Jaipur: Amid deepening crisis in Rajasthan Congress, Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot has opted out of a meeting of party MLAs called by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot at his residence in Jaipur.
According to a statement, Pilot is not attending the meeting of Congress legislators and independent MLAs who support the ruling government. In it, Pilot claims that the Gehlot government is in a minority and that he has the support of 30 MLAs.
On the other hand, Congress has claimed that 109 MLAs have given their letter of support to the Gehlot regime.
Avinash Pande, AICC general secretary in charge of party affairs in the State, said that 109 MLAs have given their letter of support to the Gehlot government.
“We have contacted other MLAs over phone and they have assured their support to the government,” he said at the media briefing held at 2:30 am.