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Congress President Election: Gehlot camp brands Pilot traitor, won’t let him be CM

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Oct 01, 2022, 00:31:02 IST

Congress President Election: Gehlot camp brands Pilot traitor, won’t let him be CM

After over an hour-long meeting with Sonia Gandhi at her residence in Delhi, Ashok Gehlot said that he will not contest the Congress presidential poll and the issue of Rajasthan chief ministership will be decided by her. Meanwhile, former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot met Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday night and said he discussed the events in the state in detail and expressed his sentiments on the situation. Pilot spent around an hour at Gandhi's residence and also conveyed his feedback to her. Stay with TOI for live updates --

20:18 (IST) Sep 29

Watch | Rajasthan Congress MLA Sachin Pilot arrives at 10 Janpath, the residence of the party's interim chief Sonia Gandhi.

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20:14 (IST) Sep 29

The meetings come days after an open rebellion by Gehlot loyalists over a possible leadership change in the state.

20:14 (IST) Sep 29

Gehlot also said the decision on whether he would remain CM would be taken by Gandhi.

20:14 (IST) Sep 29

Pilot reached Gandhi's residence hours after his bete noire and Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot had met her and later announced that he would not contest the Congress presidential poll after taking moral responsibility for the political crisis in his state.

20:13 (IST) Sep 29

Rajasthan Congress MLA Sachin Pilot arrives at 10 Janpath, the residence of the party's interim chief Sonia Gandhi.

19:39 (IST) Sep 29

Congress asks its leaders at all levels to refrain from making public statements against party colleagues.

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19:38 (IST) Sep 29

Congress warns of disciplinary action against party leaders in Rajasthan for making statements on internal matters.

19:29 (IST) Sep 29

Twelve Congress MLAs from MP to propose Digvijaya Singh's candidature for party president's election

A total of 12 Congress MLAs from Madhya Pradesh will be proposers for veteran leader Digvijaya Singh when he files nomination for the Congress president's election, a party leader said on Thursday. Singh is likely to file his nomination on Friday, the last day of the nomination process. He reached Delhi late Wednesday night leaving the ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra and collected nomination papers on Thursday.

19:23 (IST) Sep 29

Decisions are taken by party chief&he left the decision to her. I believe a decision will be made taking note of Congress loyalists, who always stand in Sonia Gandhi camp&fight BJP. Decision will be taken in national interest: Pratap Khachariyawas, Rajasthan min & Gehlot loyalist

18:31 (IST) Sep 29

Congress says decision on Rajasthan CM in a day or two

Congress president Sonia Gandhi will decide on the Rajasthan chief minister's post within a day or two, party general secretary KC Venugopal said on Thursday.Venugopal made the statement outside Gandhi's 10, Janpath residence here after a series of meetings to resolve the Rajasthan crisis.He also said it will be clear by tomorrow, the last day of filing nominations for the top post, who all will contest.

17:57 (IST) Sep 29

Ashok Gehlot out, who else remain in race for Congress president’s post

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot’s announcement that he was ..Read more at:http://www.thetimesofindia.online/articleshow/94529538.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

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17:40 (IST) Sep 29

Decision on CM of Rajasthan to be decided by Congress president Sonia Gandhi within 1-2 days.

Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal on whether Ashok Gehlot will remain Rajasthan CM

16:51 (IST) Sep 29

Rajasthan Congress leader calls Pilot loyalist 'traitor', shows video of his 'meeting' with state BJP president

Rajasthan Congress leader Dharmendra Rathore, who has been sent a notice for ‘indiscipline' by the party leadership, on Thursday accused Sachin Pilot loyalist Ved Prakash Solanki of being a “traitor”, producing a video that purportedly proves this.Considered close to state Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Rathore was served the notice by the AICC for being involved in a parallel meeting held by CM loyalists, opposed to the possibility of Pilot being picked as the state's next CM.

16:38 (IST) Sep 29

Shashi Tharoor to file nomination for Congress president post tomorrow

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor is scheduled to submit his nomination papers for the upcoming presidential elections of the All India Congress Committee on Saturday.As per the information, Tharoor will visit 24 Akbar Road at 12.15 pm tomorrow.He will subsequently hold a press conference at 1.00 pm at his residence on 97 Lodhi Estate (opposite Airforce Bal Bharti Public School)

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16:24 (IST) Sep 29

Venugopal's meeting with Gandhi came a day before the final date for filing nominations for the top post in the Congress party.

16:23 (IST) Sep 29

Congress leader KC Venugopal meets Sonia Gandhi again

Congress leader KC Venugopal on Thursday arrived at 10 Janpath to meet Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi in the national capital.He had previously met Gandhi on Monday to discuss the political turmoil in Rajasthan.

16:22 (IST) Sep 29

Ours 'friendly contest and not battle between rivals', says Tharoor after Digvijaya Singh meets him

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, who is likely to file his nomination for the Congress president's post on Friday, met Shashi Tharoor, who said they agreed that theirs is "not a battle between rivals but a friendly contest" among colleagues.Singh met the party MP from Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday after collecting nomination papers for the polls.

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15:12 (IST) Sep 29

I welcome his (Digvijaya Singh) candidacy for Congress presidency. We both agreed that ours is not a battle between rivals but a friendly contest among colleagues. All we want is that whoever prevails, Congress will win