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Explained: Congress’ new crisis as over 80 MLAs from Team Gehlot resign in Rajasthan Over 80 MLAs in Rajasthan owing allegiance to Ashok Gehlot submitted their resignation papers to Assembly Speaker CP Joshi. The move is being perceived as the veteran leader's stand against the party high command's move to make Sachin Pilot his heir apparent in the state The crises in the Congress just don’t end. On Sunday night, the Grand Old Party faced a new predicament when 82 MLAs — loyalists to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot — submitted their resignations to Assembly Speaker CP Joshi. The reason for their resignations? The buzz is that the MLAs are upset that rebel Sachin Pilot may succeed Gehlot as Rajasthan chief minister if he becomes the party’s national president. What exactly went down on Sunday night? What prompted the MLAs to resign? Is this a power play by the veteran Ashok Gehlot? Will Pilot continue to remain as chief minister-in-waiting? Intense speculation over Pilot’s likely move to quit Congress, party leader denies reports Will he or won’t he? Is Sachin Pilot the next leader to quit the Congress? We decode the political situation in Rajasthan and the series of events that led to the MLAs’ mass resignations to Speaker CP Joshi. Sunday night drama Several MLAs — over 80 of them — who owe allegiance to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot headed to Speaker CP Joshi’s home after a long meeting in the evening at Minister Shanti Dhariwal’s residence, saying they were resigning as MLAs....

Ashok Gehlot's Journey so far ... • A graduate in both science and law, Ashok Gehlot comes from a humble background; his father was a magician who toured the country to show his tricks. He also holds a master’s degree in economics • He learnt his politics when he headed the Rajasthan unit of the National Students’ Union of India (NSUI), the student's wing of the Congress party • Gehlot was the president of the Rajasthan unit of the NSUI from 1974 to 1979. He then served as the president of the Jodhpur district Congress Committee from 1979 to 1982. Eventually, he was elevated to the post of general secretary, Rajasthan Congress • A dedicated supporter of the Gandhi family, he was handpicked by Indira Gandhi in the early ’70s and has spent over 40 years in politics, shuttling between state and central politics • The senior Congressman, who maintains a low profile, has always been interested in Rajasthan politics. He was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1980 and subsequently won the elections four more times • He has served as a minister in the governments headed by Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi and PV Narasimha Rao. He headed various ministries like tourism, civil aviation, sports and textiles between 1982 and 1993 • In 1998, Gehlot became the chief minister of Rajasthan for the first time, riding a strong anti-incumbency wave symbolised by the “onion crisis”. His second term was from 2008 to 2013 • Gehlot, who belongs to the Mali (gardener) community, has represented the Jod...

By India Today News Desk: The police used water cannons on the hundreds of protesting BJP workers to stop their march to the secretariat, videos from the protest site showed. A scuffle ensued between the police and the BJP workers protesting against the alleged corruption in the state government's social welfare schemes. The saffron party took to the streets in Jaipur to “expose the corrupt practices of minister Shanti Dhariwal and the ‘scams’ related to mining and the Jal Jeevan Mission scheme in the state”, said party MP Kirodi Meena. He also spoke about the alleged paper leaks that have marred public exams in the state. Also Read | Meena claimed there was a scam of Rs 5,000 crore in the Department of Information and Technology (DoIT) but when the Anti-Corruption Bureau wanted permission to investigate, the chief minister refused. For the first time in the country, Rs 2.31 crore in cash and a kilo of gold were recovered from a cupboard inside a government building, he further alleged. A joint director of the DoIT was arrested by the Jaipur Police last month after recoveries were made from the basement of the Yojna Bhawan. “Corruption is rampant under the Gehlot government. Sixteen competitive exams were held in one year in Rajasthan and the papers of all of them were leaked. Now, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has come and started investigating, and Gehlot is afraid,” Meena said, reported news agency PTI. Also Read | Earlier this month, the ED searched several location...

Rajasthan Congress: Ashok Gehlot And Sachin Pilot Join Hand To Fight Assembly Polls Together The decision came after the top Congress leadership led by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi held marathon discussions with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot on Monday. • • • • • Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot with his former deputy Sachin Pilot PTI Amid the ongoingleadership battle in Rajasthan, Congress on Monday said Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot have agreed to fight the upcoming assembly elections unitedly and have left all issues to be resolved by the party high command. Top Congress leadership led by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi held marathon discussions with Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Pilot joined them later in the evening. The Congress' in-charge of state affairs Sukhjinder Randhawa was also present at the meeting. This was the first time after a long gap that the Rajasthan chief minister and his former deputy met face-to-face in the presence of top party leadership. Kharge and Gandhi are holding parleys with leaders of poll-bound states to evolve the party's strategy for the assembly elections and corner the BJP. The party leadership is also working hard to resolve the infighting in the Rajasthan unit ahead of assembly polls and set at rest the differences between the two leaders. The Congress top brass held discussions with top party leaders from Madhya Pradesh in the morning, a...

Assumed office 27 December 2018 • Finance • Taxation • Home & Justice • DOP • GAD • Cabinet Secretariat • NRI • IT & Communication • Rajasthan State Investigation Bureau • DIPR Preceded by In office 13December2008 ( 2008-12-13)–12December2013 ( 2013-12-12) Preceded by Succeeded by In office 1December1998 ( 1998-12-01)–8December2003 ( 2003-12-08) Preceded by Succeeded by Assumed office 1 December 1999 Preceded by Man Singh Deora Constituency General Secretary (Organisation) of In office December 2017–January 2019 Succeeded by In office 31 December 1984–26 September 1985 Prime Minister Deputy In office 7 February 1984–31 October 1984 Prime Minister In office 21 June 1991–18 January 1993 Prime Minister In office 1991–1999 Constituency In office 1980–1989 Constituency Leader of the House in Personal details Born ( 1951-05-03) 3 May 1951 (age72) Political party Spouse Sunita Gehlot Children 2 Residence(s) 13, Sawai Pratapsingh Rd, Madrampur, Civil Lines, Occupation Politician Ashok Gehlot (born 3 May 1951) is an Indian politician serving as the current He was a national General secretary of Personal life [ ] Ashok Gehlot is the son of Laxman Singh Gehlot, a magician who used to travel around the country to show his magic tricks. He is a member of the Political career [ ] In 2013, Congress suffered its worst-ever defeat by only winning 21 seats in 200 member assembly. Gehlot was then appointed as Positions held [ ] Year Position 1980–84 Elected to the • Member – Public Accounts ...