Handshakes, Happy Faces in Focus as Pilot & Gehlot Come Face-to-Face for the 1st Time Since Rebellion
4 years, 4 months ago

Handshakes, Happy Faces in Focus as Pilot & Gehlot Come Face-to-Face for the 1st Time Since Rebellion

News 18  

In a moment marking the return of the sacked deputy chief minister, Sachin Pilot and CM Ashok Gehlot shook hands at the Congress Legislature Party meeting on Thursday. This is the first time that both leaders have come face-to-face since Pilot opened rebellion against the senior leader a month back. Party leaders K C Venugopal, Avinash Pande, Randeep Surjewala, Ajay Maken and Govind Singh Dotasra were also there at the meeting, posing together for the cameras at Gehlot's official residence. The Congress has also revoked the suspension of MLAs Bhanwarlal Sharma and Vishvendra Singh, who were suspended from the party's primary membership last month over their alleged involvement in a "conspiracy" to topple the Congress government in the state.

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Ashok Gehlot-Sachin Pilot make one last effort to put up an united front
1 year ago

Ashok Gehlot-Sachin Pilot make one last effort to put up an united front

The Hindu  

Making one last effort to put up a united front ahead of the Rajasthan Assembly elections, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot tweeted a promotional video from his former Deputy Sachin Pilot referring to him as “Congress’s young leader”. The five years of the Congress government were marked by intense power struggle between the two, bookended by Mr. Pilot’s rebellion of 2020 …

PM Modi's dig at Ashok Gehlot over Sachin Pilot rift at Chittorgarh rally, claims 'accepted defeat': Top quotes
1 year, 2 months ago

PM Modi's dig at Ashok Gehlot over Sachin Pilot rift at Chittorgarh rally, claims 'accepted defeat': Top quotes

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday took a dig at Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot over his rift with Congress leader Sachin Pilot, and claimed that the CM has “accepted his defeat”. Addressing a rally in Chittorgarh ahead of the upcoming assembly elections, PM Modi said, “CM Gehlot was busy securing his seat in the state and his party was …

Gehlot says ‘Cong does not offer posts to pacify leaders’ ahead of Kharge meet
1 year, 6 months ago

Gehlot says ‘Cong does not offer posts to pacify leaders’ ahead of Kharge meet

Live Mint  

The Congress seemingly faces an under current of yet another troubled phase as the Rajasthan Assembly Election draws close. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy turned rebel Sachin Pilot seem to be locked in yet another tussle, requiring the Congress high command to interfere, yet again. The Congress High Command summoned Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his deputy …

Rajasthan: Cong's Pilot Announces Protest Against Party's Gehlot-led Govt Over Inaction on 'Corruption'
1 year, 8 months ago

Rajasthan: Cong's Pilot Announces Protest Against Party's Gehlot-led Govt Over Inaction on 'Corruption'

News 18  

In what looks like a fresh storm brewing in Rajasthan Congress, party leader and former deputy CM Sachin Pilot on Sunday announced he will sit on hunger strike against the Ashok Gehlot-led government in the state from April 11, demanding an investigation against scams in the previous Vasundhara Raje government. #WATCH | Rajasthan: On April 11, I will do a …

Refrain from making controversial remarks, Congress tells Rajasthan leaders
2 years ago

Refrain from making controversial remarks, Congress tells Rajasthan leaders

Hindustan Times  

The Congress party has asked senior leaders in Rajasthan to refrain from infighting and making controversial public statements, said two leaders privy to the proceedings of a meeting attended by Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, senior leader Sachin Pilot and general secretary KC Venugopal, days after a public tussle for control of the party in the state. Rajasthan chief minister …

'Political break...': BJP mocks Cong over Gehlot-Pilot's Rajasthan show of unity
2 years ago

'Political break...': BJP mocks Cong over Gehlot-Pilot's Rajasthan show of unity

Hindustan Times  

The BJP on Wednesday mocked the show of bonhomie between feuding Rajasthan Congress leaders Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot as a 'political break' and predicted a swift return to the squabbling and infighting that has plagued the ruling party over the past two years. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and former state party president Sachin …

Three Ashok Gehlot loyalists get notice; no clarity on Congress president poll
2 years, 2 months ago

Three Ashok Gehlot loyalists get notice; no clarity on Congress president poll

The Hindu  

Amid the political crisis in Rajasthan, the Congress on Tuesday issued show cause notices to three loyalists of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot for “grave indiscipline” and sought a reply within 10 days, but did not seek any action against Mr. Gehlot himself. This keeps the possibility of Mr. Gehlot’s candidature for the party’s presidential election open even though there is …

Gehlot loyalists say will quit if Pilot is made chief minister
2 years, 2 months ago

Gehlot loyalists say will quit if Pilot is made chief minister

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Congress faced a full-blown rebellion in Rajasthan with legislators loyal to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot gathering at the residence of Speaker C.P. Our leaders still are Sonia Ji and Rahul Ji.” The development suggested a worsening power struggle between the Chief Minister and Sachin Pilot and a growing defiance of Congress president Sonia Gandhi and senior …

Congress wins floor test after Pilot, Gehlot truce
4 years, 4 months ago

Congress wins floor test after Pilot, Gehlot truce

Hindustan Times  

The Rajasthan government sailed through a floor test in the state assembly on Friday, an expected outcome that the ruling Congress hopes will bring down the curtain on a month-long political crisis triggered by intense bickering between two factions of the party — one led by chief minister Ashok Gehlot and the other by his now-dismissed deputy Sachin Pilot. Buoyed …

Gehlot, Pilot reunite even as BJP seeks to move no-trust motion
4 years, 4 months ago

Gehlot, Pilot reunite even as BJP seeks to move no-trust motion

Live Mint  

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot and former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot indicated that the Congress has put its house in order a day before the crucial floor test in the assembly by shaking hands before the start of the legislative party meeting on Thursday evening. The Bharatiya Janata Party has decided to bring a no-confidence motion if Gehlot does …

Ashok Gehlot to Counter BJP's No-confidence Motion With a Trust Vote, Eyes Six-Month Breather
4 years, 4 months ago

Ashok Gehlot to Counter BJP's No-confidence Motion With a Trust Vote, Eyes Six-Month Breather

News 18  

After Sachin Pilot's patch-up with Congress, it's now a battle between the Congress and the BJP in Rajasthan assembly on Friday. The Bharatiya Janata Party is all set to move a no-confidence motion, while CM Ashok Gehlot, who seems assured to win the floor test with the support of over 100 MLAs, has announced to move a confidence motion. The …

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