Rajasthan in 2021, saw a dynamic political ups and downs topped sprinkled with factionalism. On the other hand, it was in news for some of the most important weddings of the year.
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"We have been asked to go to the PCC office at 2 pm on Sunday where further instructions will be given by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, AICC general secretary Ajay Maken and PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra": Pratap Singh Khachariyawas
Amid the clamor to accommodate Pilot’s supporters in the government, cabinet reshuffle in Rajasthan may take place soon.
Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot is facing a continuous pressure for expansion of the cabinet by the Sachin Pilot camp who are demanding inclusion of their people in political positions.
The by-elections to two Assembly seats in Rajasthan-- at Vallabhnagar in Udaipur district and Dhariawad in Pratapgarh district-- were necessitated following the death of MLAs Gajendra Shaktawat and Gautam Lal Meena.
In Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot is facing a continuous pressure of expansion of the cabinet by the Sachin Pilot camp.
Congress leader and former deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Sachin Pilot has plans to go to the violence-hit Lakhimpur Kheri, party sources said. Several leaders of the opposition including AICC General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi have been detained and while on their ways to reach there.
Unlike Punjab, in Rajasthan the things seem to go on a slower pace and the stalemate in the party's state unit will continue for some time.
The Sachin Pilot camp’s long-pending demand on Cabinet reshuffle may get delayed due to the Assembly session.
Thousands of farmers from Uttar Pradesh and neighbouring states gathered in Muzaffarnagar on Sunday for the 'Kisan Mahapanchayat'.
There has been no official statement on the meeting but is being speculated that Kumari Selja travelled to Jaipur to convey a message from the party’s central leadership.
Despite one-on-one consultations with Congress MLAs in Rajasthan, the long-running stalemate in the party’s state unit will continue for some more time.
After meeting Congress MLAs in Jaipur on Sunday, AICC general secretary Ajay Maken ruled out the possibility of contradiction among the party’s leaders in Rajasthan on the issue of cabinet reshuffle.
AICC general secretaries KC Venugopal and Ajay Maken held discussions on the issues of cabinet reshuffle and political appointments with Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot at his residence.
‘The move of the high command in Punjab has certainly boosted the morale of Congress party workers in Rajasthan,’ says Congress MLA Solanki
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After the Pilot camp, now six former BSP MLAs, who joined the Congress demanded an expansion of the state cabinet, stepping up the tension which is already brewing between the two factions.
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