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Political Line | The paradox of the Gandhi family fiat

Here is the latest edition of the Political Line newsletter curated by Varghese K. George

The Hindu

Did Ashok Gehlot just show the Gandhi family’s hold on the Congress is slipping?

The possible recasting of the equation between a provincial heavyweight and the party headquarters is one of the more striking subtexts of Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot’s decision to pull out of the race for Congress president. Far more significant than the undermining of the high command’s writ is the…

Newslaundry

What happens when the Rajasthan Congress crisis lands up at Sonia Gandhi’s doorstep?

A black Innova with four occupants snailed towards a video journalist, standing across the road in front of Congress working president Sonia Gandhi’s official residence in Lutyens’ Delhi, at 5.30 pm on Thursday. With all cameras turned towards Gandhi’s house, a man on the front seat necked out and entreated…

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Rajasthan governor appoints VCs to 8 universities

Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra has issued orders for the appointment of vice chancellors to eight universities in consultation with the state government. Read more on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Malayala Manorama photographer's click sparks speculation about Ashok Gehlot’s case against Sachin Pilot

A photograph by Malayala Manorama photographer J Suresh has triggered speculation that Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot brought a list of “charges” against his former deputy, Sachin Pilot, to a meeting with party president Sonia Gandhi.

Newslaundry

Rajasthan governor appoints VCs to eight universities

The VCs have been appointed for a term of three years or till they attain the age of 70, whichever is earlier

The Hindu

Will Ashok Gehlot lose Rajasthan CM’s post?

NEW DELHI: After meeting Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot announced that he would not contest the election for the party chief’s post. After having lost the trust of the organisation’s high command, it is also likely that he may have to wash his hands…

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Ashok Gehlot Opts Out Of The Race For Congress President

Gehlot, who was the front runner in the race before a rebellion by his supporters in Rajasthan, said he apologised to Sonia Gandhi that he could not get a resolution passed despite being the Chief Minister. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Daily Dose Ep 1162: Centre bans PFI for 5 years, CBI arrests AAP’s Vijay Nair

Anwiti Singh brings you the news from Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, China, and England.

Newslaundry

Sonia Gandhi likely to meet Ashok Gehlot; Digvijaya Singh sets eyes on Congress president election

Former Madhya Pradesh CM is likely to file his nomination for the presidential elections in the Congress party on Thursday

The Hindu

Rajasthan political crisis: How BJP, Congress CMs reacted on getting replaced

NEW DELHI: The Congress is facing rebellion while replacing Ashok Gehlot as the Rajasthan chief minister. The change of guard in Punjab last year, coincidentally in September itself, was also not without internal rumblings. In contrast, the BJP has replaced as many as six CMs in five states in less…

The Times of India

Three Ashok Gehlot loyalists get notice; no clarity on Congress president poll

With just three days left for filing of nominations, there is talk of a ‘Plan B’ among Gandhi family supporters; so far, only Shashi Tharoor and party treasurer Pawan Bansal have collected nomination forms

The Hindu

Man has extremely lucky escape as motorbike sucked into massive SINKHOLE

A scooter and its rider Bhopal Singh Medu fell into a five-foot sinkhole in Rajasthan, India, which suddenly opened in the road, forcing police to close the road as members of the public stopped to help him

Daily Mirror

Rajasthan Congress MLA questions Ashok Gehlot’s leadership capacity

Divya Maderna says the Chief Minister failed to summon the errant legislators to the CLP meet

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Dynamite News

BSF apprehends Pakistani intruder from 'Tehreek-e-Labbaik' at Rajasthan border

A Pakistani intruder was apprehended by the Border Security Force (BSF) from the border in Rajasthan's Sriganganagar sector on Monday, the BSF informed in a statement. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Up to Sachin Pilot to decide his future, says Rajasthan BJP chief Satish Poonia

“We are very clear, we will wait for 2023 polls. We have a year left and are in preparation for polls”, says Poonia

The Times of India

How Rajasthan political crisis robs Congress of claims about Bharat Jodo Yatra

NEW DELHI: Soon after the Congress’s Bharat Jodo Yatra was launched on September 7, the party has been accusing its rival BJP of “headline management” in a bid to divert the people’s attention from the ambitious programme. However, the political crisis in Rajasthan following the defiance by MLAs loyal to…

Newslaundry

‘Loss of face’: What today's papers said about the crisis in Rajasthan Congress

Just as it seemed that Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot was getting chummy with the Congress party’s higher-ups, things took quite a turn on Sunday when a group of nearly 90 MLAs in the state resigned in a show of solidarity with Gehlot.

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The Times of India

RCA polls: Vaibhav, Dhananjay & Shah file nominations for prez post

JAIPUR: Though the stage is set for Vaibhav Gehlot's second tenure as president of the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA), he will be challenged by Dhananjay Singh Khimsar and Mukesh Shah for the post in the upcoming elections. Son of former Rajasthan sports minister Gajendra Singh Khimsar, Dhananjay is the president…

The Hindu

Independent MLAs in Rajasthan played crucial role in Sunday’s events

The Congress Legislature Party meeting was cancelled after many threatened to quit

The Hindu

BJP adopts ‘wait and watch’ policy on Rajasthan Congress developments

No ‘active’ action being contemplated by BJP towards any kind of government formation efforts

The Times of India

Congress president election: Is Rajasthan going the Punjab way?

NEW DELHI: Instability has come back to haunt the Congress in Rajasthan after two years. The Congress leadership’s move to replace Amarinder Singh with Charanjit Singh Channi in September last year as the Punjab CM a few months before the state poll had cost it dear. Its similar bid to…

The Hindu

Take out 'Congress Jodo Yatra' first: AAP's dig over Rajasthan political crisis

The Congress in Rajasthan plunged into a crisis as several MLAs loyal to Ashok Gehlot resigned over a possible move to appoint Sachin Pilot as Mr. Gehlot's successor

The Hindu

Team Gehlot in the wrong, says Cong.; CM denies role in revolt

Sonia Gandhi asks for written report from Kharge and Maken; party rejects demand of protesting legislators that a one-line resolution authorising the Congress president to nominate new Rajasthan CM should be applicable after October 19

Dynamite News

Rajasthan: Congress has never allowed 'conditional resolutions', says Maken over Party MLAs rebellion

The meeting of the CLP was scheduled with the approval of the Chief Minister at his residence. For those MLAs who did not turn up, we had been saying that we are here to hear everybody's issues. We will listen to their issues one-to-one. Read more on Dynamite News:

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