Sachin Pilot rejects second chance to reconcile with Congress

Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot has skipped the second Congress legislative meeting called by the party on Tuesday further deepening Rajasthan political crisis. Congress claims that the leadership is in touch with Sachin Pilot amid reports that he is “actively talking to” the BJP. Several senior leaders on July 13 reached out to him to end his dispute with chief minister Ashok Gehlot however he remained unmoved by the party’s overtures. The sources are also saying that Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had also spoken to him thrice to attend the meeting.

Meanwhile, Sachin Pilot is camping at a luxury hotel near Delhi where the Congress MLAs are presently lodging. His official group released a video last night showing at least 20 MLAs supporting him, hours after Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot held a meeting at his residence in Jaipur. He insisted that Gehlot had lost his majority and his claim of 106 MLAs was greatly exaggerated. In the 200-member Rajasthan assembly, 101 is the majority mark.