Rajasthan Political Crisis

Rajasthan Congress leader Khiladi Lal Bairwa today urged the party leadership to take all important decisions pertaining to the political crisis in Rajasthan before the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi enters the state.

Senior BJP leader Vasundhara Raje on Sunday said while one faction in the Congress government in Rajasthan does not want to leave the chief minister's "chair", the other is adamant to grab it.

Days after a crisis in Rajasthan Congress, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said politics is all about "multiplication and division", and what is seen is seldom true and what is true is not seen.

"I have got public support whenever I needed, be it during the political crisis or during corona. Therefore, how can I stay away from them," he added.

MLAs loyal to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot rebelled Sunday against the Congress high command over the possibility of Sachin Pilot becoming the next Chief Minister, once the veteran leader is elected as the party's national president.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday took a swipe at the Congress over the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan and said it should first take a 'Congress Jodo Yatra' instead of continuing with its 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'.

It's a sign of the Congress times that the man being pushed for President, Ashok Gehlot, has morphed overnight from the "preferred candidate" of the Gandhis to full-blown rebel.

A meeting to pass a "one-line resolution" spiraled into a level-five crisis for the Congress within hours on Sunday evening. All it reportedly took was a phone call informing Congress MLAs about a "change of venue".

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot apologised to Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and said he had nothing to do with the rebellion by MLAs close to him, said sources on Monday.

A Dalit boy's death in Rajasthan after his teacher allegedly assaulted him for drinking water from a pot meant for "upper castes" threatens to turn into a political crisis for the ruling Congress.

Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday claimed that the TMC-led dispensation in Bengal, too, will meet a similar fate, and much before its tenure ends.

Even as the Maharashtra government faces a crisis, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said the BJP tried to bribe Congress legislators in his state too, offering them Rs 10 crore each, but they continued to support him.

Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra called a meeting of 25 MLAs this morning to discuss state cabinet expansion, just days after the party settled the political tension and tussle among its two big leaders in Punjab.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot hit out at the Modi government, alleging that it "misuses" agencies like CBI, Enforcement Directorate (ED), and the Income Tax Department whenever elections are due in a state or a political crisis is created.

Turncoat BSP MLAs who joined the ruling party and independent legislators who supported the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government during last year's political crisis will hold a joint meeting on Wednesday amid lobbying for ministerial posts.

Rajasthan Congress leader Khiladi Lal Bairwa today urged the party leadership to take all important decisions pertaining to the political crisis in Rajasthan before the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi enters the state.

Senior BJP leader Vasundhara Raje on Sunday said while one faction in the Congress government in Rajasthan does not want to leave the chief minister's "chair", the other is adamant to grab it.

Days after a crisis in Rajasthan Congress, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said politics is all about "multiplication and division", and what is seen is seldom true and what is true is not seen.

"I have got public support whenever I needed, be it during the political crisis or during corona. Therefore, how can I stay away from them," he added.

MLAs loyal to Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot rebelled Sunday against the Congress high command over the possibility of Sachin Pilot becoming the next Chief Minister, once the veteran leader is elected as the party's national president.

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday took a swipe at the Congress over the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan and said it should first take a 'Congress Jodo Yatra' instead of continuing with its 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'.

It's a sign of the Congress times that the man being pushed for President, Ashok Gehlot, has morphed overnight from the "preferred candidate" of the Gandhis to full-blown rebel.

A meeting to pass a "one-line resolution" spiraled into a level-five crisis for the Congress within hours on Sunday evening. All it reportedly took was a phone call informing Congress MLAs about a "change of venue".

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot apologised to Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and said he had nothing to do with the rebellion by MLAs close to him, said sources on Monday.

A Dalit boy's death in Rajasthan after his teacher allegedly assaulted him for drinking water from a pot meant for "upper castes" threatens to turn into a political crisis for the ruling Congress.

Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday claimed that the TMC-led dispensation in Bengal, too, will meet a similar fate, and much before its tenure ends.

Even as the Maharashtra government faces a crisis, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said the BJP tried to bribe Congress legislators in his state too, offering them Rs 10 crore each, but they continued to support him.

Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra called a meeting of 25 MLAs this morning to discuss state cabinet expansion, just days after the party settled the political tension and tussle among its two big leaders in Punjab.

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot hit out at the Modi government, alleging that it "misuses" agencies like CBI, Enforcement Directorate (ED), and the Income Tax Department whenever elections are due in a state or a political crisis is created.

Turncoat BSP MLAs who joined the ruling party and independent legislators who supported the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government during last year's political crisis will hold a joint meeting on Wednesday amid lobbying for ministerial posts.