This comes days after Balwan Poonia, one of the two CPI(M) MLAs in the state assembly, pledged his support to Gehlot, who is embroiled in a power struggle with his former deputy Sachin Pilot
He said no demand was raised to change the PCC president, a post which Pilot held for the last seven years in Rajasthan
In Rajasthan, the Pilot vs Gehlot dispute remained the same, but despite this, the government did not fall from the contradiction, rather Gehlot reversed BJP's stance, said Shiv Sena
With minimal cost and effort, the party has exposed the irreparable split in the state Congress
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His remarks follow Pilot's open rebellion against the Ashok Gehlot government, which has been on shaky ground with at least 18 legislators backing the rebel leader
Some of the legislators are seen doing yoga in the hotel lawn, crowding around a chef cooking food, watching movies, playing carrom and celebrating the birthday of an MLA
Former Rajasthan CMP Vasundhara Raje said it was unfortunate that people of Rajasthan were paying the price for the internal squabbles in the ruling Congress party
Rajasthan Congress continues to remain in turmoil after simmering differences between Sachin Pilot and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot came out in the open
Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Saturday said Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra should take cognisance of the instability in the state and recommend President's Rule. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, she said, had openly violated the Anti-Defection law and cheated the BSP for a second time by getting its MLAs included in the Congress. "And it is also evident he did an illegal and unconstitutional thing by phone tapping," Mayawati said in a series of tweets in Hindi. "The governor (of Rajasthan) must take cognisance of the political deadlock and instability prevailing in Rajasthan, and should recommend imposition of President's Rule in the state, so that the condition of democracy in the state does not deteriorate," she said.
Patra said senior Congress leaders, including Chief Minister Gehlot, have been claiming that these audio clips are authentic even though the FIR registered by police does not say so
Beniwal, a former BJP leader and Raje-baiter for a long time, claimed that there is an "internal understanding" between her and incumbent Chief Minister Gehlot.
A division Bench was earlier expected to hear the petition at 7.30 pm but the matter was put off till 1 pm Friday.
Rashtriya Loktantrik Party's Hanuman Beniwal alleged that former chief minister Vasundhara Raje (pictured) was trying to help the Ashok Gehlot-led "minority government" in Rajasthan survive.
Pilot was sacked by the party as Rajasthan deputy chief minister and PCC chief after he openly revolted against Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot
Former union minister and Senior Congress leader Veerappa Moily on Wednesday said that if at all there is a political future for Sachin Pilot it is in the Congress party
"Gehlot did not pay attention to our demands and maintained a dictatorial attitude," says Ramesh Meena
Speaking at a function held by the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), party leader Rahul Gandhi, who had earlier said Pilot was "always in my heart", was also dismissive.
He has an undeniable following in the party. But after being deputy chief minister, being an ordinary MLA will chafe.