Ashok Gehlot

"Gehlot Performed Operation On 'Operation Lotus', Taught BJP A Lesson": Shiv Sena

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 12, 2020

The Shiv Sena today said failure of "Operation Lotus" in Rajasthan was the defeat of "political perversity", days after a meeting between Congress leaders Sachin Pilot and Rahul Gandhi signalled an amicable resolution of the Rajasthan political crisis.

After 3-Day Silence, Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot Face-to-Face Tomorrow

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday August 12, 2020

Three days after the Congress declared an end to its Rajasthan government crisis, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot will meet Sachin Pilot, who revolted against him. The bitter rivals are expected to come face-to-face at a Congress Legislature Party meeting scheduled for tomorrow, a day before the special session of the Rajasthan assembly.

Rajasthan Political Crisis Live Updates: Sachin Pilot Returns To Jaipur; Ashok Gehlot Says "Forget And Forgive"

India News | Edited by Shatabdi Chowdhury | Wednesday August 12, 2020

Ashok Gehlot, who met with Congress MLAs staying at a hotel in Jaisalmer last evening, today said they were "naturally upset" after the truce but everyone has to move on. "Forget and forgive, and move on," the Chief Minister declared.

MLAs In Ashok Gehlot Camp Annoyed After Sachin Pilot's Return: Top Leader

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 12, 2020

Congress legislators in the Ashok Gehlot camp on Tuesday expressed their "annoyance" on the return of Sachin Pilot and other dissident MLAs, a senior party leader said.

"Was Offended And Hurt By Name-Calling," Sachin Pilot Tells NDTV

India News | Reported by Sreenivasan Jain, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday August 11, 2020

Congress's Sachin Pilot, back in Rajasthan after ending his month-long revolt against Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, said on Tuesday that he had "no hard feelings" and was no longer part of the state government but he expected the "head of the family" to resolve disputes and take everyone along.

After Rajasthan Truce, Ashok Gehlot's Message For Team Pilot

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday August 11, 2020

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, believed to be upset over his adversary Sachin Pilot reconciling with the Congress and making a comeback after a meeting with Rahul Gandhi, evaded any responsetodaywhen asked how he would go back to working with someone he had called "nikamma" (useless).

"Never Crossed Lakshman Rekha": Sachin Pilot On Ashok Gehlot's Insults

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday August 11, 2020

Sachin Pilot, who ended his month-long revolt after a meeting with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday, today said he bore no ill-will against Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, who had called him "nikamma (useless)" and accused him of conspiring with the BJP to pull down his government.

"Reworking Strategy," Says Rajasthan BJP On Cancelling Meet After Congress Truce

India News | Reported by Saurabh Shukla, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday August 11, 2020

A day after a truce between Sachin Pilot and the Gandhis signaled the end of the Rajasthan Congress rebellion, the BJP cancelled a big meeting it had called at a time the Ashok Gehlot government seemed wobbly and a test of strength in the assembly on Friday was a real possibility.

Opinion: Rahul-Priyanka Deliver A Big Win; What They Must Do Next

Opinion | Sudheendra Kulkarni | Tuesday August 11, 2020

The credit should go mainly to the decisive action by the two leaders who now command the highest degree of support within the party - the brother-sister duo of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. They were ably assisted by party colleagues, both old and young, in their reconciliatory efforts to convince Sachin Pilot into a 'ghar wapasi'.

Sachin Pilot Back In Jaipur, Ashok Gehlot In Jaisalmer As Friction Stays

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday August 11, 2020

Sachin Pilot, who dropped his rebellion after a meeting on Monday with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, returned to Rajasthan today, a month after he broke ranks with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. He arrived in state capital Jaipur when Ashok Gehlot was be around 600 KM away, in Jaisalmer.

Both Sachin Pilot, Ashok Gehlot Happy, Slap On BJP Face: Congress Leader

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Tuesday August 11, 2020

Sachin Pilot's agreement with the Congress to end hostilities after weeks of acrimony with Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot that pushed the state government on the verge of a collapse, is a "direct slap" on the BJP's "anti-democratic" face, senior Congress leader KC Venugopal said on Monday.

"Villain": BJP Leader On Ashok Gehlot After Rajasthan Crisis "Breakthrough"

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday August 10, 2020

Rajasthan BJP chief Satish Poonia on Monday labelled Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot the "villain" of the crisis that has left the Congress government on the brink of collapse, and demanded the Chief Minister resign on "moral grounds"

"I'm With Ashok Gehlot," Says Rebel MLA Linked To Deal-Making Audio Tape

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday August 10, 2020

Suspended Rajasthan Congress MLA Bhanwar Lal Sharma -- who was allegedly caught in an audio tape conspiring against the Ashok Gehlot government - today declared that he stands with Ashok Gehlot after a meeting with the Chief Minister.

Opinion: Peace Struck, Pilot Says "Didn't I Say I Would Not Join BJP?"

Opinion | Swati Chaturvedi | Monday August 10, 2020

By ensuring Pilot stays, the Gandhi siblings - Rahul and Priyanka -- have finally scored politically for the Congress. Politics is all about optics.

Supreme Court Hearing Tomorrow On 6 MLAs Who Are Crucial To Ashok Gehlot

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday August 10, 2020

A petition filed by a BJP MLA requesting a freeze on the merger of six former Bahujan Samaj Party MLAs with the Congress -- crucial for the Ashok Gehlot Government in Rajasthan -- will be taken up by the Supreme Court tomorrow. The MLA had approached the top court, urging that the matter, currently before a single judge of the Rajasthan High Court,...