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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…

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

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

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

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

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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 Times of India

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

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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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In Rajasthan, 92 MLAs threaten to resign if Sachin Pilot is made CM

In a full-blown crisis for the ruling Congress in Rajasthan, 92 MLAs of the party and its allies thr

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Rajasthan political crisis: Congress observers to return to Delhi today, submit report to top leadership

With miffed party MLAs unwilling to meet with the observers, sources said that the next step will be decided by observers of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) after a discussion with the party's high command. Read more on Dynamite News

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Morning Digest | Gehlot camp MLAs threaten to resign if Sachin Pilot made Rajasthan CM; India clinches T20 series against Australia, and more

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Real revolt or fixed match? Rajasthan Congress unit keeps all guessing

NEW DELHI: The sensational boycott by loyalist MLAs of Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot of the legislature party meeting convened to select his successor has raised a question mark about the Congress presidential election in which the satrap is seen as the leadership's choice and the putative party chief.

The Times of India

At least 92 Rajasthan MLAs threaten to quit if Sachin Pilot is made CM

Congress Legislature party meeting fails to take place as Gehlot loyalists say ‘anyone responsible for the failed 2020 coup’ against the current CM should not be given the reins of the government

The Hindu

Congress presidential polls | As Ashok Gehlot throws his hat in the ring, Sachin Pilot supporters upbeat about his rise as CM

Some also want Ashok Gehlot to continue as Rajasthan CM even if he heads the Congress

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Congress Legislature Party in Rajasthan to meet on Sept. 25

Mallikarjun Kharge appointed observer by Sonia Gandhi to attend the discussions that will likely be on a new chief ministerial candidate to replace Ashok Gehlot, who is contesting the party president election

The Hindu

The wizard of politics | Ashok Gehlot

The Rajasthan Chief Minister, who could succeed Sonia Gandhi as the Congress president, faces an uphill task of turning around the prospects of a party weakened by defections, divisions and back-to-back electoral defeats

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Congress Legislature Party meeting in Rajasthan on September 25

Meeting likely to discuss Ashok Gehlot’s successor

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5 reasons why Ashok Gehlot has edge over Shashi Tharoor in Congress president's election

NEW DELHI: Congress's Lok Sabha MP Shashi Tharoor met party president Sonia Gandhi on September 19 and got the latter’s approval to contest the organisation's presidential election. With this development, it appears that the presidential poll would be contested between Tharoor and Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, provided no one…

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After Gehlot covenes late-night meeting, Rajasthan Minister says State MLAs to reach Delhi if CM files nomination

Ashok Gehlot convened an informal late-night meeting of Rajasthan MLAs ahead of his Delhi visit

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Gujjar divide reveals fault lines in Rajasthan Congress

The resentment of Gujjars on various issues, including reservation, is creating disputes and conflicts among the party leaders

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Show of strength in Jaipur on Sachin Pilot’s birthday

The event assumed significance as the process for electing the new Congress president will be starting this month

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Why Rajasthan is key to the Congress’s chances of revival

It is among the only States where the party’s cohort of leaders is so far intact — can the Congress do a better job in resolving State-level rivalries here than it has done in its erstwhile strongholds like Punjab?

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Wrong to blame individuals for electoral loss; targeted vilification of Rahul Gandhi in Ghulam Nabi Azad's letter: Sachin Pilot

Sachin Pilot also said the timing of Ghulam Nabi Azad's letter was "very unfortunate", when the party is preparing to take on the "misgovernance" of the BJP government.

The Times of India

5 reasons why Ashok Gehlot as Congress president may help party

NEW DELHI: With the election for the Congress president’s post due next month, names of probable candidates have started doing the rounds in political galleries. If it will be a Nehru-Gandhi, will it be Rahul or Priyanka Gandhi Vadra? If it has to be a non-Nehru-Gandhi, who would that person…

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Congress Committee announces financial assistance of ₹20 lakh

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