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Rajasthan political crisis live updates: Kharge, Maken to submit report to Sonia Gandhi

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New Delhi, Sep 26: The political drama in Rajasthan over leadership change continued on Monday with MLAs loyal to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot remaining non-committal on holding a meeting with Congress observers, who are likely to return to Delhi to apprise the high command about the developments.

Sachin Pilot, who is seen to be the main contender for the chief minister's post if Gehlot is elected the party's national president post, has left for New Delhi to meet the high command.

Party sources said 82 MLAs from 'team Gehlot', who had submitted resignation letters on Sunday over a possible move to appoint Pilot as the next chief minister, are likely to hold a meeting on Monday to decide their next course of action.

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5:49 PM, 26 Sep
"We arrived in Delhi after meeting three MLAs in Jaipur. We are going to give our report to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi," said Ajay Maken ahead of his meeting with Congress's interim president.
5:48 PM, 26 Sep
Amid the ongoing political crisis in Rajasthan, Congress observers for the state, Mallikarjun Kharge and Ajay Maken reached Delhi on Monday after the Gehlot camp MLAs refused to hold a one-to-one meeting with them.
4:50 PM, 26 Sep
AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal arrives at the residence of Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi, in Delhi.
4:49 PM, 26 Sep
The Congress high command has asked Kamal Nath to reach Delhi immediately, news agency ANI reported citing sources.
4:49 PM, 26 Sep
As the crisis deepens for Congress in Rajasthan, senior party leader Kamal Nath has been called in to defuse the situation after the efforts of state in-charge Ajay Maken and Observer Mallikarjun Kharge went in vain.
3:45 PM, 26 Sep
Congress high command asks MP Congress chief Kamal Nath to immediately arrive in Delhi. He is further likely to mediate in Rajasthan Congress crisis: Sources
3:40 PM, 26 Sep
If Gehlot is pulled out Congress prez race, Digvijaya Singh and Mukul Wasnik might join the race.
3:33 PM, 26 Sep
This development has irked the Congress Working Committee members who have registered their unhappiness over the political crisis. "It would not be good to lay faith in him and give him the responsibility of the party. The party top leadership should reconsider his candidature," ANI quoted a source as saying. Now, they have demanded to find a replacement to Gehlot.
3:33 PM, 26 Sep
The development comes a day after 90 odd MLAs from Rajasthan Congress refused to attend the CLP meeting, which was supposed in the presence of AICC observers Mallikarjun Kharge and Ajay Maken. The CM supporters have indicated that they do not want Sachin Pilot as Gehlot's successor and want the next CM to be someone who was instrumental in saving the government during the 2020 crisis.
3:33 PM, 26 Sep
Miffed with the unexpected turn of events in Rajasthan Congress, the central leadership has urged interim president Sonia Gandhi to drop Ashok Gehlot from the party's presidential poll race.
3:16 PM, 26 Sep
However, several MLAs have left for their respective constituencies in view of Navratri festival, the party sources said. When asked whether the MLAs will meet the observers on Monday, Lodha said, whatever message has to be conveyed has been conveyed.
3:15 PM, 26 Sep
"A discussion will take place at the meeting about Sunday's happenings. Time has not been fixed yet. (Minister Shanti) Dhariwal ji said on Sunday night that he will meet the Speaker on Monday and urge him to accept the resignations. But it is not decided," chief minister's advisor Sanyam Lodha said.

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