Amid Rajasthan tussle; BJP's Jay Panda drops big hint about Sachin Pilot's eventual fate

Amid tussle in Rajasthan Congress and alleged fissure between CM Ashok Gehlot and Deputy CM Sachin Pilot, BJP's National Vice President Baijayant Jay Panda has taken to Twitter and said that re is a cost of 'suppressing talent in favour of undeserving.' On Sunday, even as Sachin Pilot is planning a show of strength in Delhi, with Rajasthan ATS and SOG summoning him allegedly after leers of latter ncies met with CM Ashok Gehlot, Panda in a tweet wrote that when undeserving are favoured for a long time, re comes a time that 'y will go elsewhere to achieve its true potential.' 

This comes as Congress' Kapil Sibal has seemingly called out high command in a tweet and asked wher  grand-old-party 'wake up' only after 'horses have bolted from our stables?' tably, Panda h joined BJP ahe of Lok Sabha polls from BJD and was appointed VP of BJP. His remark is being seen as a hint by BJP amid ongoing tussle.

Sachin Pilot is currently in Delhi with his MLAs and Ashok Gehlot is monitoring situation from his residence in Jaipur.

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Rajasthan SOG files FIR

On Saturday, Rajasthan's Special Operations Group (SOG) h registered an FIR against alleged attempt to topple Congress-led government in state. FIR was registered on basis of a conversation between two individuals, whose phones were being tapped. Both primarily accused individuals were arrested and an investigation by SOG is underway.

Meanwhile, BJP refuted all allegations of horse-tring and in turn, attributed destabilization in Rajasthan government to an internal rift amongst Congress leers. Union Minister and BJP leer Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, while downplaying all allegations me by Gehlot, stated that it is an attempt by Congress to defame BJP.

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Gehlot accuses BJP of horse-tring

On Saturday, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot accused BJP of offering money to Congress leers in an attempt to topple ruling government. 20 Cong MLAs in Rajasthan late Friday night h also alleged BJP was trying to topple Ashok Gehlot government in state by "luring" legislators, and that top leership of saffron party was involved in "conspiracy". This move comes four months after Congress government in Mhya Presh was toppled by Pilot's peer - Jyotiritya Scindia and 22 MLAs who resigned from ir posts.

tussle between Congress and BJP began last month in run-up to Rajya Sabha elections, with former levelling similar allegations of horsetring against latter. However, both Congress candidates, KC Venugopal and Neeraj Dangi, h won Rajya Sabha polls, while BJP h mand to secure one seat for Rajendra Gehlot in Rajya Sabha polls. In assembly of 200, Congress has 107 MLAs, including six who defected to party from BSP last year. party enjoys support of 12 of 13 Independent MLAs in state, while BJP has 72 MLAs and RLP has 3 MLAs.

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