On 12 July 2020, the then Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan,
Sachin Pilot and 18 loyalist MLAs went to
Delhi from
Jaipur, claiming that they have support of a total of 30 MLAs and can topple the
Ashok Gehlot-led
Congress government in Rajasthan. Gehlot called senior
Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi and Congress President
Sonia Gandhi to handle the situation, slamming the
Bharatiya Janata Party for trying to destabilize his government. BJP leaders claimed that it is the Congress party's internal matter and BJP is not responsible. Additionally, senior leaders
Randeep Singh Surjewala,
Ajay Maken and
Avinash Pande reached Jaipur to meet Ashok Gehlot. They held a meeting at around 9 pm at the Chief Minister's Residence. The Congress Legislature Party issued a whip to all its MLAs to be present in the meeting which was scheduled to be held at the Chief Minister's House or strict action would be taken against them. Meanwhile,
Sachin Pilot reaffirmed that he won't be joining BJP. Senior BJP leader and former Congress member,
Jyotiraditya Scindia met him on 13 July at his Delhi residence. Congress MLAs along with Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot and other leaders, held a meeting for the confidence motion. On the other hand, a short video clip was posted on the social media, showing that
Sachin Pilot including him has the support of 19 Congress MLAs and 3 Independent MLAs.
Sachin Pilot and his supporting MLAs were also invited to discuss the issue, but denied. He demanded the post of
Chief Minister of Rajasthan, which he'd been denied after the
2018 Rajasthan Elections. On 14 July 2020, he was removed from the post of
Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan and President of
Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee along with his 2 MLAs from the post of ministers. Rajasthan
Bharatiya Janata Party President
Satish Poonia slammed
Indian National Congress and
Ashok Gehlot not for choosing a young leader as Chief Minister of the state. He also said that if
Sachin Pilot wants to join BJP, we are always open for them. BJP also said that there should be floor test in the
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly to prove their majority. Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader
Amit Shah sent former Chief Minister of Rajasthan and BJP's national vice-president
Vasundhara Raje to Jaipur to discuss the issue with BJP Rajasthan leaders and Leader of Opposition in Rajasthan Legislative Assembly,
Gulab Chand Kataria said that they were closely monitoring the situation and we are in touch with
Jagat Prakash Nadda, President of the
Bharatiya Janata Party. On the other hand,
Sachin Pilot called for a press conference on 15 July 2020 for taking steps after being removed as both
Deputy Chief Minister of Rajasthan and President of
Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee. The press conference which was organised by
Sachin Pilot, scheduled on 15 July 2020 was cancelled. Later, he was sent a notice by Speaker of
Rajasthan Legislative Assembly,
C. P. Joshi about the dissolution of his membership from the assembly. In an exclusive interview with ANI, he reported to be said that he won't be joining BJP. Also, he would take help of senior advocates on this matter. In the evening, he went to meet his MLAs in the resort of
Gurugram. While, on the other hand, Chief Minister
Ashok Gehlot continuously alleged the BJP for horse-trading. But, BJP leader and Union Minister
Gajendra Singh Shekhawat refused the allegation and said that in Congress's internal matter, there is no connection of BJP at all. Congress leader
Rahul Gandhi told media that if any leader wants to quit Congress, then he can. We are not going to stop them. ==Outcome==