Pilot was removed from the posts of the Rajasthan deputy chief minister and the state Congress president on Tuesday amid a power tussle with Gehlot
Sacked deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot and the other MLAs asked to respond to Speaker's notice by Friday
Several Congress leaders, including Kerala MP Shashi Tharoor and former MP Priya Dutt expressed disappointment at the removal of Sachin Pilot from the posts in the party and from the Rajasthan Cabinet
All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary and party in-charge for Rajasthan Avinash Pande dissolved all cells and departments of the state party unit
The Congress now has just 100 MLAs, the half-way mark in the 200-member Assembly.
Maharashtra Congress leader Milind Deora, who is not altogether happy with his current lot in the party, is also being spoken of as someone in touch with the Bharatiya Janata Party
Gehlot and the other ministers arrived there from the hotel where they were holed up amid the power tussle between Gehlot and Pilot
The three-time Congress MLA had contested the Lakshmanagarh pachayat samiti in 2005 before being given the party ticket for the assembly elections three years later
102 MLAs present at the CLP meeting at Jaipur have unanimously demanded Sachin Pilot's removal from the party
The 10-second video was shared late at night on Pilot's official WhatsApp group
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The raids come at a time when Rajasthan is witnessing an intense power tussle between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his deputy Sachin Pilot.
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The 10-second video was shared late at night on Pilot's official WhatsApp group
Lack of party democracy is proving to be a disaster
The fracas between the state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his deputy Sachin Pilot has every sign of reaching a crescendo
While the Rajasthan CM has won the battle hands down, efforts to placate Pilot by some of the party's most influential leaders points to a generational battle between the old guard and younger blood
The Congress Legislature Party expresses full faith and confidence in the leadership of party president Sonia Gandhi and leader Rahul Gandhi
In a statement, Pilot, however, had made clear that he would not attend. He also claimed that he had the support of over 30 Congress MLAs and some independents.
Congress leader Avinash Pandey says he tried to speak to dissident deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot, who seems to be in no mood to attend a party legislators meeting in Jaipur