. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3emMvER

With the crucial Congress Legislature Party meeting today in Jaipur, the party has made it clear that any indiscipline would not be tolerated. The CLP meeting will be attended by AICC observers Ajay Maken and Randeep Surjewala and AICC Incharge for Rajasthan Avinash Pandey. The party has issued a whip to mandate the presence of all the party's MLAs during the Monday morning meeting.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2OkzscA

Amid the raging political crisis in Rajasthan and a catalogue 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 (BJP). from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2ZmLbxp

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.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/307K184

Developments in Rajasthan are taking an interesting turn and Ashok Gehlot-led state government is increasingly finding itself in a post. Amid reports of rift between Ashok Gehlot and Sachin PIlot, Jyotiraditya Scindia has made a tweet that has created a lot of buzz. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2C2tUkh

Ashok Gehlot-led Rajasthan Government appears to be in a bit of a spot as state Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot is in Delhi and, if sources are to be believed, 16 MLAs are with him. Amid all this, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has called a meeting of all MLAs at 9 pm tonight (July 12, 2020). Gehlot has already alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was resorting to horse-trading and trying to breach Congress majority in Rajasthan Assembly. The government is keeping a close watch on state border to keep a check on movement of MLAs possibly indicating defection. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2OeEmI1

Hardik Patel has been appointed the Working President of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee with immediate effect. At present, Amit Chavda is the chief of the state unit.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2ZkSfut

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and a number of his MLAs have accused the BJP of conspiring to topple the government in the state, a charge denied by the opposition party which blamed "infighting" within the ruling Congress for the current situation. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2Zh2UWU

The opposition on Friday slammed the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government over the encounter of dreaded gangster Vikas Dubey while being brought back to the state from Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain. Reacting to Vikas Dubey’s death on Friday morning, Congress general secretary in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi tweeted, “The criminal is dead, but what about those who aided the criminal.” from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2Djn1LB

It was not long ago when while interacting with few reporters inside the Parliament premises, former Congress President Rahul Gandhi told that he was not making any appointments in the party. This was the day when his old friend and Congress's then Chief whip Jyotiraditya Scindia had left Congress alleging that it was not the 'same old congress'. Rahul then told us that Scindia was the only leader who could 'walk straight in his house any time'. In fact, a state PCC member who happened to come out of the Parliament while Rahul Gandhi was interacting with reporters at the main porch confirmed his statement.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/38xKELZ

In India elections are no less than the festivals; as they are called a 'festival of democracy'. But in times of Covid-19, elections and electioneering have also changed a lot. Had it not been Corona pandemic, reporters from New Delhi would have packed their bags by now to cover elections which are due by the end of this year. It's not only the reporters but leaders of various political parties are also in a fix about their campaigning. The online prachaar has come to help them. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3iylyRW

The Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Madhya Pradesh cabinet was expanded on Thursday with some of the former Congress MLAs who joined the BJP in March acquiring ministerial berths. Sources with the Bharatiya Janata Party had earlier claimed about two dozen new ministers will be inducted. The oath of office was administered by Governor Anandiben Patel at Raj Bhawan. Patel, who is Uttar Pradesh governor, has been given additional charge as Madhya Pradesh governor in view of incumbent Lalji Tandon's hospitalisation. Patel took oath as MP Governor earlier in the day. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2Anh4MB