Rajasthan: SC dismisses petition against merger of BSP legislators with Congress as ‘infructuous’

Earlier in the day, the Rajasthan High Court asked the Speaker to decide on the disqualification petitions within a period of three months.

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· Aug 24, 2020 · 09:35 pm

Rajasthan: Congress appoints Ajay Maken as state’s general secretary

Maken replaced Avinash Pandey at the top post. Pandey’s replacement was reportedly one of the demands put forth by Sachin Pilot.

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· Aug 17, 2020 · 09:47 am

Rajasthan: Pilot’s seating arrangement in Assembly changed, says ‘strongest warrior sent to border’

The former deputy chief minister, who was earlier seated next to CM Ashok Gehlot, is now placed near the Opposition benches.

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· Aug 14, 2020 · 05:10 pm

Rajasthan: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot wins trust vote in Assembly

This came after a month-long political turmoil in the state.

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· Aug 14, 2020 · 11:08 am

Rajasthan: Ahead of trust vote, Mayawati issues whip to six party MLAs who merged with Congress

Both the Congress and BJP have demanded a trust vote in the state’s special Assembly session, which begins today.

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· Aug 14, 2020 · 07:48 am

Rajasthan: CM Gehlot and Sachin Pilot meet, Congress to seek trust vote in Assembly to counter BJP

Both the leaders met after a month-long political turmoil in the state and attended the Congress Legislature Party meeting.

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· Aug 13, 2020 · 06:42 pm

Rajasthan crisis: BJP to move no-confidence motion against Gehlot-led Congress government tomorrow

Vasundhara Raje and other Rajasthan BJP leaders met earlier on Thursday to discuss their plan for the Assembly session.

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· Aug 13, 2020 · 04:08 pm

Rajasthan crisis: SC refuses interim stay on Congress-BSP merger; six MLAs likely to vote on Friday

The six BSP legislators had joined the Congress in September.

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· Aug 13, 2020 · 03:54 pm

Rajasthan: CM Ashok Gehlot says ‘natural for MLAs to be upset’ after truce with rebel legislators

He added that he has asked them to be tolerant for the sake of democracy.

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· Aug 12, 2020 · 12:30 pm

Rajasthan: Will address problems of MLAs, BJP’s scheming will ‘cost them dearly’, says Ashok Gehlot

Meanwhile, ousted Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot said Gandhis heard their grievances and assured that a road map will be chalked out to resolve it.

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· Aug 11, 2020 · 01:53 pm

Rajasthan: Fought for principles, never hankered after post, says Sachin Pilot after Congress truce

The 42-year-old former Rajasthan deputy chief minister said that personal remarks were made against him, but he maintained his dignity.

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· Aug 11, 2020 · 10:26 am

Rajasthan: Priyanka Gandhi part of three-member Congress panel to address Sachin Pilot’s concerns

The panel also includes KC Venugopal and Ahmed Patel.

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· Aug 10, 2020 · 05:10 pm