Pilot reportedly spoke on the phone with Jyotiraditya Scindia, his friend who joined the BJP after being in the Congress for more than 30 years
Gehlot has called a meeting of Congress MLAs on Monday, which is likely to give a clear indication of how much support he and Pilot enjoy in the legislative group
The BJP leader also alleged that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot led Rajasthan government has betrayed people of the State
Congress government in Rajasthan totters after deputy chief minister Rajesh Pilot threatens to walk out, saying he has the support of 30 party MLAs.
Sachin Pilot says he has the support of 30 Congress MLAs and some independent legislators and they will back him if he walks out the Gehlot government.
The statement released on Pilot's WhatApp group claimed that the Gehlot-led Congress government is in minority now.
Pilot has argued that these MLAs had defeated Congress MLAs, and making them ministers would demoralise the party.
Addressing a press conference at Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's home here, Rohit Bohra, Danish Abrar and Chetan Dudi called themselves 'soldiers' of the party
Gehlot has alleged that the opposition BJP is trying to topple the Congress government
Gehlot asked officials to seek necessary permission from the Indian Council of Medical Research
Leader of opposition Gulab Chand Kataria said the chief minister should handle his party's internal crisis and should stop making "false accusations" against the BJP
He also said that it is important that "money is pumped and purchasing power of people is enhanced so that demand can be generated".
"BJP leaders are playing the game at the behest of Central leaders. MLAs were offered money... Rs 10 crore in advance and Rs 15 crore after the government is toppled," the chief minister claimed
The chief minister had alleged that attempts were being made to destablise the state government ahead of Rajya Sabha elections for two seats in the state last month
Ashok Gehlot has asked PM Modi to withdraw his statement, made at an all-party meeting on June 19, in which he said that "neither is anyone inside our territory nor is any of our post captured".
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had days ago slammed the BJP for "indulging in horse-trading"
Earlier in the day, Rajasthan government's chief whip Mahesh Joshi said attempts are being made to destabilise the state government
Maharashtra and Rajasthan turned out to be the outliers
Congress-ruled Rajasthan was the first state to increase the working hour limit to 12 hours from 8 hours through an order issued on April 11
The bench noted in its order that as and when these workers will approach the concerned nodal officer, all care will be taken by the state government for their migration