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  BJP to move no-confidence motion against Gehlot govt in Rajasthan Assembly today

  August 14, 2020 10:15 IST

  The Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government is set to move a confidence motion in the Rajasthan Assembly during the session beginning today. Pilot had led a rebellion against Gehlot, seeking a change in the party’s leadership in Rajasthan. At the CLP meeting held at his residence, Gehlot urged Congress MLAs to forget the acrimony of the past month and move on.

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  BJP set to move no-confidence motion against Ashok Gehlot govt in Rajasthan tomorrow

  August 13, 2020 16:40 IST

  Though differences between Sachin Pilot with the party leadership may have been moving towards an end after Congress decided to constitute a 3-member panel to listen to Pilot's grievances, BJP in Rajasthan will move a motion of no confidence in the state assembly against the Ashok Gehlot govt.

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  WATCH: 'I love you' chants greet Sachin Pilot as he walks past his supporters in Jaipur

  August 11, 2020 21:53 IST

  A smiling Pilot, walked amidst the throng of his supporters with folded hands, bowed and waved to them as he reached his residence in Jaipur, driving down from Delhi this afternoon.

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  No place for personal enmity and differences in politics: Sachin Pilot

  August 11, 2020 15:05 IST

  No place for malice, enmity and personal differences in politics: Sachin Pilot, the rebel Congress leader who did a patch up with the party after meeting Rahul Gandhi on Monday has said.

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  Sonia Gandhi heard our concerns, formation of 3-member committee welcome step: Sachin Pilot

  August 10, 2020 23:06 IST

  Amid political tussle in Rajasthan, Congress rebel leader Sachin Pilot on Monday said that he is not greedy for any post in the party or the Rajasthan government, but he fought completely for his own self-respect.

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  Sachin Pilot gets ‘assurance’ on key grievance, three-member committee to tackle issue

  August 10, 2020 21:34 IST

  The Congress has finally agreed to constitute a three-member committee to address the grievances raised by Sachin Pilot. Earlier in the day, Pilot met senior party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi for the first time since the political crisis in Rajasthan began.

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  IAS officer-turned politician Shah Faesal steps down as JKPM president

  August 10, 2020 16:51 IST

  Shah Faesal, who resigned from the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) and floated the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement (JKPM) last year, has resigned as its president, the party said on Monday.

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  Sachin Pilot meets Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka for 'breakthrough' talks on Rajasthan

  August 10, 2020 17:55 IST

  Rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Monday met party leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Delhi amid speculations over a possible breakthrough in Rajasthan ahead of crucial assembly session that is scheduled to commence from August 14.

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  Nawab Malik denies reports of 12 NCP MLAs joining BJP

  August 10, 2020 11:09 IST

  NCP leader Nawab Malik on Monday denied reports of 12 party MLAs joining BJP. He dismissed them as baseless rumours.   

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  Vasundhara Raje meets Rajnath Singh amid Rajasthan political crisis

  August 08, 2020 18:49 IST

  Amid the political crisis in Rajasthan, former chief minister and BJP leader Vasundhara Raje met senior party leader and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday and is believed to have discussed the political situation in the state. 

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  Politics over Sushant Singh Rajput death case, NCP's Nawab Malik blames Centre

  August 07, 2020 12:02 IST

  A massive political blame game has erupted over Sushant Singh Rajput's death case probe. After the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed an FIR taking over the investigation and re-registered the Patna police FIR related to alleged criminal conspiracy and abetment to suicide against his Rhea Chakraborty and her family members, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Maharashtra has expressed its displeasure. Meanwhile, the Bihar government has opposed Rhea Chakraborty's plea in the Supreme Court as "premature, misconceived and non-maintainable."

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  Himachal Pradesh CM reshuffles Cabinet, allocates portfolios to new Ministers

  August 01, 2020 11:54 IST

  In a first major reshuffle in his government in two-and-a-half years, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has allocated portfolios to three new Ministers, besides changing those of other ministerial colleagues. 

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  Rajasthan crisis: Ashok Gehlot camp MLAs to be shifted to Jaisalmer

  July 31, 2020 10:51 IST

  The MLAs of the Ashok Gehlot camp, who have been staying at a hotel on the Jaipur- Delhi Highway amid the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan, will be shifted to Jaisalmer on Friday, Congress sources said.

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  Rajasthan assembly to start from August 14, orders Governor Kalraj Mishra

  July 29, 2020 23:19 IST

  Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Wednesday approved a revised proposal sent by the Ashok Gehlot-led state government to convene the Assembly session from August 14.

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  Rajasthan Assembly Speaker moves SC challenging HC's status quo order

  July 29, 2020 21:53 IST

  Rajasthan Assembly Speaker Wednesday moved the Supreme Court challenging the July 24 order of the high court which had directed maintenance of status quo on the disqualification notice issued to 19 dissident Congress MLAs, including sacked deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot.  

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  Rajasthan crisis: BSP moves HC, challenges merger of party MLAs with Congress

  July 29, 2020 13:26 IST

  The Bahujan Samaj Party on Wednesday filed a writ petition in the Rajasthan High Court challenging the merger of six of its party MLAs with the ruling Congress in the state.

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  Rajasthan Crisis: Governor summons House session, puts in 3 conditions

  July 27, 2020 21:43 IST

  It is a big day for Rajasthan politics with the apex court all set to resume hearing on the matter of the disqualification of 19 MLAs including Sachin Pilot as requested by the Rajasthan Assembly speaker. The Supreme Court will hear the matter after Rajasthan Assembly speaker CP Joshi filed a plea challenging the Rajasthan High Court's order against the disqualification of 19 rebel Congress MLAs.

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  BSP issues whip, directs its 6 MLAs to vote against Gehlot govt in assembly session

  July 27, 2020 0:01 IST

  Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Sunday has issued a whip to its 6 MLAs directing them to vote against Congress in any "No Confidence Motion" or any proceedings to be held during Rajasthan Assembly Session.

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  Rajasthan Political Crisis: Will go to Rashtrapati Bhawan if needed, says Ashok Gehlot

  July 25, 2020 23:31 IST

  Power tussle in Rajasthan is still going on. Though Ashok Gehlot remains in stronger position as compared to Sachin PIlot but it is not certain how the political crisis will go ahead.

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  Ashok Gehlot accuses Rajasthan governor of being under pressure to not call assembly session

  July 24, 2020 15:17 IST

  Gehlot said the state government requested the governor to call a session, but he had not yet issued the order.

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  How Sachin Pilot's next move could decide the fate for Congress govt in Rajasthan. In Numbers

  July 25, 2020 13:37 IST

  So with Rajasthan politics in shambles, we bring to you the numbers game. Here is a raw blueprint of where the political balance in Rajasthan currently stands and what Sachin Pilot’s possible moves in the near future could mean for Ashok Gehlot’s government in the state.

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  Advantage Sachin Pilot as SC says 'voice of dissent in a democracy cannot be shut down'

  July 23, 2020 13:58 IST

  Sachin Pilot has had an upper hand in the Supreme Court as the apex court refused to stop the Rajasthan High Court from announcing its verdict on Pilot's plea challenging disqualification notices served to him and 18 other MLAs, as was requested by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

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  'Despicable attempts to destabilise elected govts through horse-trading': Gehlot writes to PM

  July 22, 2020 19:48 IST

  Amid a political upheaval in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that "despicable attempts are being made to destabilize elected governments through horse-trading."

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  Rajasthan Speaker moves Supreme Court against HC order to defer action against Pilot

  July 22, 2020 12:47 IST

  Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi Wednesday moved the Supreme Court against the high court directive to defer till July 24 the disqualification proceedings against 19 dissident Congress MLAs, including sacked deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot. The high court had said on Tuesday that it would deliver its order on July 24 on a petition filed by Pilot and 18 other MLAs, challenging the disqualification notices sent to them. 

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  Omar Abdullah to sue Bhupesh Baghel for linking his release with Pilot's revolt against Congress

  July 21, 2020 9:02 IST

  Baghel was quoted by a newspaper saying "as far as Sachin Pilot is concerned, not that I have been tracking the Rajasthan events so closely, but it does make one curious why Omar Abdullah was released? He and Mehbooba Muftiji were booked under the same Sections of the law, while she is still languishing, he is out. Is it because Mr. Abdullah is brother-in-law of Sachin Pilot?"

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  Sachin Pilot threatens legal action against Congress MLA for Rs 35 crore bribe allegation

  July 20, 2020 23:22 IST

  After Rajasthan Congress MLA Giriraj Singh alleged that Sachin Pilot offered him Rs 35 crores to cross vote in Rajya Sabha polls, Pilot said that this is done solely to malign his image and to stifle the legitimate concerns that he had raised against the party leadership of the state, as a member and MLA of INC.

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  Ashok Gehlot's jibe at Sachin Pilot: 'Nikamma, nakara... kuch kaam nahi kar raha'

  July 20, 2020 15:16 IST

  Launching a scathing personal attack against his former Deputy Chief Minister, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot called Sachin Pilot "Nikamma, nakara. (Good for nothing)". Gehlot's personal attak just did not end here as he went on to term Pilot as, "Bholi surat wala and said he was conspiring from past 6 months with BJP's support. Nobody believed me when I used to say that conspiracy is going on to topple govt. Nobody knew that a person with such innocent face will do such thing. I'm not here to sell

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  Rajasthan High Court hears petition filed by rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot

  July 20, 2020 15:13 IST

  The Rajasthan High Court has begun the hearing on the writ petition filed by rebel Congress leader Sachin Pilot and 18 other dissident party MLAs from Rajasthan, challenging the disqualification notices issued to them by the state Assembly speaker.