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‘Loss of face’: What today's papers said about the crisis in Rajasthan Congress

Just as it seemed that Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot was getting chummy with the Congress party’s higher-ups, things took quite a turn on Sunday when a group of nearly 90 MLAs in the state resigned in a show of solidarity with Gehlot.

Newslaundry

Independent MLAs in Rajasthan played crucial role in Sunday’s events

The Congress Legislature Party meeting was cancelled after many threatened to quit

The Hindu

BJP adopts ‘wait and watch’ policy on Rajasthan Congress developments

No ‘active’ action being contemplated by BJP towards any kind of government formation efforts

The Hindu

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Congress president election: Is Rajasthan going the Punjab way?

NEW DELHI: Instability has come back to haunt the Congress in Rajasthan after two years. The Congress leadership’s move to replace Amarinder Singh with Charanjit Singh Channi in September last year as the Punjab CM a few months before the state poll had cost it dear. Its similar bid to…

The Times of India

Take out 'Congress Jodo Yatra' first: AAP's dig over Rajasthan political crisis

The Congress in Rajasthan plunged into a crisis as several MLAs loyal to Ashok Gehlot resigned over a possible move to appoint Sachin Pilot as Mr. Gehlot's successor

The Hindu

Rajasthan: Congress has never allowed 'conditional resolutions', says Maken over Party MLAs rebellion

The meeting of the CLP was scheduled with the approval of the Chief Minister at his residence. For those MLAs who did not turn up, we had been saying that we are here to hear everybody's issues. We will listen to their issues one-to-one. Read more on Dynamite News:

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In Rajasthan, 92 MLAs threaten to resign if Sachin Pilot is made CM

In a full-blown crisis for the ruling Congress in Rajasthan, 92 MLAs of the party and its allies thr

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Rajasthan political crisis: Congress observers to return to Delhi today, submit report to top leadership

With miffed party MLAs unwilling to meet with the observers, sources said that the next step will be decided by observers of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) after a discussion with the party's high command. Read more on Dynamite News

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Morning Digest | Gehlot camp MLAs threaten to resign if Sachin Pilot made Rajasthan CM; India clinches T20 series against Australia, and more

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The Hindu

Real revolt or fixed match? Rajasthan Congress unit keeps all guessing

NEW DELHI: The sensational boycott by loyalist MLAs of Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot of the legislature party meeting convened to select his successor has raised a question mark about the Congress presidential election in which the satrap is seen as the leadership's choice and the putative party chief.

The Times of India

A battle of opposites for Congress president's post

while Ashok Gehlot is a hardcore politician who is known to eat, sleep and breathe politics, Shashi Tharoor is a man of many parts — an author, politician, and a former international civil servant — straddling several worlds of experience

The Hindu

At least 92 Rajasthan MLAs threaten to quit if Sachin Pilot is made CM

Congress Legislature party meeting fails to take place as Gehlot loyalists say ‘anyone responsible for the failed 2020 coup’ against the current CM should not be given the reins of the government

The Hindu

Congress presidential polls | As Ashok Gehlot throws his hat in the ring, Sachin Pilot supporters upbeat about his rise as CM

Some also want Ashok Gehlot to continue as Rajasthan CM even if he heads the Congress

The Hindu

Congress Legislature Party in Rajasthan to meet on Sept. 25

Mallikarjun Kharge appointed observer by Sonia Gandhi to attend the discussions that will likely be on a new chief ministerial candidate to replace Ashok Gehlot, who is contesting the party president election

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Tharoor set to file papers this week

In the middle of electoral process, Sonia Gandhi meets Anand Sharma

The Hindu

The wizard of politics | Ashok Gehlot

The Rajasthan Chief Minister, who could succeed Sonia Gandhi as the Congress president, faces an uphill task of turning around the prospects of a party weakened by defections, divisions and back-to-back electoral defeats

The Hindu

Congress Legislature Party meeting in Rajasthan on September 25

Meeting likely to discuss Ashok Gehlot’s successor

The Hindu

Congress president election | Shashi Tharoor set to file papers next week

In the middle of electoral process, Sonia Gandhi meets Anand Sharma

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Abhishek Manu Singhvi asks Congress leaders to refrain from commenting on AICC president candidates

NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Saturday urged party leaders to refrain from commenting on their colleagues applying for the post of AICC president and said "fair-minded democratic free speech values" that the party has championed must be maintained.

The Times of India

Congress president election is sham, alleges BJP

NEW DELHI: While the main opposition Congress party is gearing up for its presidential election, its main rival BJP has termed the exercise fake and sham.

The Hindu

Ashok Gehlot announces run for Congress president, say Sonia Gandhi will pick his successor

Rajasthan Chief Minister says ‘one man, one post’ debate unnecessary

Newslaundry

Man of the system: How Jagdish Chandra uses TV news to please the powerful

There is a video of Narendra Modi that his detractors regularly fish out. It’s an off-record tidbit from an interview with ETV news network, shot days before the declaration of the 2014 Lok Sabha election results. As the cameras prepare to roll, a crew member offers a glass of water…

The Hindu

Gourav Vallabh slams Shashi Tharoor, backs Ashok Gehlot for AICC chief

Vallabh's remarks were in reference to the letter sent by a group of 23 leaders, including Mr. Tharoor, to Sonia Gandhi in 2020 seeking large-scale reforms in the party

The Hindu

Rahul Gandhi wants ‘one-man, one-post’ commitment to be honoured

The former Congress chief’s stance makes it clear that Ashok Gehlot will have to give up his chief ministership if he gets elected as the next party president

Dynamite News

Congress to get new President on 19 October, know election schedule

If there are more than one nominations, the election will be held on 17 October. Read more on Dynamite News:

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