Rajasthan political crisis live updates: BJP files complaint against Randeep Surjewala, others in audio clip case

BJP files complaint against Randeep Surjewala, others in audio clip case, reports ANI.

BJP leader Laxmikant Bhardwaj filed a complaint against Congress leaders including Randeep Surjewala and Govind Singh Dotasra for associating Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat's name with an alleged audio clip related to conspiring to topple the elected government led by CM Ashok Gehlot in Rajasthan.

Not on talking terms for 1.5 years, but will hug Pilot if he returns, says Ashok Gehlot

Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday claimed that his former deputy Sachin Pilot had begun plotting the fall of his government from its inception and that “they were not on talking terms for the last one-and-a-half years”.

Exit of Young Turks no loss for Congress: Rahul Gandhi

A couple of days after Congress functionares denied he had taken a swipe at Jyotiraditya Scindia and Sachin Pilot, though without naming them, sources said Rahul Gandhi had indeed slammed the Young Turks for leaving the party, stating their exits were no loss and would create room for “new leaders”.

Haryana police stop Rajasthan cops from entering dissidents' hotel in Gurgaon

Rajasthan's lone CPM MLA Balwan Poonia pledges his support to Ashok Gehlot govt in the state, says any attempt to topple it will not succeed

Read: Sachin Pilot, dissident MLAs get 4-day breather; speaker's action on hold till Tuesday evening

Congress is doing all this to defame BJP, its clear the tussle is internal: Satish Poonia

Who gave the tape to Congress? What is its authencity?: Satish Poonia, Rajasthan BJP chief

Harish Salve and Mukul Rohatgi, representing the Pilot camp, completed their arguments today

There will be no action by the speaker till 5:30pm on Tuesday

Hearing on Sachin Pilot camp's plea against disqualification notices to continue on Monday, reports ANI

We reject baseless allegations by Congress that BJP is trying to topple Rajasthan govt: Sambit Patra

"BJP rejects all the baseless allegations being levelled against the BJP leaders by Congress in Rajasthan. Actually, Congress is frustrated as it couldn't put its house in order," said Patra. "They want to blame BJP for their failures by using a manufactured audio clip," he added. BJP spokesperson's remark comes hours after Congress leader Randeep Singh Surjewala accused Union Cabinet minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Congress legislator Bhanwarlal Sharma of conspiring to topple the elected government in Rajasthan and subvert the voters' mandate.

Read: SOG team to visit Manesar to take statements of Rajasthan's dissident Cong MLAs

Court breaks for lunch, hearing to continue

Senior lawyer NK Maloo opened the arguments for Cong chief whip Mahesh Joshi, Pilot camp lawyer Harish Salve argued next

Rajasthan Speaker expected to take up at 5pm Congress complaint seeking disqualification of Sachin Pilot, 18 other MLAs from assembly