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Cong has created 'atmosphere of anarchy': BJP delegation to Rajasthan guv

Led by party state president Satish Poonia, the 15-member BJP delegation handed over a memorandum to the governor

Shekhawat attacks Gehlot, says CM himself making Governor 'feel unsafe'

Accusing Governor Kalraj Mishra of acting under pressure to not call an assembly session, Gehlot along with several Congress MLAs had staged a sit-in at the Raj Bhawan in Jaipur on Friday

Rajasthan govt to send revised proposal to Governor for Assembly session

A revised proposal will be forwarded to the governor after approval by the Cabinet

Rajasthan crisis: Rahul Gandhi asks Governor to 'call Assembly session'

The request came soon after Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and MLAs from his camp reached the Raj Bhavan on Friday afternoon and raised slogans demanding the Assembly's special session soon

Rajasthan crisis: Ashok Gehlot, MLAs squat at Raj Bhavan for early session

Submit letter of support of 102 MLAs, but governor not in a hurry; Pilot camp gets relief from HC

LIVE: Rajasthan Guv asks why trust vote is needed if govt enjoys majority

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot said that he has learnt the Congress MLAs, lodged in a Haryana hotel, want to "break free of their captivity" and go along with the govt. Catch the latest news of the day

Governors no longer protecting law, acting at behest of Centre: Kapil Sibal

The party also questioned the Rajasthan High Court's order maintaining status quo on the disqualification notice issued by the state assembly speaker

Rajasthan Governor agrees to call session, Congress MLAs end 5-hour dharna

Governor Kalraj Mishra, however, wanted the government's clarification on some points before he makes the announcement, Congress leaders said as they emerged from the Raj Bhawan

Congress has majority, few MLAs want to return but are held captive: Gehlot

The chief minister sounded dismissive of Pilot and purported attempts to bring him back to the Congress fold, saying the party leadership had been anguished by his anti-Congress activities

Rajasthan HC orders 'status quo' in Pilot, 18 MLAs disqualification case

Court accepts Pilot faction's appeal to add the central government as a party to the case that involves the legality of defection.

In relief to Sachin Pilot, SC says voice of dissent cannot be suppressed

Apex court refuses to stay verdict on rebel MLAs' petition

Gajendra Singh Shekhawat faces probe over alleged credit society scam

The development comes amid allegations by the Congress that the minister is involved in a bid to topple the Ashok Gehlot government.

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Treatment meted out to Pilot hurting Congress workers, says Kuldeep Bishnoi

Taking on the old guard, Bishnoi asked the Congress leadership to give other responsibilities to those who have been occupying high positions for 35 years and have never contested elections

Rajasthan HC can pass order on Pilot, MLAs plea against Speaker's move: SC

Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi however failed to get any interim relief on his plea alleging that the high court cannot interdict the disqualification proceedings

Voice of dissent in a democracy cannot be shut down: SC to Raj Speaker

The Supreme Court questioned Rajasthan Assembly Speaker CP Joshi on the reasons for initiating disqualification proceedings against 19 dissident Congress MLAs, including Sachin Pilot

Probe ordered into complaint against Sekhawat in credit society scam

The development comes amid allegations by the Congress that the minister is involved in a bid to topple the Ashok Gehlot government

Courts can't intervene in disqualification process: Rajasthan Speaker to SC

Lawyer says courts can only intervene when the Speaker takes a decision to suspend or disqualify a member of the House

CP Joshi: The irascible Speaker of Rajasthan may save the Congress govt

C P Joshi is the slender thread that stands between a Congress and a BJP government

Gehlot vs Pilot reaches top court: SC hearing on Speaker's plea today

The central issue is: Can a Speaker have jurisdiction over the actions of MLAs outside the Legislative Assembly and when the Assembly is not in session?