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Rajasthan political crisis live updates: Sachin Pilot thanks his supporters; Gehlot holds cabinet meet

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Jul 15, 2020, 01:03:51 IST

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Rajasthan political crisis live updates: Sachin Pilot thanks his supporters; Gehlot holds cabinet meet

Sachin Pilot and MLAs loyal to him stayed away from the CLP meeting in Jaipur today. Soon after, the Congress announced that Pilot has been removed as deputy CM and PCC chief. Stay with TOI for all the updates

01:03 (IST) Jul 15

Cong general secy Avinash Pande dissolves RPCC executive, departments, cells

Congress national general secretary and Rajasthan in-charge Avinash Pande on Tuesday dissolved the party's state executive and all departments and cells of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee (RPCC). The development comes after Congress cracked down on Sachin Pilot, stripping the dissident leader of the posts of Rajasthan's deputy chief minister and the party's state unit president, and sacking two loyalists from the state Cabinet.

23:16 (IST) Jul 14

Pilot episode: Young turks vs old guards debate comes to the fore again

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23:04 (IST) Jul 14

Management which was working in MP, same team is working now: Gehlot on Rajasthan political crisis

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21:52 (IST) Jul 14

Sad to see Sachin Pilot 'leave' Congress: Shashi Tharoor

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21:40 (IST) Jul 14

BJP to hold a meeting tomorrow in Jaipur over the current political situation in the state. The meeting to begin after the arrival of senior leader Vasundhara Raje. She is currently in Dholpur: ANI

20:41 (IST) Jul 14

Read: Rajasthan ministry meets after party sacks Pilot, his loyalists

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20:28 (IST) Jul 14

BJP held a meeting today at their party office in Rajasthan over the current political situation in the state. Party's state president Satish Poonia and party leaders Om Mathur, Gulab Chand Kataria & Rajendra Rathore were present at the meeting

20:24 (IST) Jul 14

Kept like 'hostage', alleges Rajasthan MLA in video

Two video clips of Rajasthan's Bharatiya Tribal Party MLA Rajkumar Roat surfaced on social media on Tuesday with the leader claiming in one of these that he has been kept like a "hostage" and not allowed to go to his constituency.

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19:21 (IST) Jul 14

Pilot thanks supporters

My heartfelt thanks and gratitude to all those who have come out in my support today. राम राम सा !
— Sachin Pilot (@SachinPilot) 1594734487000

19:11 (IST) Jul 14

State cabinet meeting to be held shortly

#Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, along with state ministers, leave from Fairmont Hotel for his residence.… https://t.co/MjzE7qN8GA
— ANI (@ANI) 1594733837000

18:50 (IST) Jul 14

Sachin Pilot's removal as Rajasthan deputy CM, PCC chief: Most Congress leaders call it 'unfortunate', 'sad'

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18:19 (IST) Jul 14

In present circumstances, there is no place for ability in the Congress party. This can be seen in every state: Jyotiraditya Scindia on political crisis in Rajasthan

17:38 (IST) Jul 14

What anti-party statement did we make? We only wanted to get high command's attention to promises in our manifesto as we haven't been able to deliver on them in close to 2 years of being in power. For what fault of ours was the action taken, asks Vishvendra Singh who has been dropped as a minister in Rajasthan

17:05 (IST) Jul 14

State cabinet meeting to be held at CM Ashok Gehlot's residence at 7.30pm and meeting of council of Ministers at 8pm, reports ANI

16:53 (IST) Jul 14

Read: Sachin Pilot changes Twitter bio

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15:46 (IST) Jul 14

Police force across Rajasthan alerted to ensure peace, maintain law and order

Police personnel across the Rajasthan have been alerted to maintain peace in their jurisdiction amid the political crisis in the state, an official said. "Following intelligence inputs and political happenings, police force across the state has been alerted to ensure peace and maintain law and order situation," ADG (Law and Order) Saurabh Srivastava said. He said that police force has been asked to keep a vigil so that common people do not have to suffer.

15:40 (IST) Jul 14

No one can take away the fact that Sachin worked with dedication for Cong: Jitin Prasada

"Sachin Pilot is not just a colleague but my friend. No one can take away the fact that all these years he has worked with dedication for the party," Prasada tweeted. "Sincerely hope the situation can still be salvaged. Sad it has come to this…," he said.

15:37 (IST) Jul 14

Read: Pilot playing into the hands of BJP, Gehlot says

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15:26 (IST) Jul 14

BJP leader in Rajasthan state Assembly Gulab Chand Kataria asks chief minister Ashok Gehlot to seek vote of confidence on flooor of the House

Kataria says Gehlot government is reduced to minority and should see the trust vote before ministry expansion

15:23 (IST) Jul 14

Rajasthan govt on autopilot as CM busy chasing Pilot