Huge Rajasthan Congress Crisis As 90+ Team Gehlot MLAs Threaten To Quit

1. Informed by reporters {that a} mass resignation will deliver down the federal government, an MLA stated, “We want Ashok Gehlot as the Chief Minister”, indicating that they’re anticipating concessions from the Central management on the “one man one publish” challenge. The choice is a Gehlot loyalist within the prime publish as a substitute of the Chief Minister’s arch-rival Sachin Pilot, stated to be the Central leaders’ alternative.

2. The MLAs’ assembly with the Speaker, CP Joshi, lasted till midnight and can resume later. Additionally they had a spherical of assembly with the Central observers — Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress’s Rajasthan in-charge Ajay Maken — and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

3. Sources stated the social gathering excessive command is extraordinarily upset with the riot. Celebration chief Sonia Gandhi has tasked the Central leaders with resolving the difficulty and they’re going to have one-on-one conferences with the MLAs. Later, a one-line decision shall be handed and the social gathering president shall be authorised to call the brand new Chief Minister, sources stated.

4. Whereas the social gathering excessive command needs the difficulty to be resolved as quickly as potential, a piece of the MLAs don’t want the Legislature Celebration meet to occur earlier than a brand new social gathering president is elected, sources stated.

5. Sources additionally stated Mr Gehlot had a telephonic dialog with central chief KC Venugopal in regards to the evolving scenario, the place he stated, “Nothing is in my hands”.

6. The 90-plus Ashok Gehlot loyalists had raised the issue of Sachin Pilot’s rebellion in 2020 at a gathering earlier this night and stated the Chief Minister should be from amongst those that supported the federal government on the time.  

7. The pushback from Gehlot loyalists got here after Rahul Gandhi insisted that the “One man one publish” maxim be adopted, which might power Mr Gehlot to resign his publish because the Chief Minister. He’s the front-runner for the publish of the social gathering’s nationwide president, the election for which is due on October 17.

8. The legislature social gathering assembly, which was scheduled for 7 pm in presence of central leaders, was not  held. On his return to Jaipur from Jaisalmer, Mr Gehlot went right into a huddle with Mr Kharge and Mr Maken. Later, he met Mr Pilot and 21 MLAs supporting him.  

9. Mr Gehlot had been extraordinarily reluctant to depart the highest job in Rajasthan to cease the elevation of arch-rival Sachin Pilot to the publish. Sources stated in case he failed to carry onto the publish, he would favor a loyalist to succeed him. Earlier at the moment, Mr Gehlot stated, “All Congressmen unanimously maintain religion on the Congress president, and at the moment additionally, you’ll get a glimpse of it”.

10. Mr Pilot, credited by many with being the architect of victory within the final meeting election, was seen as a contender for the highest job however was persuaded by Rahul Gandhi to behave as Mr Gehlot’s Deputy. In 2020, he rebelled, tenting out in Delhi for greater than a month with 18 supporters. The stand-off was resolved with intervention of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

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