Overview
- Ashok Gehlot revived criticisms on June 7 that referred to the 2020 revolt and the September 2022 Manesar episode and suggested some MLAs were influenced by outside money.
- Sachin Pilot replied in public events on June 10–11 with restrained, conciliatory remarks that he has no personal feud, urged respect and invoked Rahul Gandhi’s ‘mohabbat ki dukaan’ approach.
- A Pilot loyalist, former minister Ramesh Meena, amplified the confrontation by alleging Gehlot paid funds to legislators and demanding narco-analysis tests, claims that party sources say are unproven and contested.
- The Congress central leadership has not publicly intervened, leaving questions about Pilot’s rehabilitation and the state leadership succession unresolved and complicating preparations for the next assembly cycle.
- The dispute revives long‑running fault lines tied to the 2020 rebellion and the 2022 CLP/Manesar episode, and it risks deepening local divisions that affect candidate selection, party workers and voter perceptions.