Rajasthan Crisis LIVE Updates: Cong MLA Says Went to Delhi for Personal Reasons, Others Also Explain Visit; BJP 'Eagerly Waiting' for Outcome of Gehlot Meeting

"Instead of writing the story of a successful state, Ashok ji sat down to write the story of a failed drama!" writes Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.

एक सफल राज्य की कहानी लिखने की बजाय अशोक जी एक असफल नाटक की कहानी लिख बैठे!#RajasthanPolitics

— Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (@gssjodhpur) July 12, 2020

BJP Will Wait and See How Cong Meet Goes: Sources | The BJP will wait and see how the legislative party meet called by Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot goes tomorrow morning. The meeting will show the number od MLAs who are in support of Sachin Pilot. The BJP needs about 35 MLAs in Rajasthan , and independent MLAs are also in touch with the party's state leadership. The FIR filed against two state leaders of out party is also a political issue for us: BJP sources.

In Times of Covid-19, BJP Fighting for Power: Raj Minister | At a time when we are fighting against Covid-19, BJP is fighting for the power. The Rajasthan government will complete its full term: State Cabinet Minister Harish Choudhary

Went to Delhi for Personal Reasons: Cong MLA | We went to Delhi due to personal reasons. If media says we went there for this reason or that, then it's not our problem. We don't want to be part of any controversy. We are the soldiers of Congress and will be with the party till our last breath: Rajasthan Congress MLA Rohit Bohra

30 Cong MLA Pledge Support to Pilot | A total of 30 Congress MLAs and some independent MLAs in touch with Sachin Pilot and have pledged their support to him with whatever decision he takes, ANI quotes its sources as saying.

Cong Legislative Party Meet Tomorrow | A meeting of the Congress Legislative Party will be held at CM Ashok Gehlot's residence tomorrow at 10:30 am. The meeting that was scheduled for today has been cancelled.

Legislative Party Meet Tomorrow Morning | A meeting of the Congress Legislative Party will be held at CM Ashok Gehlot's residence tomorrow at 10:30 am. The meeting that was scheduled for today has been cancelled.

All MLAs in Touch with Me: Pandey | "All Congress MLAs are in touch with me and the government in Rajasthan is stable and will last its full term," says Avinash Pandey, in-charge on Rajasthan Congress.

Maken, Surjewala to Visit Jaipur | Congress sends its leaders Ajay Maken and Randeep Surjewala to Jaipur as observers. They will be part of the meeting with Congress state in-charge Avinash Pandey.

Turbulence Should be Shortlived: Abhishek Singhvi | Senior Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi says, "There is a time and a place for everything. Gehlot and Pilot are seasoned leaders and have to demonstrate the perspicacity and maturity they are famous for. Turbulence should be shortlived and solutions lasting and deep."

Sad to See Pilot Sidelined: Scindia | "Sad to see Sachin Pilot be sidelined by Ashok Gehlot," says BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia

Sad to see my erstwhile colleague, @SachinPilot too, being sidelined and persecuted by Rajasthan CM, @ashokgehlot51 . Shows that talent and capability find little credence in the @INCIndia .

— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia) July 12, 2020

Many Cong MLAs Have Returned to Jaipur: Avinash Pandey | "We had a talk with Rajasthan Congress MLAs who had gone to Delhi and now, after talks, many of them have returned to Jaipur. BJP is trying to topple the Congress government in the state, but it won't be successful. Everything is fine," says Avinash Pandey.

BJP Trying to Destabilise Cong Govt: Avinash Pandey | "BJP is trying to destabilise Congress government in Rajasthan. It is attempting to create an atmosphere of uncertainty in Rajasthan, but will not succeed," says Avinash Pandey, Rajasthan in-charge of the Congress.

Everyone Should Cooperate with SOG: Avinash Pandey | All Congress MLAs are in touch with me. The government is stable and will last its full term. Party president Sonia Gandhi has been updated on developments in Rajasthan. Everyone should cooperate with Rajasthan SOG, there is no harm in joining the probe. We have been trying to reach Sachin Pilot and have left him messages: Avinash Pandey, Congress Rajasthan In-charge

People should take lessons from Congress MLAs who left party in Madhya Pradesh, says Rajasthan minister Ashok Chandna.

People should take lessons from MLAs who left Congress in Madhya Pradesh, they sat idle for months&now have been made ministers as polls are nearing. They will lose the election & ministerial post. People should think about it: State Sports Minister Ashok Chandna pic.twitter.com/rwPdeotOcK

— ANI (@ANI) July 12, 2020

No Danger to Gehlot Govt: MLA | Several Congress ministers and legislators met Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot at his residence earlier today. MLA Ramlal Jaat says, "In Rajasthan, Gehlot means Congress and Congress means Gehlot. There is no danger to the government and it will complete its term."

Pilot to Skip Meet Called by Gehlot | Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot will not attent the meeting called by CM Ashok Gehlot later today. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will also not meet Pilot.

"The greatest of wizards break into a sweat when we turn towards Delhi," writes Sarah Sachin Pilot, the deputy CM's wife, on Twitter.

बड़े बड़े जादूगरों के पसीने छूट जाते हैं जब हम दिल्ली का रुख करते हैं..।।#Sachin_pilot pic.twitter.com/NC4GewbFTr

— Sarah Sachin Pilot (@SarahSachin) July 12, 2020

Rahul Gandhi, Pilot in Touch: Sources | Rahul Gandhi and Sachin Pilot have been in touch over the last few days. Sources say that the issue will be resolved and concerns will be assessed.

12 Cong MLAs Camping at Manesar Hotel | Twelve Congress legislators of Rajasthan are camping at ITC Grand Bharat, the five-star hotel in Maneser of the Gurugram district. Around 40 BJP legislators have also been lodged in the same hotel as the top leadership feels they are vulnerable and may go with the Congress. They were brought here on Saturday evening by influential BJP leaders of Rajasthan and Delhi.  IANS reports.

Rajasthan Congress in-charge Avinash Pandey asserted that forces trying to destabilise the Ashok Gehlot government will not succeed and the party MLAs are intact. "All the means to buy the Congress-led government in Rajasthan would not succeed. Whatever offer BJP may make to Congress MLAs but our legislators including the independents are united," he said on Twitter.

No Threat to Rajasthan Govt: Cong MLA | Congress MLA Jogendra Awana - who was earlier with the BSP - says that there is no threat to the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan, adding that he does not have any information on the number of MLAs currently in Delhi.

Rajasthan Assembly Numbers | The Congress strength in 200-member Assembly is 102, with its Rashtriya Lok Dal alliance having one MLA. After 6 Bahujan Samaj Party MLAs joined the Congress, the ruling party's score in the House climbed up to 108. Support of 13 Independents, 2 Bharatiya Tribal Party and two CPI-M MLAs, its tally stands at 125. Meanwhile, the BJP has 72 MLAs, with 3 lawmakers from alliance partner Rashtriya Loktantrik Party. Party sources confirmed to IANS that around 20-25 MLAs could back Pilot and if they leave the party, the Congress numbers will fall under 100 while the BJP numbers will touch 100.

'Untenable for Pilot Camp MLAs to Work under Gehlot after SOG Letter' | Amid a power tussle in the Rajasthan government, sources close to Sachin Pilot said the letter asking the deputy chief minister to appear for questioning in a probe into alleged attempts to destabilize his own government has "crossed all limits" and made it "untenable" for those MLAs supporting him to work under Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot. 

UPDATE | Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot calls MLA meeting at his residence at 8 pm amid political slugfest. All Congress MLAs who aren’t in Jaipur summoned to attend tonight’s meeting, said sources. 

Power Games in Rajasthan | Several ministers and MLAs visited Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's home Sunday, indicating support to him amid speculation over a widening rift with his deputy Sachin Pilot. Some Congress MLAs, considered close to Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot, who also heads the state Congress unit, have gone to Delhi, sources said.

BJP's Gajendra Singh Shekhawat took to Twitter saying, 'Congress misleads'

BJP lead
Congress Mislead#RajasthanPolitics

— Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (@gssjodhpur) July 12, 2020

Ashok Gehlot Accuses BJP of Offering Rs 15 cr to MLAs, Trying to Topple His Govt

General Secretary of All India Congress Committee Reacts on Rajasthan Political Upheaval

@INCRajasthan सरकार को अस्थिर करने के लिए विधायकों की खरीद-फरोख्त की कोशिशों को कामयाबी हासिल नहीं होगी। विधायकों को अपनी निष्ठा बदलने के लिए भाजपा चाहे कितने प्रलोभन क्यों न दे, हमारे विधायकगण, कांग्रेस समर्थित निर्दलीय सब एकजुट हैं.....(1/2)

— Avinash Pande (@avinashpandeinc) July 12, 2020

CM Gehlot Says He Got Probe Summons Too | “Notices from the SOG have come to the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, Chief Whip and some other ministers and MLAs in the context of the Congress Legislature Party complaining of horse-trading by BJP leaders. It is not appropriate to present it differently by some media,” says CM Gehlot. 

एसओजी को जो कांग्रेस विधायक दल ने बीजेपी नेताओं द्वारा खरीद-फरोख्त की शिकायत की थी उस संदर्भ में मुख्यमंत्री, उपमुख्यमंत्री, चीफ व्हिप एवम अन्य कुछ मंत्री व विधायकों को सामान्य बयान देने के लिए नोटिस आए हैं। कुछ मीडिया द्वारा उसको अलग ढंग से प्रस्तुत करना उचित नहीं है।

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) July 12, 2020