Gehlot indicated that the plan was to have a floor test to prove that the majority of Congress MLAs and allies are with him in the tussle for power
The SOG has registered an FIR against Bhanwarlal Sharma, Gajendra Singh and one Sanjay Jain on the basis of a complaint lodged by Congress Chief Whip Mahesh Joshi
The request came soon after Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and MLAs from his camp reached the Raj Bhavan on Friday afternoon and raised slogans demanding the Assembly's special session soon
Submit letter of support of 102 MLAs, but governor not in a hurry; Pilot camp gets relief from HC
Behind the teetering government in Rajasthan ― and the Congress's collapse in Madhya Pradesh four months ago ― is the saga of the Gandhi dynasty scraping the bottom of the barrel
The party also questioned the Rajasthan High Court's order maintaining status quo on the disqualification notice issued by the state assembly speaker
Governor Kalraj Mishra, however, wanted the government's clarification on some points before he makes the announcement, Congress leaders said as they emerged from the Raj Bhawan
Gehlot said the state government requested the governor to call a session, but he had not yet issued the order
The chief minister sounded dismissive of Pilot and purported attempts to bring him back to the Congress fold, saying the party leadership had been anguished by his anti-Congress activities
Court accepts Pilot faction's appeal to add the central government as a party to the case that involves the legality of defection.
Apex court refuses to stay verdict on rebel MLAs' petition
The development comes amid allegations by the Congress that the minister is involved in a bid to topple the Ashok Gehlot government.
Some others in the Congress have started to quip that a new party would be Sachin's "pilot project" and it may struggle to take off
It speaks poorly of our elected representatives and is a grim pointer to the distortions in the political party structures
Taking on the old guard, Bishnoi asked the Congress leadership to give other responsibilities to those who have been occupying high positions for 35 years and have never contested elections
Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi however failed to get any interim relief on his plea alleging that the high court cannot interdict the disqualification proceedings
The Supreme Court questioned Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi on the reasons for initiating disqualification proceedings against 19 dissident Congress MLAs, including Sachin Pilot
Lawyer says courts can only intervene when the Speaker takes a decision to suspend or disqualify a member of the House
Congress MLA filed an application before Rajasthan High Court seeking Centre to be impleaded in the ongoing case filed by rebel Sachin Pilot and 18 other MLAs case
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