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Rajasthan Congress Rift Returns as Gehlot Revisits 2020 and Pilot Answers With Calls for Unity

The public exchange has left the party high command silent and renewed uncertainty over who will lead the state unit ahead of coming elections.

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.